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C h a p t e r 1
Introduction and
Biological Background
1.1 BIOLOGICAL COMPUTATION
is book presents topics on the border between biology and computer
science in an attempt to demonstrate how biological insights allow us to
deal with complex computational problems and, conversely, how com-
puter science insights enhance our understanding of biological processes
and help to identify problems worthy of research.
Most of the book presents the topics from a computer science perspec-
tive and deals with new computational models and techniques based on
ideas derived from biological research. Using these techniques, problems
are solved in ways that ...