I need a good introductory textbook of bioinformatics

The problem

You need a good practical textbook of bioinformatics to get you started with analyzing biological sequences and structures.

Solutions

• David Mount's textbook is one of the best introductions for quickly understanding sequence and structure analysis. It is both practical and yet provides an excellent overview of the science of bioinformatics.
  • eBook: David W. Mount (2001) Bioinformatics sequence and genome analysis. Sequence and genome analysis -- ebrary reader needed; download here.
• Also available from Lane and Stanford:
  • Hardcopy: Claverie, J-M, Notredame C. (2006) Bioinformatics for dummies.
  • Hardcopy: Xiong, Jin (2006) Essential bioinformatics.
  • Hardcopy: David W. Mount (2001) Bioinformatics sequence and genome analysis. Sequence and genome analysis .
  • Hardcopy: Scott Markel and Darryl Leon (2003) Sequence analysis in a nutshell: A guide to common tools and databases .

Source

Lane Librarian

Record created 10/14/2006.

ypouliot, September 17, 2009