Each chapter in

Bioinformatics Shortguides guides readers step-by-step in the use of one of sixty commonly used programs covered in this resource. The authors, both highly regarded bioinformaticians, focus on the needs of biologists who must utilize computer applications. The book is organized by sections covering key problems in bioinformatics, including databases, sequence assembly, microarray analysis, alignments, protein structure prediction, gene finding, and phylogenetic analysis.