Handbook of Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is the symbiotic relationship between biological sciences and computational techniques. It is an application of computer science, mathematical and statistical methods to manage and analysis the biological data, and is becoming a fundamental tool in experimental biology as a genome and proteome testing in silico. Bioinformatics is the application of computer technology to the management of biological information. Computers are used to gather, store, analyse and integrate biological and genetic information which can then be applied to gene-based drug discovery and development. Arrangement of chapters and the method of presentation is very clear and lucid, which is easily followed by the students. It is hoped that the handbook will be useful not only to the undergraduate and postgraduate students but also to the experimental biologists, computer scientists and others looking to move into a biological domain.