59 Best Books on Bioinformatics

We have compiled a list of the Best Reference Books on Bioinformatics, which are used by students of top universities, and colleges. This will help you choose the right book depending on if you are a beginner or an expert. Here is the complete list of Bioinformatics Books with their authors, publishers, and an unbiased review of them as well as links to the Amazon website to directly purchase them. If permissible, you can also download the free PDF books on Bioinformatics below.

1. Bioinformatics

 
1."Bioinformatics: Methods and Applications: Genomics, Proteomics and Drug Discovery" by Rastogi
“Bioinformatics: Methods and Applications: Genomics, Proteomics and Drug Discovery” Book Review: This book goes through the entire spectrum of bioinformatics, covering a wide range of high-throughput technologies. This book should prove an invaluable asset to students and researchers in the fields of bioinformatics, biotechnology, computer-aided drug design, information technology, medical diagnostics, molecular biology and pharmaceutical industry. This book covers topics such as Introduction to Biological Databases, Introduction to Phylogenetic, Methods of Phylogenic analysis, RNA Predict, Information Search and Data Retrieval, Alignment of Multiple Sequences etc. The book also Incorporates Problem Sets containing more than 250 problems and Multiple Choice Questions so that students can test their knowledge and understanding. It contains state-of-the-art technologies for gene identification, molecular modelling and monitoring of cellular processes Data mining, analysis, classification, interpretation and efficient structure determination of genomes and proteomes Importance of cell cycle for discovering new drug targets and their ligands Computer-aided drug design and ADME-Tox property prediction. This book is for students and professionals pursuing careers in the fields of molecular biology, pharmacy and bioinformatics. Each chapter includes detailed examples, chapter-end problems, numerous tables, a large number of diagrams, flow charts, a glossary and bibliography.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
2."Bioinformatics: Principles and Applications" by Zhumur Ghosh and Bibekanand Mallick
“Bioinformatics: Principles and Applications” Book Review: This book is ideal for UG and PG students of biotechnology and DOEACC courses in bioinformatics. It covers the essential concepts of bioinformatics, including bio-algorithms, bio-databases, molecular viewers, gene annotation methods, molecular phylogeny, and bio-molecular simulations. Additionally, it discusses the applications of bioinformatics in protein modeling and computer-aided drug design. The book also presents guidelines for using AutoDock software, and it explores the usage of select bioinformatics commercial software modules in detail. It can be useful for practicing professionals, and it provides multiple-choice questions and short questions at the end to test the understanding of the students. Numerous biodata bases, appendices, diagrams, and methodology flow charts are given for research purposes.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
3."Introduction to Bioinformatics" by Lesk
“Introduction to Bioinformatics” Book Review: This book demonstrates how bioinformatics can be a powerful set of tools for retrieving and analyzing biological data. It also highlights its application in various disciplines such as molecular biology, medicine, biotechnology, forensic science, and anthropology. The book provides a deep understanding of our proteomes and genomes, including their evolution and how to access the data archives of the proteome and genome with the right tools and technologies. It is highly recommended for Chemical Engineers, Biomedical Engineers, environmental scientists, computer engineers, and Biophysicists. The book covers classical genetics background, DNA sequencing, fragment assembly, and the transmission of genetic information with examples from genome sequencing projects. Additionally, it discusses Alignment and Phylogenetic Trees, Structural Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery, Systems Biology, etc. Each chapter includes frequent examples, self-test questions, problems, and exercises for in-depth learning. The book facilitates easy and understandable reading through the diagrams, appendices, illustrations, methodologies provided, and it includes online resources, solved problems, data calculations, short questions, algorithms, for self-test learning.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
4."Introduction to Bioinformatics" by Teresa Attwood
“Introduction to Bioinformatics” Book Review: This introductory book focuses on two key areas, genomics and protein sequence analysis, and provides an overview of primary, composite, and secondary databases, as well as a brief introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web. It provides a realistic approach to what can and cannot be achieved with today’s computer programs in today’s databases. The book’s analysis approaches are concerned with detecting relationships with sufficient confidence that structural or functional information about a known sequence can be sensibly transferred to an uncharacterized one. It also provides a guide to some of the most popular databases and search tools available. Moreover, it includes a real application in the form of an interactive bioinformatics practical on the World Wide Web. The book discusses databases of protein and nucleic acid formats, pairwise and multiple sequence alignment methods, and various pattern recognition methods such as profile,

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
5."Bioinformatics" by R Sundaralingam and V Kumaresan
Buy-this-Book (India)
 
