Bioinformatics Technologies
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Springer
Published: May 24, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 396
ISBN-13: 9783540208730
Subjects: Knowledge-based systems / expert systems; Information Theory; Computers; Computers - General Information; Computer Books: General; Life Sciences - Genetics & Genomics; Computer Science; Bioinformatics; Computers / Desktop Applications / General; Computers / Information Theory; Computers-Computer Science; DNA Data Analysis; Data Mining; Data Visualization; Machine Learning; Pattern Matching; Proteine Data Analysis; Proteine Data Bank; Biochemistry; Information Storage & Retrieval
First sentence: This book is an introduction to what has come to be known as Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics Technologies.
Description: Solving modern biological problems requires advanced computational methods. Bioinformatics evolved from the active interaction of two fast-developing disciplines, biology and information technology. The central issue of this emerging field is the transformation of often distributed and unstructured biological data into meaningful information. This book describes the application of well-established concepts and techniques from areas like data mining, machine learning, database technologies, and visualization techniques to problems like protein data analysis, genome analysis and sequence databases. Chen has collected contributions from leading researchers in each area. The chapters can be read independently, as each offers a complete overview of its specific area, or, combined, this monograph is a comprehensive treatment that will appeal to students, researchers, and R&D professionals in industry who need a state-of-the-art introduction into this challenging and exciting young field.