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Biology (Hardcover)
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� Hardcover: 1344 pages
� Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 6 edition (March 15, 2001)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0073031208
� ISBN-13: 978-0073031200
Product Description
BIOLOGY is an authoritative majors textbook with evolution as a unifying theme. In revising the text, McGraw-Hill has consulted extensively with previous users, noted experts and professors in the field. It is distinguished from other texts by its strong emphasis on natural selection and the evolutionary process that explains biodiversity.
Not only has the book been thoroughly updated to reflect rapid advances, there is more emphasis today on the teaching of concepts and this has led to significant changes in how the material is presented. Technology also plays a greater role in teaching and the Online Learning Center found at http://www.mhhe.com/raven6 provides professors and students alike with an abundance of resources.
Five considerations influenced this revision. They are: 1) Focus on concepts; 2) Reinforcing Ideas; 3) Emphasizing relevance to students; 4) Keeping up with new developments; and 5) Careful editing.
Book Info
C. Brown. Washington University, St. Louis, MO. Fourth edition of an extensive biology textbook, for undergraduates. Emphasizes the role of evolution in biology and the relevance of biological principles to everyday life. New chapters on cellular mechanisms of development, cell-cell interactions, and control of gene expression. Extensively illustrated. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Chemie f�r Biologen (Springer-Lehrbuch)
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� Paperback: 704 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 2., �berarb. Aufl. edition (September 15, 2004)
� Language: German
� ISBN-10: 3540211616
� ISBN-13: 978-3540211617
Product Description
Biologiestudenten m�ssen die chemischen Grundbegriffe und Grundreaktionen beherrschen. Diese sind wichtig, um die Prinzipien der Biochemie zu verstehen, auf die vor allem die modernen Studieng�nge ausgerichtet sind. Hier sind alle Lehrinhalte des Grundstudiums zusammengefa�t. Leicht k�nnen einzelne Lernbl�cke unabh�ngig voneinander gelernt werden. Dar�ber hinaus werden vor allem Biologie-relevante Teile ausf�hrlicher behandelt. So gibt es ein Kapitel, das sich mit den verschiedenen Klassen von Naturstoffen besch�ftigt. Neben dem Vorkommen dieser Naturstoffe wird auch deren "typische Chemie" besprochen. Dieses erlaubt einen leichteren Einstieg in die Biochemie und Molekularbiologie.
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Molecular Biology of the Gene, Fifth Edition
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� Hardcover: 830 pages
� Publisher: Benjamin Cummings; 5 edition (December 3, 2003)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 080534635X
� ISBN-13: 978-0805346350
Product Description
The long-awaited new edition of James D. Watson's classic text, Molecular Biology of the Gene, has been thoroughly revised and is published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Watson and Crick's paper on the structure of the DNA double-helix. Twenty-one concise chapters, co-authored by five highly respected molecular biologists, provide current, authoritative coverage of a fast-changing discipline, giving both historical and basic chemical context. Divided into four parts: Genetics and Chemistry, Central Dogma, Regulation, and Methods. For college instructors, students, and anyone interested in molecular biology and genetics.
Book Info
(Pearson Education) Textbook covers an overview of molecular biology and introduces the basic chemical concepts applicable. Discuss DNA replication, transcription, and translation. Also describes how gene expression is regulated and how changes in gene regulation account for different animals made up of the same genes. Abundant color illustrations. Previous edition: c1987.
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Propagators in Quantum Chemistry (Hardcover)
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� Hardcover: 267 pages
� Publisher: Wiley-Interscience; 2 edition (April 1, 2004)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0471662577
� ISBN-13: 978-0471662570
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
The only authoritative reference source on the propagator concept, now thoroughly revised and updated
Much has changed in the study of quantum and theoretical chemistry since the publication of the first edition of Propagators in Quantum Chemistry. Advances in computer power and software packages now make it possible to calculate molecular structure, properties, spectra, and reactivity with greater predictive power. Chemical processes, especially under conditions not readily available in the laboratory, can also be much more easily studied via theory and computations.
