Perl Programming for Biologists - Jamison, D. Curtis (Center for Biomedical Genomics and Informatics, George Mason University, Manassas, Virginia, USA)

Working on the assumption that the reader has no formal training in programming, this book demonstrates how Perl is used to solve biological problems. Each chapter opens with a set of learning objectives, provides numerous review questions and self-study exercises, and concludes with a bulleted summary of key points.