Computers have become an essential component of modern biology. They help to manage the vast and increasing amount of biological data and continue to play an integral role in the discovery of new biological relationships. This in silico approach to biology has helped to reshape the modern biological sciences. With the biological revolution now among us, it is imperative that each scientist develop and hone today’s bioinformatics skills, if only at a rudimentary level. Bioinformatics Methods and Prools was conceived as part of the Methods in Molecular Biology series to meet this challenge and to provide the experienced user with useful tips and an uptodate overview of current developments. It builds upon the foundation that was provided in the twovolume set published in 1994 entitled Computer Analysis of Sequence Data. We divided Bioinformatics Methods and Prools into five parts, including a thorough survey of the basic sequence analysis software packages that are available at most institutions, as well as the design and implemen tion of an essential introductory Bioinformatics course. In addition, we included sections describing specialized noncommercial software, databases, and other resources available as part of the World Wide Web and a stimul ing discussion of some of the computational challenges biologists now face and likely future solutions.
Computers have become an essential component of modern biology. They help to manage the vast and increasing amount of biological data and continue to play an integral role in the discovery of new biological relationships. This in silico approach to biology has helped to reshape the modern biological sciences. With the biological revolution now among us, it is imperative that each scientist develop and hone today’s bioinformatics skills, if only at a rudimentary level. Bioinformatics Methods and Prools was conceived as part of the Methods in Molecular Biology series to meet this challenge and to provide the experienced user with useful tips and an uptodate overview of current developments. It builds upon the foundation that was provided in the twovolume set published in 1994 entitled Computer Analysis of Sequence Data. We divided Bioinformatics Methods and Prools into five parts, including a thorough survey of the basic sequence analysis software packages that are available at most institutions, as well as the design and implemen tion of an essential introductory Bioinformatics course. In addition, we included sections describing specialized noncommercial software, databases, and other resources available as part of the World Wide Web and a stimul ing discussion of some of the computational challenges biologists now face and likely future solutions.
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