Mastering Java through Biology - A Bioinformatics Project Book by Peter Garst

Learn programming by solving key problems in bioinformatics and computational biology. You will simulate a neural membrane, align biological sequences, model chemotaxis and genetic drift, and find blood cells in an image. In the process you will become proficient in Java, including the many new features of Java 8. This practical book will help you find scientific software online and learn to release usable, high quality code.