{"product_id":"bioinformatics-and-functional-genomics-jonathan-pevsner-9781118581780","title":"Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and genomics - now in its \u003ci\u003ethird edition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWidely received in its previous editions, \u003ci\u003eBioinformatics and Functional Genomics\u003c\/i\u003e offers the most broad-based introduction to this explosive new discipline. Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded third edition, it continues to be the go-to source for students and professionals involved in biomedical research.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides up-to-the-minute coverage of the fields of bioinformatics and genomics. Features new to this edition include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExtensive revisions and a slight reorder of chapters for a more effective organization\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brand new chapter on next-generation sequencing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn expanded companion website, also updated as and when new information becomes available\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGreater emphasis on a computational approach, with clear guidance of how software tools work and introductions to the use of command-line tools such as software for next-generation sequence analysis, the R programming language, and NCBI search utilities\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book is complemented by lavish illustrations and more than 500 figures and tables - many newly-created for the third edition to enhance clarity and understanding. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a problem set, pitfalls section, boxes explaining key techniques and mathematics\/statistics principles, a summary, recommended reading, and a list of freely available software. Readers may visit a related Web page for supplemental information such as PowerPoints and audiovisual files of lectures, and videocasts of how to perform many basic operations: www.wiley.com\/go\/pevsnerbioinformatics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBioinformatics and Functional Genomics\u003c\/i\u003e, Third Edition serves as an excellent single-source textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate-level courses in the biological sciences and computer sciences. It is also an indispensable resource for biologists in a broad variety of disciplines who use the tools of bioinformatics and genomics to study particular research problems; bioinformaticists and computer scientists who develop computer algorithms and databases; and medical researchers and clinicians who want to understand the genomic basis of viral, bacterial, parasitic, or other diseases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Pevsner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1118581784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781118581780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 8.80w x 1.90d","brand":"Jonathan Pevsner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43947779850495,"sku":"9781118581780","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_6ac864bf-1ab1-4151-b3e2-f912eae41481.jpg?v=1681520756","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bioinformatics-and-functional-genomics-jonathan-pevsner-9781118581780","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}