<p><i>Bioinformatics for Beginners</i> provides a coherent and friendly treatment of bioinformatics for any student or scientist within biology who has not routinely performed bioinformatic analysis. </p> <p>The book discusses relevant principles needed to understand the theoretical underpinnings of bioinformatic analysis, and demonstrates with examples targeted analysis using freely available web-based software and publicly available databases. Eschewing non-essential information, the work focuses on principles and hands-on analysis and points to many further study options.</p><ul><li>Avoids non-essential coverage yet fully describes the field for beginners - in approximately 200 pages of text</li><li>Explains the molecular basis of evolution to place bioinformatic analysis in biological context</li><li>Provides useful links to the vast resource of publicly available bioinformatic databases and analysis tools</li><li>Over 100 figures aid in concept discovery and illustration </li></ul>