Book Reviews


[Day Permalink] Wednesday, April 23, 2003

[Item Permalink] Ordering Encyclopedia Britannica -- Comment()
I ordered a copy of the DVD version of Encyclopedia Britannica 2003, which was discounted heavily at Amazon.co.uk. Currently I don't have an encyclopedia on my iBook, so I decided to try EB. The user reviews at Amazon.co.uk were sharply in disagreement, so this may be a disappointment. But at least I'll have one rerefence work on my portable.


[Item Permalink] EBI guides on bioinformatics -- Comment()
Here are pointers to bioinformatics guides and tutorials at EBI:
  • The EBI 2can bioinformatics resource: "This site provides short and concise introductions to basic concepts in molecular and cell biology and bioinformatics. The main emphasis is placed on making it as easy as possible for the user to understand which tools and databases are available from the EBI and from sites belonging to it's collaborators."
  • 2can Tutorials: "Learn how to use the tools at the EBI to find out more about your Nucleotide or Protein sequences. You will be guided through a series of exercises using sample fragments of sequence. To gain more information about these sequences, you will use a variety of tools to compare the sequences to databases and analyse them."
  • 2can Glossary
  • 2can Sitemap


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IBM expands high-performance computing: "IBM has broadened an effort to sell high-performance technical computers, expanding a largely server-centric unit to include storage, software and services and giving the group a consolidated sales force." [Google Technology News]