Internet for the Molecular Biologist
Publisher: Horizon Scientific Press
Editor: S.R. Swindell, R.R. Miller, G.S.A. Myers
Publication date: 1996
ISBN-10: 1-898486-02-6 (pbk), 1-898486-10-7 (hbk)
ISBN-13: 978-1-898486-02-2 (pbk), 978-1-898486-10-7 (hbk)
Price: GB £19.99 or US $40 (pbk), GB £49.99 or US $100 (hbk)
Pages: 187
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Written specifically for the molecular biologist, this indispensable practical guide aims to demystify the information superhighway by answering the questions: What is the Internet? What is it for? How can I do it? How useful is it for molecular biology? The book contains a wealth of information and practical instruction vital for the researcher of today. All the information needed to use the Internet, World Wide Web, FTP, Gopher, Netscape and much, much more. Contains essential lists of Web sites and other areas of interest to the molecular biologist and includes specialist chapters on microbiology, fungi, invertebrates, plant molecular biology, and human and mouse genetics. Even the experienced surfer will find an abundance of novel material in this invaluable guide. Topics covered include:
• the internet: what, where, who, when
• machines, users and addresses
• internet services
• connecting
• the software
• supplying information
• bionet surfing
• sequence retrieval and analysis
• electronic mail servers
• useful sites
Chapter List
• The Internet: What, Where, Who, When. Gordon Findlay
• Machines, Users and Addresses. Gordon Findlay
• Internet Services. Gordon Findlay
• Connecting. Gordon Findlay
• Software Pointers. Gordon Findlay
• Contributing to the Internet. Gordon Findlay
• Sequence Retrieval and Analysis Using Electronic Mail Servers. T. S. Pillay
• Computational Gene Identification. James W. Fickett and Roderic Guigó
• The Biosci/Bionet Electronic Newsgroup Network for Biologists. David Kristofferson
• Real-Time Collaboration on the Internet: BioMOO, The Biologists' Virtual Meeting Place. Gustavo Glusman, Eric Mercer and Irit Rubin
• Internet Resources for Human and Mouse Molecular Genetics. M.A.Kennedy
• Internet Resources for Fungi. Kathie T. Hodge
• Internet Resources for Invertebrates. Steven J.M. Jones and David Hodgson
• Internet Resources for Plant Molecular Biology. Stephen M. Beckstrom-Sternberg, Gail Juvik, Doug Bigwood, John Barnett, Jon Krainak, Marty Sikes, Jill Martin, Michael Shives, Sam Cartinhour, Stephen Heller, and Jerome P. Miksche
• Microbiological Resources on the Internet. Martin Latterich
(EAN: 9781898486022, 9781898486107)
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