6."Bioinformatics: The Machine Learning Approach" by Baldi Pierre
“Bioinformatics: The Machine Learning Approach” Book Review: This book introduces machine learning approaches and applies them to computational problems in biological data analysis. It is intended for readers with a strong background in Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, providing definitions of key concepts and proofs of main theorems. The book begins with an introduction to sequence data in molecular biology and lays the foundation of machine learning techniques, including a general Bayesian probabilistic framework. It also briefly covers basic algorithms required for Bayesian inference, machine learning, and sequence applications. An introduction to neural networks theory is included, followed by a detailed description of hidden Markov models and dynamic programming algorithms. The book also covers probabilistic graphical models and neural network applications, as well as a chapter on microarrays and gene expression.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
7."Bioinformatics: Basics, Algorithms and Applications" by Ruchi Singh^Richa Sharma
“Bioinformatics: Basics, Algorithms and Applications” Book Review: This book covers various subjects, including Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Computer Science, and provides an explanation of basic principles, tools, and applications of bioinformatics. It covers conventional bioinformatics course subjects such as databases and database access, and analyzes computer science principles underlying algorithms built into these tools. The book discusses core algorithms of sequence analyses and phylogeny construction. It begins with a discussion on bioinformatics and algorithms, followed by databases and matrices, sequence alignment and comparison, and ends with algorithms to analyze data applications of bioinformatics. The book covers all important aspects of the multidisciplinary subject of bioinformatics.

advertisement
advertisement
Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
8."Bioinformatics: A Practical Manual" by Kasturi K and K Sri Lakshmi
“Bioinformatics: A Practical Manual” Book Review: This book is designed for UG and OG students of Bioinformatics to provide them practical exposure. It is also relevant for professionals in the fields of Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and Computer Science. The book covers basic practical knowledge about various databases and tools of Bioinformatics. It starts with a discussion on biological databases and sequence analysis, followed by Nucleic Acid feature identification and Protein Structure prediction in detail. Later in the book, it covers topics such as Structure Visualization tools, Molecular Modeling, and Drug-Docking.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
9."Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome Analysis" by Mount and David W
“Bioinformatics: Sequence and Genome Analysis” Book Review: This book explains state-of-the-art advances in molecular biotechnology and expounds profoundly on the patterns, tools, methodologies, sequences, and analysis of bioinformatics. It includes chapters authored by leading experts in their respective fields. The book begins with an introduction and historical overview of sequence and genome analysis in bioinformatics. It provides an introduction to probability and statistical analysis of sequence algorithms. The book discusses topics such as Phylogenetic Prediction, Prediction of RNA secondary structure, and Gene Prediction. It also covers multiple sequence alignment and sequence database searching for similar sequences. Protein Classification with its structure prediction has also been included. Towards the end, the book analyzes microarrays and explains Bioinformatics Programming using Perl and Perl Modules.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
10." Bioinformatics Computing" by Bryan Bergeron
“Bioinformatics Computing” Book Review: This comprehensive practical guide to bioinformatics is intended for biology students at every level. The book illustrates key advances in computer visualization, large database design, advanced pattern matching, machine learning, statistical methods, and distributed computing. It also shows how these advances can be used to advance research into biological systems. The book discusses technologies and approaches that will likely have a significant impact on bioinformatics in the near future. It also identifies global and societal issues that will shape bioinformatics. The book provides 3D visualization exploring the inner workings of complex biological structures and covers event-driven, time-driven, and hybrid simulation techniques for microarray research and gene prediction.

Buy-this-Book (India)
 
11."Bioinformatics Research and Development: Second International Conference" by Robert Murphy and Kristan Schneider
“Bioinformatics Research and Development: Second International Conference, BIRD 2008, Vienna, Austria, July 7-9, 2008 Proceedings (Communications in Computer and Information Science (13)) 2008th Edition” Book Review: This book is a comprehensive collection of research articles presented at the conference. The book covers a wide range of topics in bioinformatics, including sequence analysis, genomics, proteomics, and data mining. Specific chapters discuss topics such as gene expression analysis, protein structure prediction, and computational drug design. Other chapters explore the use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in bioinformatics research. This book is an excellent resource for researchers and students interested in the latest developments in bioinformatics.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
12."Bioinformatics: Volume I: Data, Sequence Analysis and Evolution: 1 (Methods in Molecular Biology)" by Jonathan M Keith
“Bioinformatics: Volume I: Data, Sequence Analysis and Evolution: 452 (Methods in Molecular Biology)” Book Review: This book is a comprehensive guide to the fundamental concepts and techniques in bioinformatics. The book covers a wide range of topics, including the analysis of biological data, sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, and evolutionary genomics. Each chapter provides a detailed overview of the topic, accompanied by practical examples and step-by-step methodologies. The book also explores important bioinformatics tools and databases. With its clear explanations and thorough coverage, this book serves as an invaluable resource for both beginners and experienced researchers in the field of bioinformatics.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)


