Introduction to Bioinformatics 4th Edition

Excellent introduction to bioinformatics. I am using it in a class of advanced high school students. Clear and well-written, accessible to anyone with some general biology and genetics background. The online resources are very good and a great study aid/supplement.

I am a researcher with background in applied mathematics and molecular biology working in areas that involves moderate to heavy use of bioinformatics. I have several comments:1. This is a good INTRODUCTION to bioinformatics. Probably a motivated high school student can understand most of the text.The language is straight-forward, clear, concise, and at points even humorous. Most important sections are covered.2. It is not a quantitative approach, nor does it give details into the usage of data mining, statistics, or machine learning algorithms. The only programming aid this book might have to offer is some instruction on PERL. It does not talk about R, MATLAB, or any other packages. This book does not go into details about how any of the experimental procedures work, such as gene sequencing, X-ray diffraction, NMR, etc.3. The recommended readings after each chapter are HIGHLY recommended. They are the go-to if you want to supplement the sometimes superficial text.Finally, the book is probably extremely helpful to someone just entering the field, an interesting and informative read for someone with some experience, but a waste of time for anybody with more experience.

A MOOC based on this book would be nice!

Book was bought for the department. Came in good condition.

Found that the book had a great spread of topics and references for further digging into specialized areas.