Table of Contents

1: Introduction
2: From genetics to genomes
3: The panorama of life
4: Alignments and phylogenetic trees
5: Structural bioinformatics and drug discovery
6: Scientific publications and archives: media, content, access, and presentation
7: Artificial intelligence and machine learning
8: Introduction to systems biology
9: Metabolic pathways
10: Control of organization and organization of control

About the Author

Arthur M. Lesk is Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Reviews

This is an excellent textbook that would appeal to those new to the field as well as those who have prior experience in the subject area. The mixture of narrative and clear diagrammatic representation has been skilfully woven together to produce a rich contextualised resource.
*Dr Don Green, London Metropolitan University*

It provides an excellent introduction to the subject and balances a historical perspective with recent developments. Although it is easily accessible, in places it doesn't shy away from more complex, but relevant computational analysis.
*Dr Colin Sharpe, University of Portsmouth*

[It] discusses the key concepts well and in an easy to understand format, with useful exercises and examples of real-world applications.
*Dr Dallas Roulston, Middlesex University London*

The writing style is appropriate, consistent and very clear.
*Dr. Lorena Fernández-Martínez, Edge Hill University*

My "go to" introductory text on bioinformatics. Accessible, yet intelligent.
*Dr Lee J. Byrne, Canterbury Christ Church University*