2. Advance Bioinformatics

 
1."Advance in Structural Bioinformatics (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)" by Dongqing Wei and Qin Xu
“Advance in Structural Bioinformatics (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)” Book Review: This book presents an in-depth examination of mathematical and physical modeling, computational methods, and systems for obtaining and analyzing biological structures. Pioneering research cases are used as examples, with an emphasis on programming and problem-solving skills. It covers various levels of structural bioinformatics, from introductory to advanced aspects, including fundamental methods and guidelines for acquiring and analyzing genomics and proteomics sequences, protein, DNA, and RNA structures, and the basics of physical simulations and methods for conformation searches. This valuable resource is recommended for researchers and students in the fields of bioinformatics, computational biology, and chemistry, particularly those in medical and biological fields.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
2."Advances in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology" by Joao Carlos Setubal and Sergio Verjovski-Almeida
“Advances in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology” Book Review: The papers in this book cover a wide range of current topics in computational biology and bioinformatics, and are the proceedings of the Brazilian Symposium on Bioinformatics, BSB 2005, held in Sao Leopoldo, Brazil in July 2005. Additionally, select bioinformatics commercial software modules are discussed. This book is suitable for both students and practicing professionals, catering to the needs of undergraduate and postgraduate students of biotechnology and bioinformatics.

advertisement
Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
3."Bioinformatics Computing" by Bryan Bergeron
“Bioinformatics Computing” Book Review: This book highlights significant advances in computer visualization, large database design, advanced pattern matching, machine learning, statistical methods, and distributed computing, and explains how these advances can be used to advance research into biological systems. It also introduces technologies and approaches on the horizon that will have a significant impact on bioinformatics, as well as the key global and societal issues most likely to shape the field in the coming years. Molecular biology students at all levels and all courses in bioinformatics will find this book appropriate.

Buy-this-book (US)
 
4."Bioinformatics For Dummies" by Jean-Michel Claverie
“Bioinformatics For Dummies” Book Review: This book aimed at biologists and biophysicists discusses methods and protocols for constructing the basic genome sequence. It provides authoritative coverage of data mining techniques, technologies, and frameworks for analyzing and extracting knowledge from large databases in the bioinformatics domains. New genomes, advanced techniques, appendices, pro tips, and visualized 3D structure trees are also included in the book for better understanding. It leads readers step by step through every bioinformatics task, including newly created and popular databases and Internet programs, as well as multiple new genomes. It provides tips for using servers and places to seek resources to find out about what’s going on in the bioinformatics world, and shows readers how to get the most out of their PC and the right Web tools for searching databases and analyzing sequences.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)


3. Bioinformatics Sequence Analysis

 
1."Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis: An Introduction" by T A Brown
“Gene Cloning and DNA Analysis: An Introduction” Book Review: The aim of this volume is to offer a comprehensive view of all aspects of gene cloning and DNA analysis, providing readers with detailed descriptions of the individual steps involved in the methodologies, protocols, and tools necessary for gene structuring. This book is of great value to students in biology and researchers, and its content is elegantly illustrated and well-organized into clear-cut chapters and subsections to facilitate engagement. The book covers a range of topics, including RNA sequence, structure, function, computational and bioinformatic methods, and cloning technologies and techniques. Each chapter includes practical problems, case studies, and appendices to enhance the book’s value as a teaching resource.

