{"product_id":"computing-skills-for-biologists-a-toolbox","title":"Computing Skills for Biologists: A Toolbox","description":"A concise introduction to key computing skills for biologists\n\nWhile biological data continues to grow exponentially in size and quality, many of today’s biologists are not trained adequately in the computing skills necessary for leveraging this information deluge. In Computing Skills for Biologists, Stefano Allesina and Madlen Wilmes present a valuable toolbox for the effective analysis of biological data.\n\nBased on the authors’ experiences teaching scientific computing at the University of Chicago, this textbook emphasizes the automation of repetitive tasks and the construction of pipelines for data organization, analysis, visualization, and publication. Stressing practice rather than theory, the book’s examples and exercises are drawn from actual biological data and solve cogent problems spanning the entire breadth of biological disciplines, including ecology, genetics, microbiology, and molecular biology. Beginners will benefit from the many examples explained step-by-step, while more seasoned researchers will learn how to combine tools to make biological data analysis robust and reproducible. The book uses free software and code that can be run on any platform.\n\nComputing Skills for Biologists is ideal for scientists wanting to improve their technical skills and instructors looking to teach the main computing tools essential for biology research in the twenty-first century.\nExcellent resource for acquiring comprehensive computing skills\nBoth novice and experienced scientists will increase efficiency by building automated and reproducible pipelines for biological data analysis\nCode examples based on published data spanning the breadth of biological disciplines\nDetailed solutions provided for exercises in each chapter\nExtensive companion website\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0691182752\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0691182752.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Allesina, Stefano|Wilmes, Madlen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41262757314618,"sku":"DBV.0691182752.G","price":21.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0691182752-0.jpg?v=1771955428","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/computing-skills-for-biologists-a-toolbox","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}