内容简介
TheEuropeanMolecularBiologyOpenSoftwareSuite(EMBOSS)isawellestablished,highqualitypackageofopensourcesoftwaretoolsformolecularbiology.Itincludesover200applicationsformolecularsequenceanalysisandgeneralbioinformaticsincludingsequencealignment,rapiddatabasesearchingandsequenceretrieval,motifidentificationandpatternanalysisandmuchmore.TheEMBOSSUser'sGuideistheofficialanddefinitiveguidetothepackage,containingcomprehensiveinformationandpracticalinstructionsfromthepeoplewhodevelopedit:?NopriorexperiencewithEMBOSSnecessary?Setupandmaintenance-getupandrunningquickly?Hands-ontutorial-learnEMBOSStheeasyway,byworkingthroughpracticalexamples?Datatypesandfileformats-learnaboutthebiologicaldatathatcanbemanipulatedandanalysed?In-depthexplanationoftheEMBOSScommandline-learnadvanced'poweruser'features?PracticalguidestopopularEMBOSSGUIs(wEMBOSSandJemboss)
作者简介
PeterRiceisagroupleaderattheEuropeanBioinformaticsInstitute(EBI,Hinxton,UK),acentreforresearchandservicesinbioinformaticsandpartoftheEuropeanMolecularBiologyLaboratory(EMBL).Hisgroupinvestigatesandadvisesonthee-ScienceandGridtechnologyrequirementsoftheEMBL-EBI,throughapplicationdevelopmentplusparticipationinstandardsdevelopment.HisgroupalsohousestheEMBOSSproject.DrRiceinstigatedEMBOSSin1996whenhewasbasedattheSangerCentre(Hinxton,UK),withAlanBleasby(SEQNET,Daresbury)andincollaborationwithThureEtzold(EMBL-EBI).HeleftSangerin2000toworkforLIONBiosciences,andin2003joinedtheEMBL-EBI.AlanBleasbyisaSeniorScientificOfficeratEMBL-EBI.HedevelopedtheearlyEMBOSSprogramminglibrary(AJAX)atDaresburyLaboratory(Warrington,UK)wherehewasresponsiblefortheSEQNETUKnationalbioinformaticsservice.DrBleasbymovedtotheUKMedicalResearchCouncilHumanGenomeMappingProjectResourceCentre(UKHGMP-RC)whentheSEQNETandHGMP-RCservicesmergedinearly1999,wherehewasGroupLeaderoftheProteomicsApplicationsGroupandcoordinatedEMBOSS.WhentheHGMP-RCclosedin2005,hemovedtotheEBItoworkfull-timeonEMBOSS.JonIsonisaSeniorScientificOfficeratEMBL-EBI.HemovedfromLeedstotheUKHGMP-RCin1999toworkontheCollaborativeComputingProjectinBiosequenceandStructureAnalysis(CCP11),beforetakingthepostofSoftwareSpecialistfortheProteomicsApplicationsGroupin2000.DrIsonhasbeenaleadcontributoranddeveloperofEMBOSSsincethen,movingin2005withAlanBleasbytotheEMBL-EBIwherehehelpscoordinatetheprojectwithPeterRiceandAlanBleasby.