advertisement
Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
2."Bioinformatics for DNA Sequence Analysis (Methods in Molecular Biology)" by David Posada
“Bioinformatics for DNA Sequence Analysis (Methods in Molecular Biology)” Book Review: This book aims to provide practical guidance and troubleshooting advice for analyzing DNA sequences, covering various properties and methods that highlight the numerous applications and advancements of bioinformatics today. It is highly beneficial for graduate-level biology, biochemistry, molecular and evolutionary biology students, as well as plant-based researchers who wish to gain a better understanding of various bioinformatics and their sequential analysis. The book assumes the reader has little prior knowledge of the subject, clearly laying out the importance, principles of techniques used, and their applications with the help of illustrations and diagrams. It presents the entire spectrum of typical molecular biological methods, discussing and substituting them with the latest techniques, advancements, methodologies, and protocols, along with glossaries at the end of each chapter to aid readers in connecting with the book.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
3."Machine-Learning Based Sequence Analysis, Bioinformatics and Nanopore Transduction Detection" by Stephen Winters-Hilt
Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
4."Bioinformatics and Sequence Data Analysis in Molecular Biology" by Mai S Mabrouk
“Bioinformatics and Sequence Data Analysis in Molecular Biology” Book Review: This book discusses the analysis of sequential data in bioinformatics, covering storage, processing, description, transmission, connection, and analysis. Its target audience includes biochemists, molecular and evolutionary biologists who want to learn simple yet meaningful ways to analyze DNA sequences. All the tools discussed in the book are free and can be downloaded or accessed easily. The book covers topics such as gene identification, molecular modeling, proteomes, the importance of the cell cycle, computer-aided drug design, molecular biology, and medical analysis. The book explains various tools, software, methodologies, and techniques in detail. Each chapter concludes with multiple choice questions, short questions, and drug test results to help students practice.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
5."Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins" by Andreas D Baxevanis and B F Francis Ouellette
“Bioinformatics: A Practical Guide to the Analysis of Genes and Proteins” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive guide to key concepts in bioinformatics, including databases, tools, methodologies, predictive and comparative algorithms. It is intended for students from various branches such as biology, computer science, information engineering, and mathematics. The book covers advanced topics such as genomic databases, predictive methods using RNA sequences, sequence polymorphisms, protein structure prediction, intermolecular interactions, and proteomic approaches for protein identification. With relevant biological examples, this book provides approaches for using powerful and commonly used computational methodologies for biological discovery. Special topics with appendices, glossaries, references, web links, resources, and bibliography are some of the highlights of this book.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
6."Problems and Solutions in Biological Sequence Analysis" by Mark Borodovsky and Svetlana Ekisheva
“Problems and Solutions in Biological Sequence Analysis” Book Review: This book serves as a foundation for advanced problems in the field of bioinformatics and is an invaluable resource for students and researchers of molecular biotechnology. It focuses on problems related to biological sequence analysis. The book includes an introduction to formulae, glossaries, tables, classification bars, solved formula theorems, and prefaces for all the formulae discussions, facilitating a better understanding of the chapter. Numerous worked solutions, a larger set of problems, algorithms, and short questions are given under every chapter. This book helps readers develop problem-solving skills, a key trait for success in the research sector.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
7."Bioinformatics: An Introduction (Computational Biology)" by Jeremy Ramsden
“Bioinformatics: An Introduction (Computational Biology)” Book Review: This book is an ideal resource for biotechnologists, mathematicians, and computer science engineers. It discusses numerous bioinformatics software, including blast, fasta, insight 2, and GCG, explaining them in detail. Topics covered in this book include bioinformatics and its algorithms, databases, principles of computer science, sequence analysis, toxicogenomic, glycomic, lipidomic, microbiomes, and phylogeny construction. This book is easy to read, with diagrams, appendices, illustrations, and methodologies provided. It also contains novel content on next-generation sequencing, appendices, online databases, new sequential algorithms, and structures for better understanding and learning.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
8."Bioinformatics: A Concept-Based Introduction" by Venkatarajan Mathura and Pandjassarame Kangueane
“Bioinformatics: A Concept-Based Introduction” Book Review: This book provides a simple and concise explanation of the basic principles, tools, databases, and applications of bioinformatics, focusing on proteomes and genomes and their evolution. It is useful for students from various fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, computer science, biology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. The book covers topics such as neural network kernel, pattern recognition, design of string kernel, rough sets of selection molecules, and presents a self-contained guide to bioinformatics with a firm grounding in the fundamental concepts and detailed interpretation of the field. Solved examples, crucial algorithms, methodologies, flow charts, illustrations, case studies, appendices, web resources, and glossaries are provided for better understanding and connection with the book.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
9."Protein Bioinformatics: An Algorithmic Approach to Sequence and Structure Analysis" by Ingvar Eidhammer and Inge
“Protein Bioinformatics: An Algorithmic Approach to Sequence and Structure Analysis” Book Review: This book is aimed at biology students pursuing graduate studies and researchers seeking to understand fundamental concepts and theories in protein bioinformatics. The book provides a comprehensive discussion of protein sequence and structure analysis using computational approaches. The topics covered in the book include data mining, sequence assembly, the impact of single nucleotide variants, the relationship between individual genomes, key archival databases in microbiology, systems biology, metabolism, and cell structure. The book also includes numerous practical examples, case studies, recent findings, and summaries to aid students in their learning. The procedures for sample selection, preparation, storage, data analysis, and modeling are described in detail in the book.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
10."Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technologies)" by Gautam B Singh
“Fundamentals of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology (Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technologies (6) 2015th Edition” Book Review: This book is specifically designed for students of engineering and computer science, covering all significant topics in bioinformatics. It begins with the basics and progresses to more advanced concepts. The initial section of the book offers a survey of existing biological databases, while the subsequent sections focus on techniques for retrieving biological information and modeling biological sequences and patterns. The book serves as a comprehensive reference for bioinformatics and computational biology.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
11."BIOINFORMATICS: GENOMICS AND PROTEOMICS" by Singh R
Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
12."Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Drug Discovery and Development" by William T Loging
“Bioinformatics and Computational Biology in Drug Discovery and Development” Book Review: This book offers a guide to the drug development process, highlighting the crucial role of computational biology approaches throughout the drug discovery pipeline. The book features real-world case studies showcasing the impact of a variety of computational techniques at different stages of the pipeline. Additionally, a dedicated section focuses on innovative visualization techniques, which are increasingly utilized in drug discovery and other fields with large datasets. This up-to-date text caters to the needs of both early-career and seasoned scientists, providing an essential introduction to the drug discovery process and emphasizing the potential contributions of computational researchers to the pipeline.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
13."Practical Bioinformatics (Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology)" by Janusz M Bujnicki
“Practical Bioinformatics (Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology)” Book Review: This book is intended for biology students and professionals in the field. It also benefits those seeking practical bioinformatics information. The author shares insights into the applications of bioinformatics tools used by research scientists in their daily work. The book combines computational and experimental methods to solve scientific problems. It covers computational methods for analyzing protein sequence-structure-function and explores how experimental data from the lab can enhance functional predictions.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)