In this environment, the concept of propagators (or Green's functions) is emerging as an increasingly useful tool in the study of atomic and molecular processes. Propagators in Quantum Chemistry, Second Edition presents the theory and basic approximations of propagators in a unified manner as it provides:
* A thorough introduction to propagators, and how they can be used to study atomic and molecular properties and spectra
* Updated examples and technical details of the use of the propagator concept in various common approximate treatments
* Problems that provide the opportunity to work out further details and applications of the theory
Propagators, which are still gaining acceptance as tools in theoretical chemistry, have a long-demonstrated power and success in a number of areas including condensed matter physics. Propagators in Quantum Chemistry clearly describes the unprecedented utility and value of propagators, and explores how and why they are becoming increasingly important to scientists and researchers across the scientific spectrum.
Book Info
Text presents the theory and basic approximations of propagators in a unified manner, providing an introduction to propagators and how they can be used to study atomic and molecular properties and spectra; and updated examples and technical details of the use of the propagator concept in various common approximate treatments. For graduate students. DLC: Quantum chemistry.
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Forensic DNA Typing, Second Edition: Biology, Technology, and Genetics of STR Markers
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� Hardcover: 688 pages
� Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (February 22, 2005)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0121479528
� ISBN-13: 978-0121479527
Book Description
This enormously successful book gains ten new chapters on DNA typing sytems, mitochondrial DNA markers, Y chomosomes, and statistical analysis of short tandem repeat (STR) typing data --providing valuable insight on this fascinating new technology!
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The Evolution of the Genome
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� Hardcover: 768 pages
� Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (December 22, 2004)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0123014638
� ISBN-13: 978-0123014634
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PCR Applications: Protocols for Functional Genomics
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� Plastic Comb: 566 pages
� Publisher: Academic Press; 1st edition (May 15, 1999)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0123721865
� ISBN-13: 978-0123721860
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Metastasis of *** Cancer (Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment) (Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment)
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� Hardcover: 435 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (August 8, 2007)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 1402058667
� ISBN-13: 978-1402058660
Product Description
Metastasis (spread of cancer in the body) is the main cause of death for patients with *** cancer, the leading female tumour in the industrialised countries and developing countries alike. The biology and treatment of *** cancer metastasis remains an active area of scientific and clinical investigation.
Written by experts in the subject area, the book has covered a broad range of topics in the metastasis of *** cancer, from genetics, biology to clinical management. Main topics include genetic control, biology, growth factors, cell adhesion, cell motility and invasion, natures of bone metastasis, sentinel node therapies, hormonal links, new biomarkers and detection of micrometastasis, and diagnosis The book also covers the current treatment options including surgical management, chemotherapy and hormonal therapies. This timely book provides the current knowledge in the area of *** cancer metastasis and will be of important reading material for oncologists, radiologists, cancer researchers, biologists and health worker.
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Scientific Papers and Presentations, Second Edition
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� Paperback: 384 pages
� Publisher: Academic Press; 2 edition (September 17, 2004)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0120884240
� ISBN-13: 978-0120884247
Book Description
This new edition includes effective writing skills on grant proposals, poster presentations, visual aids, and much more.
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Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change (Springer Praxis Books / Environmental Sciences)
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� Hardcover: 428 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (November 14, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 3540239081
� ISBN-13: 978-3540239086
Product Description
The goal of this book is to provide a current overview of the impacts of climate change on tropical forests, to investigate past, present, and future climatic influences on the ecosystems with the highest biodiversity on the planet.
