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title: Computational Genomics
# Computational Genomics
A new field that specializes in developing new algorithms in order to study the human genome.
This section will focus on the various data structures and algorithms that are used and created for this purpose from suffix arrays to sequence alignment.
## Books to read
*Introduction to Computational Genomics* by Matthew W. Hahn
- https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Computational-Genomics-Studies-Approach/dp/0521671914
- ISBN-13: 978-0521671910
A great starter book for beginners
### Short reads
Data Structures and Algorithms Underlying Genome Reconstruction from Short Reads by Bruce F. Cockburn