4. Computational Bio-informatics

 
1."Fundamental Concept of Bio-informatics" by D E Krane
“Fundamental Concepts of Bioinformatics” Book Review: This book provides a comprehensive overview of the programs and principles behind bioinformatics data analysis, making it easily accessible. Additionally, it explores potential areas for research in bioinformatics. Each chapter concludes with real data problems that encourage critical evaluation from both a statistical and biological perspective, allowing readers to apply theory to real-world scenarios.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
2."Introduction to Bioinformatics" by T K Attwood
“Introduction to Bioinformatics” Book Review: This book focuses on the core principles of bioinformatics, specifically highlighting genomics and protein sequence analysis. It provides comprehensive coverage of primary, composite, and secondary databases. Additionally, the book offers a concise introduction to the Internet and the World Wide Web. It is designed for undergraduate students in their final year, making it an ideal resource for their studies.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
3."Neural Networks and Genome Informatics (Methods in Computational Biology and Biochemistry)" by C H Wu and J W McLarty
“Neural Networks and Genome Informatics” Book Review: This book offers a thorough exploration of neural networks and genome informatics, covering essential concepts and terminology related to neural network technology. It systematically examines specific system designs for constructing neural networks in genome informatics. The current methods in this field are provided with an overview and evaluation. Furthermore, the book delves into open research challenges and future directions for neural networks and genome informatics, encouraging further exploration and development in the field.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
4."Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-informatics: Proceedings of MIE2005 (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics)" by R Engelbrecht and A Geissbuhler
“Connecting Medical Informatics and Bio-Informatics: Proceedings of MIE2005” Book Review: This book addresses medical and biomedical informatics tools and concepts through the proceedings of the leading annual conference, Medical Informatics Europe 2005. It discusses sharing resources between bioinformatics and medical informatics and explores image processing, feature extraction, electronic health records, biosignal analysis, human interface, quality assessment, statistical methods, knowledge engineering, and telematics.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
5."Bio-Informatics" by Sangita
“Bio-Informatics” Book Review: This book serves as a bridge between the theoretical and practical dimensions of bioinformatics. It delves into both the biological research available on the web and the biochemical foundations of life. The topics covered include phylogenetic analysis, nucleotide sequence data genome, and sequence alignment. Additionally, the book introduces concepts such as information expression, protein structure, folding, and function. To facilitate practice and assessment, it includes a question bank and examination papers. This book covers the Bioinformatics syllabus designed for final-year B.Tech students.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
6."Bio-Informatics" by Mustafa Man and Julaily Aida Jusoh
“Bio-Informatics: Formal Specification for DNA Database System” Book Review: This book showcases the latest progress in uncovering new DNA sequences, identifying functional sites, and discovering new repetitive structures through pattern scanning on extensive sequence databases. It thoroughly examines tools that employ formal methods, including interactive theorem provers and model checkers. The book also demonstrates optimal comparison techniques for constructing accurate evolutionary structures in living organisms. By providing comprehensive insights, it offers a valuable resource for researchers and practitioners in the field.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
7."Fundamentals of Bioinformatics" by Harisha S
“Fundamentals of Bioinformatics” Book Review: This comprehensive book addresses both the theoretical and practical dimensions of bioinformatics. It explores the regulation of gene expression and delves into the intricacies of life at the structural, functional, and molecular levels, employing bioinformatics tools. The book extensively covers recent advancements in the field and includes cutting-edge topics such as drug design technology, pharmacogenomics, proteomics, and genomics. With its wide-ranging content, it is an ideal resource for undergraduates, postgraduates, and research scholars in life sciences and technological institutes.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
8."Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Bio-Informatics" by J P Agarwal
“Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Bio-Informatics” Book Review: In this book, an in-depth analysis of current mathematical models in bioinformatics is provided, elucidating their foundations and applications. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of the outcomes produced by mathematical models in the field of biology. This book serves as a valuable reference for both students and professionals seeking to enhance their knowledge and expertise in bioinformatics.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)


