Bioinformatics for Systems Biology

. Ed(s): Krawetz, Stephen A.

ISBN 10: 1934115029 / ISBN 13: 9781934115022

Edité par Humana Press Inc., 2009

Bioinformatics for Systems Biology bridges and unifies many disciplines. It presents the life scientist, computational biologist, and mathematician with a common framework. Only by linking the groups together may the true life sciences revolution move forward. Editor(s): Krawetz, Stephen A. Num Pages: 639 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 268 x 196 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1682. . 2009. 2nd ed. 2009. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur V9781934115022

Synopsis :

With the completion of the human genome project, followed by the rise in high-throughput technologies like the various microarray and now high throughput genomic sequencing platforms, weexperiencedthebirthofSystemsBiologyafteritslonggestation. Thisrevolutionis markedbyachangeintheresearchparadigmfromthesinglesmall-scaleexperiment, i. e., following thechangeofacomponentinamulticomponentsystem, toonethatattemptstosimultaneously monitorthechangeoftensofthousandsofmoleculeswithinthisbody. Thisclearlynecessitatesthe unparalleleduseofproject-specificinformatictools, which, todate, requiresanunprecedentedlevel ofdevelopmenttocollect, manageandminethedataforinterestingassociations. Tobegintounderstandthisinformationwenowrelyonstatisticalanalysistoaidinourselection ofthefruitfromthetree. However, thisoftentakesusonajourneyintoanewfieldforwhichweare notyetprepared. SamuelJohnson(1709-1784)foreshadowedthedilemmawewouldfaceand characterizeditasfollows: ''Knowledgeisoftwokinds. Weknowasubjectourselves, orweknow wherewecanfindinformationonit. ''Itisforthelatterthatweroutinelyturntotheliterature. The rateofgrowthoftheliteratureparallelsthatofsequencingdataandthearraydataplacingan almostimpossibletaskbeforeeachinvestigator. Topartiallyeasethisburdenweareagainturning towardsdevelopinginformaticaidsthatminetheliteratureanddatatodevelopsummariesand associationstodirectlyaddressthequestionsposedandthenewhypothesesthataretobetested. Althoughmoreclearlyarticulated, weagainfacesimilarchallengesasthosetackledduringthe courseofthehumangenomeproject. Itisessentialthatthetrainingofthebiologistandcomput- scientistoccurinaninterdisciplinaryenvironmentofcross-fertilization. Withthisgoalinmindthe textbook''BioinformaticsforSystemsBiology''wasundertaken. WebeginthisexplorationwithPartI, toprovidethecomputerscientistwithanintroductiontothe underlyingprinciplesofcellbiology. ThisisfollowedbyabriefintroductioninPartIIasameansfor thebiologisttobecomefamiliarwithconceptsandthestatisticalanalysisoflargedatasets. PartIII thendescribes, todate, thebestcharacterizeduseofthemicroarrayplatformthatisnowmoving towardswholegenomeanalysis. Withallofthisdata, howdowebeginanalysisforcommonelements guidingtheunderlyingprinciples?ThisisdiscussedinPartIVwhichleadstoPartVandPartVIto test, insilico, therelationshipsonawidescaleinordertoassesstheirapplicability. Upondeveloping theassociations, PartVIIaskshowdoesthisinformationrelatetowhatwasmeasured?Asthesebasic principlesaredevelopedfroman''omics''drivenbiologicalsystemsapproach, theyareappliedin PartVIIItotranslationalmedicine. Anexcellentexampleisthenewterm''personalizedmedicine'' thatisbeginningtoreverberateinclinicalcare. ItistheculminationoftheSystemsBiologyrevolution wheretechnologicaladvancesandcross-fertilizationhavedriventhefieldtomaturetothepoint whereitisbeingincorporatedinatruebench-to-bedsidemanner. Asyoureadthechapters, youwillfindthattheycanstandalone, yetcanbecombinedto emphasizetheintegralroleofinformaticsinSystemsBiology. Mostofthefiguresandtablesarein greyscale. IwouldencourageyoutoviewthosethatbenefitfromcolorontheaccompanyingCD. ThematerialcontainedontheCDprovidesanexcellentsourceofslidesforyourlecturesand presentations. v vi Preface Thechapter-relatedGlossaryandAbbreviationssectionwillassistinfamiliarizingyouwiththe terms. Youwillalsofindtheliteratureandsuggestedreadingsections, includingkeyreferences, veryusefulasyoudelveintothesubjectmatter. Technology, byitsverymeaningimpliesrefinement and change. The informatics appr

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Titre : Bioinformatics for Systems Biology
Éditeur : Humana Press Inc.
Date d'édition : 2009
Reliure : Couverture rigide
Etat : New
Edition : 2ème Édition