DocumentCode
897960
Title
Engineering in genomics-combinatorial optimization in biology
Author
Warnow, T.
Author_Institution
Sandia Nat. Lab., Albuquerque, NM
Volume
12
Issue
2
fYear
1993
fDate
6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
91
Lastpage
92
Abstract
The author suggests that the confidence which many biologists have in problem-solving methods is unwarranted and that there are very important limitations in almost all current methods for solving biological problems. The standard problem solving approach that computer scientists use is outlined. An example of an error in an evolutionary tree problem-the case of the African Eve-is discussed
Keywords
combinatorial mathematics; evolution (biological); optimisation; African Eve; biologists; combinatorial optimization; computer scientists; engineering in genomics; evolutionary tree problem; problem-solving methods; Bioinformatics; Biology computing; Cities and towns; Genomics; NP-hard problem; Sequences; Software algorithms; Sorting;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/51.215060
Filename
215060
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