5. Bioinformatics Databases

 
1."Bioinformatics: Databases And Algorithms" by Guatham N
“Bioinformatics: Databases and Algorithms” Book Review: This book focuses on bioinformatics, with an emphasis on databases, algorithms, and structural bioinformatics. It is intended for readers who are new to bioinformatics and lack programming experience, including students from various fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, computer science, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. The book covers topics such as data types and databases in molecular biology, sequence alignment, substitution matrices and phylogenetic trees, determination and analysis of molecular structure, and nucleic acid structure. The book provides detailed explanations of bio molecular sequence and structure analyses, as well as crucial algorithms, short questions, exercise problems, and self-tests to help students test their knowledge.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
2."Bioinformatics: Tools and Applications" by David Edwards and Jason Stajich
“Bioinformatics: Tools and Applications” Book Review: This book is structured to provide an in-depth analysis of bioinformatics tools and applications. It aims to provide basic ideas and theories behind bioinformatics databases and structures, with a focus on helping undergraduate students from biology and computer science departments. The book covers numerous advancements, improved technologies, innovative computer systems, and powerful genome research. The tools for collecting and storing databases are clearly explained, and the book provides previously experienced methodologies and their failures, which has been lacking for qualified bioinformatics researchers. The book offers detailed explanations of tough algorithms, prototype classifications, step-by-step procedures, frequent examples, self-test questions, problems, and exercises to encourage self-directed learning. Additionally, the book contains detailed theoretical and statistical notes to guide future research.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
3."RNA Sequence, Structure, and Function: Computational and Bioinformatic Methods (Methods in Molecular Biology)" by Jan Gorodkin and Walter L Ruzzo
“RNA Sequence, Structure, and Function: Computational and Bioinformatic Methods (Methods in Molecular Biology)” Book Review: This book is dedicated to the study of RNA Sequence, Structure, and Function using Computational and Bioinformatic Methods. It aims to assist scientists in studying the key methods, tools, and principles of RNA bioinformatics. The book discusses the uses, abilities, and challenges of RNA in carrying out various tasks, and it is highly useful for researchers and students from biology, mathematics, computer science, and physics. The book covers topics such as RNA sequence, molecular biology, algorithms, and methods in microbiology. Each chapter provides an introduction to the biology and describes the requirements for data processing, as well as details of the methods applied to the data to enhance biological understanding. The book concludes with a brief experimental study and case studies for the students to familiarize themselves with the concepts.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
4."Bioinformatics: A Practical Approach (Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical and Computational Biology)" by Shui Qing Ye
“Bioinformatics: A Practical Approach (Chapman & Hall/CRC Mathematical and Computational Biology)” Book Review: Each chapter of this book begins with a self-contained introduction to the principles of bioinformatics and continues with a brief review of existing literature on the subject, followed by an in-depth description of recent algorithmic and methodological developments using a practical approach. The book is appropriate for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students, and it provides concepts and key definitions from both biology and computer science. The book focuses on topics such as genome analysis, microarray, sage, gene expression, miRNA, and proteomes. The book covers invaluable information retrieval techniques and data calculations to enable readers to carry out their own online research. Online resources include data sets, web-based problems, and guidance for answering the problems and exercises in the book for students to practice.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
5."Computing for Comparative Microbial Genomics: Bioinformatics for Microbiologists (Computational Biology)" by David Wayne Ussery and Trudy M Wassenaar
“Computing for Comparative Microbial Genomics: Bioinformatics for Microbiologists)” Book Review: This book focuses on the computational biology of microbial genomics, particularly in collecting databases, building full genome sequences, and testing nearby interacting organisms. It is mainly written for microbiologists with computer science knowledge, but researchers can also use it as a reference. The book concentrates on the tools, methodologies, frameworks, and scientific methods used for genome production. The book is written in an easily understandable format, with detailed descriptions and implementation advice for getting the best results. It keeps complex mathematical deductions and formulas to a minimum, offering both the theoretical underpinnings and practical applications of bioinformatics.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
6."Plant Bioinformatics: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)" by David Edwards
“Plant Bioinformatics: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)” Book Review: The primary focus of this book is to provide an overview, methodologies, and tools involved in the collection of databases and the construction of genomes from crops and plants. It is specifically designed to be beneficial to bioinformatics developers, particularly those with a computing background, seeking to comprehend the application of computational tools in biological research. Each chapter begins with a comprehensive introduction to the topic, followed by its practical applications and recent advancements. Topics covered in the book include Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, common DNA analysis tools, phylogenetic analysis, SNP and haplotype analysis. Advanced topics are supported with ample background information to ensure a broad range of readers possess the necessary prerequisite knowledge to comprehend them. The book provides core algorithms, sequence structures, flowcharts, classification diagrams, and step-by-step construction details to enhance the reader’s understanding of the concepts presented.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
7."Bioinformatics: Databases and Systems" by imusti
Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
8."Data Mining for Bioinformatics" by Sumeet Dua and Pradeep Chowriappa
“Data Mining for Bioinformatics” Book Review: This book provides an introduction to data mining, which is an essential part of genome construction. It is a valuable resource for bioinformaticians, computer scientists, and biology students who wish to learn about the tools, systems, and analyses of data mining techniques. The book includes a brief overview of molecular biology and genome construction to provide biological context for each topic. Key topics covered in the book include feature selection, interpretation, sequencing, and extraction. The final part of the book discusses programming languages used in biology, glossaries, website and database design, and algorithms used for sequence generation. Each chapter ends with short questions and exercise problems for students to practice and reinforce their understanding of the concepts.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)