Tropical Rainforest Responses to Climatic Change will be the first book to examine how tropical rain forest ecology is altered by climate change, rather than simply seeing how plant communities were altered. Shifting the emphasis onto ecological processes e.g. how diversity is structured by climate and the subsequent impact on tropical forest ecology, provides the reader with a more comprehensive coverage. A major theme of this book that emerges progressively is the interaction between humans, climate and forest ecology. While numerous books have appeared dealing with forest fragmentation and conservation, none have explicitly explored the long term occupation of tropical systems, the influence of fire and the future climatic effects of deforestation, coupled with anthropogenic emissions. Incorporating modelling of past and future systems paves the way for a discussion of conservation from a climatic perspective, rather than the usual plea to stop logging.
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Prostate Cancer: Science and Clinical Practice
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� Hardcover: 624 pages
� Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (March 2003)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0122869818
� ISBN-13: 978-0122869815
Book Description
Presents a thorough overview of the prostate cancer disease, reviewing the biological processes, current treatments and scientific developments that may yield new treatments in the future.
Product Description
An important translational book bridging the gap between science and clinical medicine, Prostate Cancer reviews the biological processes that can be implicated in the disease, reviews current treatments, highlighting the pitfalls where relevant and examines the scientific developments that might result in novel treatments in the future.
Key Features
* Provides a translational resource for scientists and clinicians working on prostate cancer
* Reviews current surgical interventions and highlights their related pitfalls
* Presents the latest laparoscopic techniques with figures and illustrations of step-by-step procedures
* Offers insight into the potential for novel approaches to treatment in the future
* Includes personal perspectives from patients
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Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes
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� Hardcover: 714 pages
� Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 1 edition (August 18, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 047135015X
� ISBN-13: 978-0471350156
Product Description
A stunning visual collection of the banded metaphase chromosome karyotypes from some 850 species of mammals, the Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes represents an unabridged compendium of the state of this genomic art form. Bringing together information currently scattered throughout the cytogenetics literature for scores of published and unpublished species, this atlas features high-quality karyotype images for nearly every mammal studied to date, making it the most comprehensive assemblage of high-resolution chromosome photographs available�a critically invaluable resource for today's comparative genomics era.
For every available species, the Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes presents the best karyotype produced, the common and Latin name of the species, the published citation, and the contributing authors. Most karyotypes are G-banded, revealing the chromosomal bar codes of homologous segments among related species.
Addressing the mandate of the Human Genome Project to annotate the genomes of other organisms as well, the Atlas of Mammalian Chromosomes offers a step forward in our understanding of species formation, of genome organization, and of DNA script for natural selection. It is an invaluable resource for geneticists, mammalogists, and biologists interested in comparative genomics, systematics, and chromosome structure.
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Lipid Biochemistry: An Introduction
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� Paperback: 336 pages
� Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell; 5 edition (June 17, 2002)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0632054093
� ISBN-13: 978-0632054091
Product Description
Since the publication of the first edition of this successful and popular book in 1970, the subject of lipid biochemistry has evolved greatly and this fifth up-to-date and comprehensive edition includes much new and exciting information.
Lipid Biochemistry, fifth edition has been largely re-written in a user-friendly way, with chapters containing special interest topic boxes, summary points and lists of suggested reading, further enhancing the accessibility and readability of this excellent text.
Contents include abbreviations and definitions used in the study of lipids, routine analytical methods, fatty acid structure and metabolism, dietary lipids and lipids as energy stores, lipid transport, lipids in cellular structures and the metabolism of structural lipids. The book provides a most comprehensive treatment of the subject, making it essential reading for all those working with or studying lipids.
Upper level students of biochemistry, biology, clinical subjects, nutrition and food science will find the contents of this book invaluable as a study aid, as will postgraduates specializing in the topics covered in the book. Professionals working in research in academia and industry, including personnel involved in food and nutrition research, new product formulation, special diet formulation (including nutraceuticals and functional foods) and other clinical aspects will find a vast wealth of information within the book's pages.
