An excellent text on bioinformatics it has been thoroughly revised to suit alike the students scientists researchers and even enthusiasts interested in the use of computers in biological and medical research. For a better grasp of this ever-growing and fast emerging area the book adopts an integrated approach aimed at developing concepts and analytical skills. Key Features are :Data mining analysis classification interpretation and structure visualization of genomes and proteomes. Tools for sequence and structure analysis requiring minimal computational algorithms.Features current websites relational and object-oriented databases and their management. Expanded coverage of proteomics technOlogy RNA structure prediction and analyzing metabolic pathways and networks. Reflects significant advances in gene prediction gene mapping and gene expression. Methods of statistical analysis to manage a deluge of biologic data. Problem solving and 100 problems ideal for self-assessment. Profusely illustrated with diagrams tables flowcharts and an extensive glossary. The book presents fundamentals in a user-friendly manner and will serve as an ideal textbook for students of molecular biology pharmacy information technology and bioinformatics. It will be equally useful to professionals interested in application of bioinformatics in the fields of medical diagnostics pharmaceutical industries biochemical engineering biotechnology and in the labs working on genome analysis drug design and drug delivery disease at the gene level neural networks by conversion biosynthesis and health care etc. About the Author Prof. S. C. Rastogi is M.Sc. and Ph.D. from Rajasthan University. He has also undergone specialized training in molecular biology from Tata Institute of Fundamental ResearCh Mumbai. He was the Professor and Head of the Biological Sciences Department at Birla Institute of Technology & Science Pilani. He is a renowned author of several books on molecular biology biochemistry physiology and other allied fields and has published over 70 research pepers in reputed journals. He has guided research in computer applications in molecular biology and enzyme biotechnology. He has over 40 years of experience in research teaching and writing. Namlta Mendlratta is M.A. (Hons.) from BITS Pilani and has done postgraduate diploma in informatics. She is currently heading the bioinforrnatics division of a large company with interests in infrastructure power and telecom. She has experience in managing large projects teaching and technical writing. She has previously worked with companies like Birlasoft R Systems International and Aptech. She is currently leading projects in proteomics research and management of large curated databases. She has over 17 years of experience. Parag Rastogi is M.Sc. (Hons.) and B.E. (Hons.) from BITS Pilani and MBA from XLRI Jamshedpur. He has worked in the industry in various capacities in information technology and consulting. He has developed applications in healthcare services and managed large databases. He is currently pursuing his doctoral research in pattern recognition in bimolecular databases from a leading Indian institute. He has over 11 years of experience.