Bioinformatics For Dummies (For Dummies (Math & Science)),   ISBN:9780470089859

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Very simple and very well explained, I recommend this book to all who show interest in using bioinformatics as a research tool.

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As a Phd student in biology, this book offers great reference for bioinformatics in a clear and smooth manner. it explains briefly the concept behind few notions and then shows you how to search, interpret the data you receive. no previous knowledge of bioinformatics is necessary to have this book. the only problem is that several websites either change/close their website or change the application format and it becomes hard to follow the book instructions. however it is a very important tool for researchers.

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Good concepts for a beginner ad intermediate level. Concepts are clearly explained and are easy to understand.

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This is overall a good book on bioinformatics. If you like the Dummy series, you will like this book. It's more thorough on the biology side of bioinformatics than on the "information" side. However, the concepts are explained in an easy to understand fashion. Worth the price.

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Many people are derisive about the "for Dummies" series, believing them to be too simplistic and sometimes even an insult to their intelligence. That can hardly apply to this book, as there is nothing "dummy" about it. You need a significant background in biology and chemistry in order to understand most of it. You need to understand the amino acid structure of proteins, the structure of DNA and many fundamental principles of data analysis. Some knowledge of the structure and operations of databases is also needed. The authors include a large number of web sites containing additional information and that can run analyses.
The coverage is so thorough and detailed that this is the only "for dummies" book that I have seen that could honestly be recommended as a college text. And not just at the freshman level either.