2008م - 1444هـ
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Scientific disciplines evolve and mature into different areas of specialization

to accommodate new knowledge and methods that are being developed by

the research community. The last decade has seen a dramatic change in most

fields and the information technology has revolutionized several fields.

Bioinformatics is the perfect marriage between computer science and

advanced biology. Complex biological processes, macromolecular

components and their functional interplay define the basis of living cells.

Biological experiments that aim to reveal the complexity of cellular systems

and biomolecular functions produce huge volumes of data or information

that needs to be efficiently handled for tangible results. Exponential increase

in genome sequences, protein sequences, protein interactions and biological

networks/pathways information has created a demand for efficient

information handling. This led to the birth of the field of Bioinformatics that

aims to handle biological information using computational methods and

algorithms. Bioinformatics is evolving into a mature field with an everincreasing

participation from the scientific community. The past five years

have seen a rapid increase in the number of scientific journals in this field. It

is impossible to include all the topics of Bioinformatics in a book and still

cater to the needs of newcomers attracted to this field