Michael Gurr was a Visiting Professor in Human Nutrition at the University of Reading, UK and at Oxford Brookes University, UK. John Harwood is a Professor of Biochemistry at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, UK. Keith Frayn is a Professor of Human Metabolism at the Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Oxford, UK.
Naturally Occurring Bioactive Compounds, Volume 3
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� Hardcover: 514 pages
� Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (November 18, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0444522417
� ISBN-13: 978-0444522412
Product Description
This timely book provides an overview of natural products/botanicals used for the management of insect-pest and diseases. It will help readers to update and widen their knowledge about natural products and their bio-activities against plant pathogens. The volume explores activity, chemistry, toxicity and geographic distribution of plants. Discussions concerning the methodology used for the detection of active principles, their mode of action and commercial prospects are of utmost importance and worthy of note.
* Focuses on recent achievements in natural bio-actives
* Global coverage of natural products / plants
* Targets the most important issues of natural botanicals/ biocides
* Includes innovative ideas with lucid explanations
* Contains specialized chapters, such as, natural control of multi-drug resistant organisms, anti-salmonella agents, natural house-dust-mite control agents, and naturally occurring anti-insect proteins, etc.
* Covers research on bioactives: From Lab to Field and Field to Market
* Includes eco-friendly and economically viable herbal technology
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Progress in Biological Chirality
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� Hardcover: 444 pages
� Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (December 13, 2004)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0080443966
� ISBN-13: 978-0080443966
Review
"The book gives a many-sided and very concentrated up-to-date picture of biological chirality. This book offers broad information for interested specialists, as well as for scientists who are working actively at the border of stereo-chemistry and biological chemistry."
Vladik A. Avetisov, MENDELEEV COMMUNICATIONS, No. 6, 2004
Book Description
An excellent follow up to Advances in BioChirality
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Aspects of the Cytoskeleton, Volume 37: Advances in Molecular and Cell Biology
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� Hardcover: 384 pages
� Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (November 21, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0444528687
� ISBN-13: 978-0444528681
Editorial Reviews
Book Description
An overview of the relevance of the cytoskeleton to cell structure and function.
Product Description
This volume provides an overview of the cytoskeleton particularly on the fundamental role the cytoskeleton plays in the regulation of cell structure and function. This book represents new trends in cytoskeletal research that go beyond the traditional approach of identifying new proteins in the cytoskeleton, but actually define how these proteins interact with signaling pathways. While the major emphasis in this volume remains on the microfilament structure, some discussion has been included in this volume to illustrate the similarities and differences between the three cytoskeletal elements namely the actin microfilament, the intermediate filaments and the microtubules.
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Lipid Rafts and Caveolae: From Membrane Biophysics to Cell Biology
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� Hardcover: 294 pages
� Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (March 20, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 3527312617
� ISBN-13: 978-3527312610
Product Description
This keenly awaited first overview of the field represents a complete guide to the structure and function of the most important mammalian cell membrane organelles. Filling a huge gap in the primary literature, this book is the first to cover the subject in detail.
Following an introduction by Kai Simons, the discoverer of lipid rafts and the most prominent scientist in the field, chapters include:
� Historical background
� Distinct structures and functions
� Structural basis
� Signaling
� Viral entry and virion budding
� Cholesterol transport
� Caveolins
� Lipid shells
� Cell polarity and intracellular trafficking
� Cancer cells
Of prime importance to molecular and cell biologists, biochemists, membrane scientists, cancer researchers, and virologists.
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Analogue-based Drug Discovery
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� Hardcover: 606 pages
� Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 1 edition (March 31, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 3527312579
� ISBN-13: 978-3527312573
Product Description
The first authoritative overview of past and current strategies for successful drug development by analog generation, this unique resource spans all important drug classes and all major therapeutic fields, including histamine antagonists, ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, opioids, quinolone antibiotics, steroids and anticancer platinum compounds.
Of the 19 analog classes presented in detail, 9 are described by the scientists who discoverd them.
