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New book

(Links to my journal papers and my book chapters

Xia, X. 2020. A Mathematical Primer of Molecular Phylogenetics. New York: Apple Academic Press, pp. 380 (published on April 13, 2020).
Xia, X. 2018. Bioinformatics and the cell: modern computational approaches in genomics, proteomics, and transcriptomics. Springer. Switzerland. 2nd edition. 504 pages.

The book is ranked #31 in the 100 best bioinformatics books at BookAuthority

Available from amazon in US, UK or a library near you.

Institutions with SpringerLink subscription can download the book for free or get a hardcopy for a much reduced price. Let me know if you do not have access to SpringerLink.

Detailed numerical illustration of string algorithms, PWM (PSSM, PSWM), sequence alignment, Gibbs sampler for de novo motif discovery, self-organizing map (SOM), hidden Markov models, Markov chain models in nucletoide and amino acid substitution, distance-based, maximum parsimony and maximum likelihood phylogenetic methods, genomic, transcriptomics and proteomic data analysis, analysis of translation initiation, elongation and termination with a variety of codon usage indices (CAI, ITE, etc), together with numerous biological applications. Browse chapter abstracts.

You may request a review copy here by clicking 'Access an Online Book Review Copy', or a desk copy here if you use the book for a course.

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