Enhance your bioinformatics toolbox with practical Python recipes, tips, and tricks for key tasks like aligning sequence data, calling variants, and building Infrastructure as Code Key Features Perform sequence analysis at primary, secondary, and tertiary levels using Python libraries Solve real-world problems in the fields of phylogenetics, protein design, and annotation Use language models and other AI techniques to work with multimodal bioinformatics data Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book DescriptionIf you've ever felt overwhelmed by the vast number of Python tools available for bioinformatics, you're not alone. The Bioinformatics with Python Cookbook is a recipe-based guide that explores practical approaches for solving classic bioinformatics challenges, showing you which Python packages work best for each task. You'll start with the essential Python libraries for data science and bioinformatics, then move through key workflows in sequencing analysis, quality control, alignment, and variant calling. Along the way, you'll pick up modern coding practices, explore recent advances in bioinformatics research, and gain hands-on experience with libraries such as NumPy, pandas, and sci-kit learn. This book walks you through core bioinformatics tasks such as phylogenetic analysis and population genomics while familiarizing you with the wealth of modern public bioinformatics databases. You'll learn cloud computing approaches used by researchers, set up workflow orchestration systems for controlling bioinformatics pipelines, and see how AI and the use of large language models (LLMs) are reshaping the field-right down to designing proteins and DNA. By the end of this book, you'll be ready to apply Python for real bioinformatics work and launch bioinformatics pipelines for your research.What you will learn Process, analyze, and align sequencing data Call variants and interpret their biological meaning Use modern cloud infrastructure to launch bioinformatics workflows Ingest, clean, and transform data efficiently Explore how AI is shaping the future of bioinformatics Leverage imaging data for biological insights Apply single-cell sequencing to cluster and compare gene expression Who this book is forThis book is for early- to mid-level practitioners in bioinformatics, data science, and software engineering who want to improve their skills and apply practical solutions to real-world problems. You should have a basic understanding of biology, including DNA, proteins, and cell structure, as well as Python programming and software engineering techniques. While prior exposure to machine learning with Python is not essential, experience with a cloud computing platform (AWS, GCP, or Azure) will be helpful.

About the Author
Shane Brubaker is a Senior Bioinformatics Manager and researcher at Myriad Genetics, where he contributes to advancing genetic testing and cancer research through cutting-edge sequencing technologies. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University and an M.S. in Biology from the University of Oregon. With extensive experience in synthetic biology and human health, Shane has leveraged bioinformatics to drive scientific innovation, develop new products, and advocate for impactful solutions in both human and environmental health. Tiago Antao is a bioinformatician currently working in the field of genomics. A former computer scientist, Tiago moved into computational biology with an MSc in Bioinformatics from the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Porto (Portugal) and a PhD on the spread of drug-resistant malaria from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (UK). Postdoctoral, Tiago has worked with human datasets at the University of Cambridge (UK) and with mosquito whole genome sequencing data at the University of Oxford (UK), before helping to set up the bioinformatics infrastructure at the University of Montana. He currently works as a data engineer in the biotechnology field in Boston, MA. He is one of the co-authors of Biopython, a major bioinformatics package written in Python.


Book Information
ISBN 9781836642756
Author Shane Brubaker
Format Paperback
Imprint Packt Publishing Limited
Publisher Packt Publishing Limited