The book includes a table of the most successful drug analogs as based on the IMS ranking and compares them in terms of chemical structure, mode of action and patentability.
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Tobacco BY-2 Cells: From Cellular Dynamics to Omics
� Hardcover: 356 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (September 15, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 3540326731
� ISBN-13: 978-3540326731
Product Description
The tobacco BY-2 cell system is a unique model cell line for the study of dynamic features of plant cells. As extension of Volume 53, Tobacco BY-2 Cells, which presented basic aspects of the cell system, this present volume provides a wealth of new approaches. Topics include: various aspects of the cell cycle and cellular dynamics using BY-2 cells; physiological and developmental aspects of BY-2 cells; recent developments in the knowledge of intracellular traffic of BY-2 cells; BY-2 cells as hosts for infectious diseases; dynamic features of mitochondrial fusion and division; BY-2 cells as tools to elucidate the biosynthesis of isoprenoids; recent developments in the omics of BY-2 cells; and novel techniques for handling BY-2 cells. This latest volume in the series is an invaluable source of information for scientists in basic and applied plant biology.
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Medical Biochemistry, Fourth Edition
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� Hardcover: 1060 pages
� Publisher: Academic Press; 4 edition (July 2001)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0120954400
� ISBN-13: 978-0120954407
Product Description
Thoroughly updated and in a new two-color format, this well- respected text presents the fundamentals of biochemistry and related topics to students pursuing a one- or two-semester course in pre-med biochemistry or medical programs. The second edition is equally applicable to other health-related fields such as clinical chemistry, medical technology or pharmacology. Medical Biochemistry, Fourth Edition, focuses on the foundations and clinically relevant applications of normal human biochemistry and pathology. Abundantly illustrated with four-color plates.
Revised chapters on molecular biology reflect the latest research in the field
Two color throughout with four color plates
Reference quality appendices include practical information on clinical lab parameters used to diagnose a range of diseases
Book Info
Univ. of Hawaii, Honolulu. Textbook presents the fundamentals of biochemistry and related materials to students in medicine and health-related careers. Emphasis is placed on the structures and functions of the molecular components of cells and on metabolic controls. Two-tone format. Previous edition is not cited.
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Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology
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� Hardcover: 438 pages
� Publisher: Elsevier Science; 1 edition (December 9, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0444528458
� ISBN-13: 978-0444528452
Book Description
Unique practical approach to biochemical engineering
Product Description
Extensive application of bioprocesses has generated an expansion in biotechnological knowledge, generated by the application of biochemical engineering to biotechnology. Microorganisms produce alcohols and acetone that are used in industrial processes. The knowledge related to industrial microbiology has been revolutionized by the ability of genetically engineered cells to make many new products. Genetic engineering and gene mounting has been developed to enhance industrial fermentation. Ultimately, these bioprocesses have become a new way of developing commercial products.
Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology demonstrates the application of biological sciences in engineering with theoretical and practical aspects to enhance understanding of knowledge in this field. The book adopts a practical approach, showing related case studies with original research data. It is an ideal text book for college and university courses, which guides students through the lectures in a clear and well-illustrated manner.
� Demonstrates the application of biological sciences in engineering with theoretical and practical aspects.
� Unique practical approach, using case studies, detailed experiments, original research data and problems and possible solutions.
� Gives detailed experiments with simple design equations and the required calculations.
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Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course
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� Hardcover: 246 pages
� Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (October 23, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0470095016
� ISBN-13: 978-0470095010
Editorial Reviews
Review
"I greatly admire the efforts of the authors. Their goals are praiseworthy and this manual is well written." (The Quarterly Review of Biology, September 2007)
Product Description
Integrated Genomics: A Discovery-Based Laboratory Course introduces the excitement of discovery to the basic molecular biology laboratory. Utilizing up-to-date molecular biology protocols and a basic experimental design, this text offers experience with three different model systems. Students will become familiar with the simplicity and power of single-celled organisms, Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, as they search for genes that interact and function within the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.
