Systems Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-Based Approach
Systems Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-Based Approach
By Gil Alterovitz, Marco F. Ramoni
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
Number Of Pages: 398
Publication Date: 2007-02-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1596931248
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781596931244
Binding: Hardcover
This trail-blazing work introduces a quantitative systems
approach to bioinformatics research using powerful computational tools
drawn from signal processing, circuit analysis, control systems, and
communications. It presents the functionality of biological processes
in an engineering context to facilitate the application of technical
skills in solving the field's challenges, from the lab bench to data
analysis and modeling, and to enable reverse engineering from biology
in the development of synthetic biological devices.
This first-of-its-kind text explores how the knowledge bases of
various technical disciplines relate to, and are observed, in
biological systems. You learn fundamental signal processing techniques
that are essential to biological data analysis, including biomedical
imaging and image processing, feature extraction, classification, and
estimation. You gain a thorough understanding of cellular regulatory
systems and their similarities to traditional control systems, protein
and gene networks, inference networks, and network dynamics. The book
also addresses how biology-inspired molecular structures are being used
to solve engineering challenges, and how one can mimic biology's
designs in creating more robust technologies. Moreover, you discover
the latest developments in proteomics, where these tools can make an
immense impact due to the number, complexity, and interaction networks
of proteins. A major addition under the evolving umbrella of systems
biology and bioinformatics, this groundbreaking work points you to new
frontiers in the convergence of engineering and biological research.
CD-ROM Included! Contains several fully working programs to save you
time on the job, including Bayesian Discoverer (student version),
VisANT, and OBOES, as well as full-color figures, PowerPoint lecture
slides, Matlab Webinar, links to Web resources, and more.
Summary: Rigorous engineering and molecular biology at the crossroads
Rating: 5
I came across this book while I was looking for a resource that
showed how one can contribute one's engineering talent in biology. The
book starts with a molecular biology section. Then the book looks at
biology from engineering perspectives: control theory, network
analysis, and signal processing. The book also talks about synthetic
biology, and finishes off with topics at the horizon of bioengineering
research. I think it is an impressive, cohesive text even though it
covers complex topics within the intersection of molecular biology,
computer science, and engineering (especially electrical and chemical
engineering). Alterovitz and Ramoni appear to have gotten these topics
into one book by working with a group of experts from around the world.
Pro: In addition to what I've already said, I like how the book
comes with a CD. The nice thing about the software is that not only is
it at my fingertips, but I can be assured that I'm using the same
version (with the same functionality) that the text refers to. The
other nice thing about the CD is that most if not all the figures are
on the CD. I'm thinking of using a few in future presentations for
class, research etc.
Con: I had a hard time chasing down a copy in bookstores, and I needed it for my research.
You should get this book if you're serious about learning about systems bioinformatics.
http://rapidshare.com/files/144979272/Systems_Bioinformatics_An_Engineering_Case-Based_Approach.rar
http://www.filefactory.com/file/019970/n/1596931248_rar
Systems Bioinformatics: An Engineering Case-Based Approach
By Gil Alterovitz, Marco F. Ramoni
Publisher: Artech House Publishers
Number Of Pages: 398
Publication Date: 2007-02-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1596931248
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781596931244
Binding: Hardcover
This trail-blazing work introduces a quantitative systems
approach to bioinformatics research using powerful computational tools
drawn from signal processing, circuit analysis, control systems, and
communications. It presents the functionality of biological processes
in an engineering context to facilitate the application of technical
skills in solving the field's challenges, from the lab bench to data
analysis and modeling, and to enable reverse engineering from biology
in the development of synthetic biological devices.
This first-of-its-kind text explores how the knowledge bases of
various technical disciplines relate to, and are observed, in
biological systems. You learn fundamental signal processing techniques
that are essential to biological data analysis, including biomedical
imaging and image processing, feature extraction, classification, and
estimation. You gain a thorough understanding of cellular regulatory
systems and their similarities to traditional control systems, protein
and gene networks, inference networks, and network dynamics. The book
also addresses how biology-inspired molecular structures are being used
to solve engineering challenges, and how one can mimic biology's
designs in creating more robust technologies. Moreover, you discover
the latest developments in proteomics, where these tools can make an
immense impact due to the number, complexity, and interaction networks
of proteins. A major addition under the evolving umbrella of systems
biology and bioinformatics, this groundbreaking work points you to new
frontiers in the convergence of engineering and biological research.
CD-ROM Included! Contains several fully working programs to save you
time on the job, including Bayesian Discoverer (student version),
VisANT, and OBOES, as well as full-color figures, PowerPoint lecture
slides, Matlab Webinar, links to Web resources, and more.
Summary: Rigorous engineering and molecular biology at the crossroads
Rating: 5
I came across this book while I was looking for a resource that
showed how one can contribute one's engineering talent in biology. The
book starts with a molecular biology section. Then the book looks at
biology from engineering perspectives: control theory, network
analysis, and signal processing. The book also talks about synthetic
biology, and finishes off with topics at the horizon of bioengineering
research. I think it is an impressive, cohesive text even though it
covers complex topics within the intersection of molecular biology,
computer science, and engineering (especially electrical and chemical
engineering). Alterovitz and Ramoni appear to have gotten these topics
into one book by working with a group of experts from around the world.
Pro: In addition to what I've already said, I like how the book
comes with a CD. The nice thing about the software is that not only is
it at my fingertips, but I can be assured that I'm using the same
version (with the same functionality) that the text refers to. The
other nice thing about the CD is that most if not all the figures are
on the CD. I'm thinking of using a few in future presentations for
class, research etc.
Con: I had a hard time chasing down a copy in bookstores, and I needed it for my research.
You should get this book if you're serious about learning about systems bioinformatics.
http://rapidshare.com/files/144979272/Systems_Bioinformatics_An_Engineering_Case-Based_Approach.rar
http://www.filefactory.com/file/019970/n/1596931248_rar
