Catalyzing inquiry at the interface of computing and biology / John C. Wooley and Herbert S. Lin, editors ; Committee on Frontiers at the Interface of Computing and Biology, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

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FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 21st Century Biology -- 3 On the Nature of Biological Data -- 4 Computational Tools -- 5 Computational Modeling and Simulation as Enablers for Biological Discovery -- 6 A Computational and Engineering View of Biology -- 7 Cyberinfrastructure and Data Acquisition -- 8 Biological Inspiration for Computing -- 9 Illustrative Problem Domains at the Interface of Computing and Biology -- 10 Culture and Research Infrastructure

11 Conclusions and RecommendationsAppendixes -- A The Secrets of Life: A Mathematician�s Introduction to Molecular Biology -- B Challenge Problems in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology from Other Reports -- C Biographies of Committee Members and Staff -- What Is CSTB?

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