Incorporated throughout the course are exercises designed to offer students familiarity with the wealth of bioinformatics data that can be accessed on the World Wide Web. Following completion of interaction studies within the yeast, the course is designed to allow students to examine the functional consequences of reducing a gene�s function within the multicellular worm that is both simple and inexpensive to maintain within a laboratory. The inclusion of alternative experiments allow for flexibility in determining the ending date or goal of the laboratory, as well as working within the available budget and resources of most any classroom environment.
Further striking features of this title are:
� An accompanying Web site providing PowerPoint slides, plus links to the internet, and regular updates as bioinformatics databases evolve and methods improve. www.wiley.com/go/caldwell
� Inclusion of modern genomic/proteomic technologies such as the yeast two-hybrid system and RNAi
� Detailed experimental protocols and easy access to instructional materials
This discovery-based laboratory course provides excellent practical training for those pursuing career paths in biomedicine, pharmacy, and biotechnology.
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Micro-organisms and Earth Systems (Society for General Microbiology Symposia)
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� Hardcover: 388 pages
� Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (November 14, 2005)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0521862221
� ISBN-13: 978-0521862226
Editorial Reviews
Review
'This book constitutes a milestone in the emerging field of biogeosciences and will interest not only microbial ecologists and geomicrobiologists, but also all scientists working with a multidisciplinary perspective and approach to understand the Earth's biogeosystem.' Microbiology Today
Product Description
There is growing awareness that important environmental transformations are catalysed, mediated and influenced by microorganisms, and geomicrobiology can be defined as the influence of microorganisms on geologic processes. This is probably the most rapidly growing area of microbiology at present, combining environmental and molecular microbiology together with significant areas of mineralogy, geochemistry and hydrology. This volume focuses on the function of microorganisms in the environment and their influence on 'global' processes. It will include state-of-the art approaches to visualisation, culture and identification, community interactions and gene transfer, and diversity studies in relation to key processes. This overview for researchers and graduate students will represent environmental microbiology in its broadest sense and help to promote exciting collaborations between microbiologists and those in complementary physical and chemical disciplines.
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Microbe-vector Interactions in Vector-borne Diseases
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� Hardcover: 396 pages
� Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 10, 2004)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 052184312X
� ISBN-13: 978-0521843126
Editorial Reviews
Review
"The authors of this volume have taken a step forward by systematically describing the characteristics of the vector-organism relationship." ASM News, Fred Rosenberg
Product Description
Several billion people are at daily risk of life-threatening vector-borne diseases such as malaria, trypanosomiasis and dengue. This volume describes the way in which the causal pathogens of such diseases interact with the vectors that transmit them, detailing the biological adaptations that enable pathogens to live with their vectors and, in some circumstances, to control them. This knowledge has led to novel preventative strategies in the form of antibiotics and new vaccines which are targeted not at the pathogen itself but at its specific vector.
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Phytochemicals: Nutrient-Gene Interactions
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� Hardcover: 232 pages
� Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (February 22, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0849341809
� ISBN-13: 978-0849341809
Product Description
Understanding phytochemical gene interactions provides the basis for individualized therapies to promote health as well as prevent and treat disease. The authors of Phytochemicals: Nutrient Gene Interactions examine the interactions between phytochemicals and the human genome and discuss the impact these interactions have on health, aging, and chronic conditions such as inflammation, heart disease, obesity, type II diabetes mellitus, and cancer.
Keeping pace with the most important trends in phytochemical research, the authors accentuate the latest understanding on the use of controlled clinical trials, new screening technologies, and the completed human genome project for researching the pharmacokinetics, safety, and efficacy of phytochemicals. The book covers a balanced range of topics beginning with experimental strategies and methodologies for identifying significant interactions between diet, genetic variants, and different markers of cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and obesity. Different authors explain the mechanisms of protective action that link diets rich in omega-3 fatty acids, unsaturated fats, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains with a decreased risk of chronic and degenerative diseases. They also review and summarize epidemiological research on plant-based foods and dietary patterns supporting the beneficial role of phytochemicals in health promotion and disease prevention.
