17 How can I learn more about information theory and biology? references
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This article is from the Biological Information Theory and Chowder Society FAQ, by Thomas D. Schneider toms@ncifcrf.gov.
17 How can I learn more about information theory and biology? references
REFERENCES - General
There are a huge number of papers related to this topic, just about
everything in molecular biology, lots of chemistry, physics, electronics,
evolutionary theory, thermodynamics, statistical mechanics and the kitchen
sink ... References are given in BiBTeX format, the bibliography program
associated with LaTeX, the powerful and portable typesetting program.
By arrangement, books that have prices listed can be ordered over Internet
from:
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The prices are current as of October 1994; because publishers are constantly
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them and provide a credit card number. Book orders can be then placed at any
time over the Internet. **DO NOT SEND CREDIT CARD NUMBERS OVER THE
INTERNET!**
Reiter's carries all of the books on this list except "Information Theory:
Saving Bits", and that one can be special ordered. If enough interest in
this book is generated by the FAQ, it will be added as regular stock. (It
can also be ordered directly from the company using the information given.)
Gonick's Wonderful books (Don't be shy! They are worth the money!!):
@book{Gonick.computers,
author = "L. Gonick",
title = "The Cartoon Guide to Computers",
edition = "second",
publisher = "HarperCollins",
address = "New York, NY",
isbn = "0-06-273097-5",
price = "price as of 1994 October 31: \$11.00",
year = "1991"}
@book{Gonick.genetics,
author = "L. Gonick",
title = "The Cartoon Guide to Genetics",
edition = "updated",
publisher = "Barnes \& Nobel",
address = "New York, NY",
isbn = "0-06-273099-1",
price = "price as of 1994 October 31: \$12.00",
year = "1991"}
@book{Gonick.physics,
author = "L. Gonick
and A. Huffman",
title = "The Cartoon Guide to Physics",
publisher = "HarperPerennial",
address = "New York, NY",
isbn = "0-06-273100-9",
price = "price as of 1994 October 31: \$12.00",
year = "1990"}
A good starting point if you don't know much molecular biology: (Two
volumes)
@book{Watson1987,
author = "J. D. Watson
and N. H. Hopkins
and J. W. Roberts
and J. A. Steitz
and A. M. Weiner",
title = "Molecular Biology of the Gene",
edition = "fourth",
publisher = "The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co., Inc.",
address = "Menlo Park, California",
isbn = "0-8053-9614-4",
price = "price as of 1994 October 31: \$59.95",
year = "1987"}
This book describes LaTex and BiBTeX:
@book{Lamport1994,
author = "L. Lamport",
title = "\LaTeX: A Document Preparation System,
User's Guide \& Reference Manual",
edition = "second",
publisher = "Addison-Wesley Publishing Company",
address = "Reading, Massachusetts",
isbn = "0-201-52983-1",
price = "price as of 1994 October 31: \$32.95",
year = "1994"}
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