6. Bioinformatics Applications and Algorithms

 
1."Scalable Pattern Recognition Algorithms: Applications in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics" by Pradipta Maji and Sushmita Paul
“Scalable Pattern Recognition Algorithms: Applications in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics” Book Review: This book presents a clear explanation of how machine learning and artificial intelligence concepts can be used with computational biology and bioinformatics principles to recognize scalable patterns. It is highly recommended for professionals and students in Chemical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Environmental Science, Computer Engineering, and Biophysics. The book thoroughly explains numerous software, algorithms, and pattern recognition methodologies, such as neural network kernel, pattern recognition, design of string kernel, and rough sets of selection molecular. Additionally, the book includes examples, datasets, magnetic resonance images, and experimental results for better comprehension of the topics. Researchers can refer to this book for both basic principles and advanced techniques.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
2."Multiobjective Genetic Algorithms for Clustering: Applications in Data Mining and Bioinformatics" by Ujjwal Maulik and Sanghamitra Bandyopadhyay
“Multiobjective Genetic Algorithms for Clustering: Applications in Data Mining and Bioinformatics” Book Review: This book aims to provide a unified framework that describes how data mining and bioinformatics techniques can be utilized in building efficient generic algorithms. It is suitable for students from diverse fields such as biology, computer science, physics, and mathematics. Moreover, researchers and professionals can benefit from the clear-cut explanations of the concepts provided in the book. The text reviews the latest research in data mining and bioinformatics, offering a balance of theory, practical algorithms, and applications. The book primarily focuses on clustering algorithms and discusses topics such as analysis of relationships among sequences, principles of data mining, multi-objective genetic algorithms, key applications for data mining, and bioinformatics. The book emphasizes application and advancements, with exercise problems, short questions, and bibliographies discussed at the end of each chapter.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
3."Algorithms in Bioinformatics" by Aaron Darling and Jens Stoye
“Algorithms in Bioinformatics” Book Review: This book is primarily dedicated to algorithms in bioinformatics and their extensive real-life applications and advancements. It can be used as both a textbook and a reference book by graduate students and industrial researchers in the areas of soft computing, data mining, bioinformatics, geoscience, and biology. The book highlights algorithmic work for bioinformatics, computational biology, systems biology, neural networks, sequences, and faster mass decomposition, discussing numerous researches, arrays, databases, database access, analysis tools, phylogeny construction, and applications of bioinformatics. It offers various research results, images, illustrations, methodologies, classifications, and flow charts for each topic for better understanding. Short questions with answers, exercise problems, and multiple-choice questions are provided at the end of the chapter for practice.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
4."Bioinformatics Algorithms: Techniques and Applications (Wiley Series in Bioinformatics)" by Ion Mandoiu and Alexander Zelikovsky
“Bioinformatics Algorithms: Techniques and Applications” Book Review: This book addresses the need for bioinformatics to describe how its techniques and applications can be judiciously formulated and used in building efficient sequence structures. It is mainly written for students from biology, computer science, information engineering, and mathematics. The book presents recent advancements, discoveries, methodological developments, and algorithms of bioinformatics, discussing topics such as microarray design and analysis, meta-analysis, computational inference of haplotypes, microarray physical design, proteomes, and genomes classification. Additionally, the book includes numerous examples and experimental results to support the theoretical concepts described. Each chapter concludes with directions for future research and a comprehensive bibliography.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
5."Classification and Learning Using Genetic Algorithms: Applications in Bioinformatics and Web Intelligence (Natural Computing Series)" by imusti
“Classification and Learning Using Genetic Algorithms: Applications in Bioinformatics and Web Intelligence (Natural Computing Series)” Book Review: This book provides an introduction to algorithmic techniques in bioinformatics, emphasizing their applications in web intelligence. It is ideal for those without prior knowledge of programming and encountering bioinformatics for the first time. The book is highly useful for students from various fields such as molecular biology, biochemistry, computer science, biology, physics, chemistry, and mathematics. The book covers topics such as neural networks, genetic classifiers, system design, soft computing, data mining, web intelligence, and genetic algorithms. Furthermore, the book focuses on incorporating natural selection theory into genetic algorithms. Each chapter begins with a computational problem, followed by a brief review of the existing literature on the subject and an in-depth description of recent algorithmic advancements. The chapter concludes with a brief experimental study. This approachable presentation makes the book appropriate for researchers, practitioners, and graduate students.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
6."Selected Parallel Algorithms for Bioinformatics applications: Parallel Computing for Bioinformatics Applications" by Hisham Mohamed and Mohamed Abouelhoda
“Selected Parallel Algorithms for Bioinformatics applications: Parallel Computing for Bioinformatics Applications” Book Review: This book provides an introduction to algorithmic techniques in bioinformatics, emphasizing their applications through the lens of parallel computing theory. It is particularly useful for students with backgrounds in biology (such as botany, zoology, biochemistry, and microbiology), mathematics, and computer science. The book presents a clear and concise explanation of parallel chaining algorithms, parallel suffix theory, sequence analysis, multi-core and distributed processes, and algorithmic approaches in structural and systems biology. Real-world applications of these techniques in the areas of data mining, bioinformatics, and parallel computing are demonstrated throughout the book. The authors also provide detailed theoretical and statistical notes, guides for future research, glossaries, and chapter summaries to help students better understand the concepts presented.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)


