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Dr. Yockey presents an introduction to the use of information theory in molecular biology. The book lends to molecular biology a well-developed mathematical foundation and provides mathematical definitions for the vocabulary with which basic questions in molecular biology are debated: information, complexity, order, uncertainty, randomness, and similarity.

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Yockey's work is in two parts: (1) basic mathematical ideas; (2) applications to problems in molecular biology. Suggested for "advanced undergraduates, graduates and researchers in molecule biology and molecular evolution," the book explores a diversity of topics in some detail: probability, set theory, entropy, Markov chains, coding theory, protein families, evolution of the genetic code, the Big Bang origin of the universe, primeval soup, aging, Darwinian evolution, information theory, and molecular evolution. The undergraduate would be hard pressed to address the entire volume with a modicum of uniform success. Yockey indicates that his theme is application of information theory and coding theory in molecular biology, a major challenge. The writing style varies with the material considered: tight structure for technical topics; breezy and symbolic for thematic topics. Much analogic use is made of Greek mythology and the Fates (Clotho, Lachesis, Atropos). There are 42 pages of references, adding to the book's usefulness. Author and subject indexes. Recommended for graduate-level science libraries; of marginal utility to undergraduates. T. A. Cole; Wabash College