Information Theory, Evolution, and The Origin of Life - Softcover

Yockey, Hubert P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521169585 ISBN 13: 9780521169585

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2011

Synopsis

This book is an introduction to the use of information theory and coding theory in molecular biology.

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Review

"These theories on information and on coding have been developed by Yockey to deal with communications problems in a quantitative and mathematical manner in molecular biology, in order to overcome the gap of lack of communication between the molecular biologists and the mathematicians, providing mathematical definitions for the vocabulary with which basic questions in molecular biology are debated....Such a book is not only useful for advanced undergraduates, but...for graduates and fullly developed research scientists in cellular and molecular biology and evolution." Cellular and Molecular Biology ."..written in a very lucid style. The roles of physics, chemistry and mathematics in biology are discussed again and again and the similarity between theoretical physics and theoretical molecular biology is always brought out. It is emphasised that molecular biology applications of information and coding theories should either explain the known experimental data or should suggest further experiments for verification of theoretical results obtained." J.N. Kapur, Mathematical Reviews

Book Description

An introduction to the use of information theory and coding theory in molecular biology. The author discusses how these tools can be used to analyse the sequences of the genome and the proteome, and thereby aid our understanding of the nature and origin of life.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521169585
• ISBN 13: 9780521169585
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272