The Internet and the New Biology

, by Peruski, Leonard F., Jr.; Peruski, Anne Harwood

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9781555811198 | 1555811191
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 4/1/1997

Rent

(Recommended)

$34.21

Term

Due

Price

Semester

Dec 13

$36.01

Quarter

Aug 16

$34.21

Short Term

Jul 7

$32.40

*This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.
Buy New

Currently Available, Usually Ships in 24-48 Hours

$49.20

U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit, Cairo, Egypt. Guide to the computational biology tools found on the Internet and their potential application to problems in genomic and molecular biology. Emphasis on e-mail servers. Softcover.

Preface

vii

(4)

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1. Introduction to the Internet

(9)

What the Internet is (and is not)

(1)

A brief history of the Internet

(1)

How the Internet works

(1)

Components and resources of the Internet

(3)

The importance of the Internet in biology

(1)

Scope and limits of this book

(2)

Chapter 2. E-mail, Gopher, and the Web

(9)

Comparison of the three most critical Internet tools for genomic biology

(1)

Electronic mail (e-mail)

(3)

Gopher

(2)

The Web (WWW)

(4)

Chapter 3. An Internet Server Primer

(11)

Introduction to sequence analysis on the Internet

(1)

Server directives and parameters

(6)

Structure of a query to an analysis server

(4)

Chapter 4. Molecular and Genomic Databases

(18)

Primary sequence databases

(8)

Specialized databases

(10)

Chapter 5. Search and Retrieval

(81)

Overview

(1)

(48)

Retrieval

(32)

Chapter 6. Structure and Function

129

(56)

Servers designed to determine gene structure, detect and identify protein motifs and domains, and predict secondary structure

129

(56)

Chapter 7. Software, News and Information

185

(21)

Servers that are archives of software, news, information, and commentary

185

(21)

Chapter 8. Analysis of Sequence Data

206

(49)

Introduction to sequence analysis

206

(2)

Evolution of computer algorithms for sequence analysis

208

(6)

DNA sequences: analysis of a nucleotide sequence using BLAST

214

(9)

DNA sequences: downloading related sequences using Retrieve

223

(3)

Protein sequences: analysis with Blocks, Domains, and MotifFinder

226

(10)

Protein sequences: secondary structure prediction using nnPredict and PredictProtein

236

(7)

Protein sequences: determination of phylogenetic relationship using MAlign and CBRG

243

(12)

Chapter 9. Gopher and the Web

255

(15)

Navigating the Internet and the Web

256

(1)

Gopher holes and Web sites

257

(13)

Chapter 10. The Future of the New Biology and Its Internet Tools

270

(5)

Appendix A. Internet Addresses

275

(13)

Appendix B. Domains and Usage

288

(4)

Appendix C. Computer Hardware and Software Requirements

292

(2)

Appendix D. Nucleic Acid and Amino Acid Codes and Properties

294

(11)

Appendix E. Glossary of Terms

305

(6)

Index

311

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

The Internet and the New Biology

Summary

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials