PythonProgrammingforBiology
BioinformaticsandBeyond
Do you have a biological question that could be readily answered by computational
techniques,butlittleexperienceinprogramming?Do you want to learn more about the
core techniques used in computational biology and bioinformatics? Written in an
accessible style, this guide provides a foundation for both newcomers to computer
programming and those who want to learn more about computational biology. The
chapters guide the reader through: a complete beginners’ course to programming in
Python, with an introduction to computing jargon; descriptions of core bioinformatics
methodswithworkingPythonexamples;scientificcomputingtechniques,includingimage
analysis,statisticsandmachinelearning.Thisbookalsofunctionsasalanguagereference
writteninstraightforwardEnglish,coveringthemostcommonPythonlanguageelements
and a glossary of computing and biological terms. This title will teach undergraduates,
postgraduatesandprofessionalsworkinginthelifescienceshowtoprogramwithPython,
apowerful,flexibleandeasy-to-uselanguage.
TIMJ.STEVENS,abiochemistbytraining,isaSeniorInvestigatorScientistattheMRC
LaboratoryofMolecularBiologyinCambridge.Heresearchesthree-dimensionalgenome
architecture and provides computational biology oversight, development and training
withintheCellBiologyDivision.
WAYNEBOUCHER,a mathematician and theoretical physicist by training, is a Senior
Post-DoctoralAssociateandcomputingtechnicianfortheDepartmentofBiochemistryat
the University of Cambridge. He teaches undergraduate mathematics and postgraduate
programming courses. Wayne is currently developing software for the analysis of
biologicalmoleculesbynuclearmagneticresonancespectroscopy.
