Post-genome Informatics - Softcover

Kanehisa, Minoru

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198503261 ISBN 13: 9780198503262

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1998

Synopsis

The genome projects have now entered a rapid production phase with complete genome sequences and complete gene catalogues already available for a number of organisms and an increasing number expected shortly. In addition the new DNA and protein chip technologies can produce functional data about genes such as gene expression profiles at a rapid rate. There is therefore a large and ever increasing amount of data about genes and molecules. However there is still a huge gap between information at the molecular level and information at the level of integrated biological systems. It is this gap that is addressed in Post-genome Informatics. Post-genome informatics is the analysis of biological functions in terms of the network of interacting molecules and genes with the aim of understanding how a biological system is organized from its individual building blocks. As well as containing a comprehensive survey of the database and computational technologies relevant to molecular sequence analysis, Post-genome Informatics will provide the reader with a conceptual framework and practical methods for the representation and computation of molecular networks.

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About the Author

Professor Kanehisa is a Principal Investigator in the Genome Informatics Project in Japan. He speaks widely on the subject and is on the editorial board of the journal Bioinformatics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198503261
• ISBN 13: 9780198503262
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160