This introductory chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the field of bioinformatics, its historical development, key concepts, and interdisciplinary nature.

Students will learn about the complexities of biological data management and the role of databases in bioinformatics, exploring various types of biological data and prominent databases.

This chapter focuses on the fundamental technique of sequence alignment, essential for various bioinformatics applications, and covers different types and algorithms.

Students will delve into the analysis of genome sequences, a central focus of bioinformatics, and explore methods for identifying and annotating genome features.

This chapter focuses on the analysis of protein structure and function, a critical aspect of bioinformatics, and covers various computational methods for protein structure prediction.

In this final chapter, students will learn about the principles and techniques of biological data visualization and interpretation, exploring various data visualization tools and software.