7. Advanced Structural Bioinformatics and Algorithms

 
1."Machine Learning Meets Medical Imaging" by Kanwal Bhatia and Herve Lombaert
“Machine Learning Meets Medical Imaging” Book Review: The book comprises 10 papers that convey specific needs and meticulous outlines of medical imaging to the machine learning community while also acquainting the medical imaging community with current trends in machine learning. The book covers topics such as Image Processing and Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, and Graphics. Students in computer-related fields such as Engineering and IT may find this book useful for studying Machine Learning.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
2."Structural Bioinformatics of Membrane Proteins" by D Frishman
“Structural Bioinformatics of Membrane Proteins” Book Review: This book focuses mainly on the bioinformatics of membrane proteins, explaining the evolution, structure, function, and bioinformatics of membrane proteins with the aid of recent experimental results. The book also elaborates on recently solved membrane protein structures. Researchers, students in fields such as engineering, biochemistry, and biophysics, are recommended to read this book.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
3."Radiation Induced Molecular Phenomena in Nucleic Acids" by Jerzy Leszczynski and Manoj K Shukla
“Radiation Induced Molecular Phenomena in Nucleic Acids” Book Review: This book analyzes the mechanism of the ultrafast non-radiative decay process, design of photostable atoms and molecules, experimental techniques to examine photophysical behavior, UV radiation, and low-energy electron-induced phenomena in nucleic acid bases (NABs). It is based on Organic Chemistry and is suitable for people belonging to medical, research, biology, and chemistry fields.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
4."Organisation of Chromosomes (Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology)" by Rossen Donev
“Organisation of Chromosomes (Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology)” Book Review: This book covers almost all the important topics related to Protein Chemistry, including concepts such as purification/expression, proteomics, modeling, structural determination, and design, explained efficiently with suitable examples. Researchers and students in the biological or chemical fields may find this book useful.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
5."Fidelity and Quality Control in Gene Expression" by Assen Marintchev
“Fidelity and Quality Control in Gene Expression” Book Reviews: This book guides Biology students, Chemistry students, Researchers, Teachers, and Biological engineers on how to study biology and genetics with the aid of computer-aided machines. It provides comprehensive mechanistic and quantitative views of the processes that mediate the quality control in translation, including detection and elimination of defective mRNAs, recycling and translation re-initiation, mRNA editing, translational recoding through programmed frame-shifting, which are well-elaborated. Each chapter contains exercises that would help the reader apply the theories.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
6."Advanced Simulation in Biomedicine: 003 (Advances in Simulation)" by Dietmar P F Möller
“Advanced Simulation in Biomedicine: 003 (Advances in Simulation)” Book Review: This book details and represents the simulation techniques in a variety of biomedical applications with supporting examples, diagrammatic representations, and flowcharts. It discusses structured biological modeling based on the bond graph method, followed by an up-to-date account of advanced simulation of a variety of sophisticated biomedical processes, computer simulation techniques, and tools that can be applied to research problems in biomedicine.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
7."Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms" by Neil J Jones and Pavel A Pevzner
“Introduction to Bioinformatics Algorithms” Book Review: This book introduces the underlying algorithmic principles driving advances in bioinformatics using both mathematics and practical techniques. It discusses both algorithmic and biological aspects of biologically relevant problems, including a detailed problem formulation and solutions for each aspect. The book maintains a balance between mathematics and practical techniques while explaining the ideas behind every algorithm. It includes a dual table of contents, organized by algorithmic and biological ideas, discussions of biologically relevant problems, a detailed problem formulation and one or more solutions for each, and brief biographical sketches of leading figures in the field. This book is intended for undergraduate students of biology and computer science.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
 
8."Mobile Health (Springer Series in Bio-/Neuroinformatics)" by Sasan Adibi
“Mobile Health (Springer Series in Bio-/Neuroinformatics)”Book Review by Sasan Adibi: This book focuses on the technological aspects of Mobile Health. It provides a glimpse of the state-of-the-art in Mobile Health Systems and addresses the needs of Computer Scientists and Healthcare providers. The book talks about various elements of Mobile Health such as Remote Health Monitoring, Interoperability, Cloud application and Communication Networks and systems. It has two main parts, with the first part covering Sensor-based and bedside systems, and the second part emphasizing architectures and higher-level systems. The rest of the book discusses telecommunication support systems for Mobile Health, including radio technologies, communication, and cloud networks.

Buy-this-Book (India) Buy-this-book (US)
We have put a lot of effort into researching the best books on Bioinformatics and came out with a recommended list and their reviews. If any more book needs to be added to this list, please email us. We are working on free pdf downloads for books on Bioinformatics and will publish the download link here. Fill out this Bioinformatics books pdf download" request form for download notification.

advertisement
advertisement
Subscribe to our Newsletters (Subject-wise). Participate in the Sanfoundry Certification contest to get free Certificate of Merit. Join our social networks below and stay updated with latest contests, videos, internships and jobs!

Youtube | Telegram | LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest
Manish Bhojasia - Founder & CTO at Sanfoundry
Manish Bhojasia, a technology veteran with 20+ years @ Cisco & Wipro, is Founder and CTO at Sanfoundry. He lives in Bangalore, and focuses on development of Linux Kernel, SAN Technologies, Advanced C, Data Structures & Alogrithms. Stay connected with him at LinkedIn.

Subscribe to his free Masterclasses at Youtube & discussions at Telegram SanfoundryClasses.