{"product_id":"9781118581766","title":"Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe bestselling introduction to bioinformatics and genomics – now in its third edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA brand new chapter on next-generation sequencing\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAn expanded companion website, also updated as and when new information becomes available\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cul\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBioinformatics and Functional Genomics, Third Edition \u003c\/i\u003eserves 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","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47078107971824,"sku":"9781118581766","price":129.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118581766_p0.jpg?v=1763694759","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118581766","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}