Algebraic and Combinatorial Computational Biology

Raina Robeva, Matthew Macauley
Elsevier S&T
434 pages
ISBN: 978-0128140666
September 2018

Algebraic and Combinatorial Computational Biology introduces students and researchers to a panorama of powerful and current methods for mathematical problem-solving in modern computational biology. Presented in a modular format, each topic introduces the biological foundations of the field, covers specialized mathematical theory, and concludes by highlighting connections with ongoing research, particularly open questions. The work addresses problems from gene regulation, neuroscience, phylogenetics, molecular networks, assembly and folding of biomolecular structures, and the use of clustering methods in biology. A number of chapters are surveys of new topics that highlight the use of techniques from algebra and combinatorics that are becoming mainstream in the life sciences.