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Phospholipid Metabolism in Apoptosis (Subcellular Biochemistry, Volume 36)
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� Hardcover: 356 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (May 31, 2002)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0306467828
� ISBN-13: 978-0306467820
Product Description
The last few years have witnessed an explosion of both interest and knowledge about apoptosis, the process by which a cell actively commits suicide. It is now well recognised that apoptosis is essential in many aspects of normal development and is required for maintaining tissue homeostasis. The molecular mechanisms of apoptosis are presently unknown and the subject of focused research effort. It is clear that cell membrane structure and properties play an early part in the induction process. There is increasing evidence that the arrangement of polar lipids in the membrane lipid matrix is an important factor coupled with the homeostatic mechanisms responsible for preserving membrane lipid composition and asymmetry. Changes in membrane permeability are also likely to be involved, possibly as a direct consequence of disturbances in the lipid bilayer matrix.
The purpose of this volume is to examine the involvement of membrane lipids in early events of apoptosis. In particular, the role of phospholipids in mitochondrial permeability, membrane lipid asymmetry, and sphingolipid and phospholipid signalling processes in early apoptotic events are reviewed by current researchers in these fields.
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Extremophiles, Volume 35 (Methods in Microbiology)
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� Hardcover: 838 pages
� Publisher: Academic Press; 1 edition (August 18, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0125215363
� ISBN-13: 978-0125215367
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This latest volume in the Methods in Microbiology series provides an overview of the methods used for the isolation, cultivation and handling of a wide variety of extremophiles, both at the stage of their isolation from natural samples and in pure culture. It contains protocols specific for work with extremophiles, as well as adaptations of standard microbiology protocols modified to enable the handling of extremophiles. Emphasis will be on detailed time-tested protocols that are specific for work with extremophiles and adaptations of standard microbiology protocols that have to be modified to be suitable for handling extremophiles.
* Guides newcomers in the field of extremophile microbiology in the techniques used
* Provides an overview of all areas of extremophile research
* Many protocols could be adapted for use with a wide range of organisms
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New Challenges to Health: The Threat of Virus Infection
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� Hardcover: 347 pages
� Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 15, 2001)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0521806143
� ISBN-13: 978-0521806145
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This book discusses the ecology of viruses with an emphasis on the emergence of devastating hemorrhagic diseases, and a review of the molecular and cellular basis of the pathogenesis of several viral diseases. The volume provides an introduction to the mathematical analysis of recurrent epidemic viral diseases and examines the neurological and psychological diseases in relation to the pathological mechanisms underlying prion disease. Chapters explore new viral threats including HIV, bunyaviruses, morbilliviruses and caliciviruses.
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Molecular Gastronomy: Exploring the Science of Flavor (Arts and Traditions of the Table: Perspectives on Culinary History)
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� Hardcover: 392 pages
� Publisher: Columbia University Press (December 9, 2005)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 023113312X
� ISBN-13: 978-0231133128
From Publishers Weekly
Originally published in France, This's book documents the sensory phenomena of eating and uses basic physics to put to bed many culinary myths. In each short chapter This presents a piece of debatable conventional wisdom-such as whether it is better to make a stock by placing meat in already boiling water, or water before it is boiled-and gives its history, often quoting famous French chefs, before making scientific pronouncements. In the chapter on al dente pasta, for instance, This discusses pasta-making experiments, the science behind cooking it and whether it is better to use oil or butter to prevent it from sticking. Most of the discussions revolve around common practices and phenomenon-chilling wine, why spices are spicy, how to best cool a hot drink-but more than a few are either irrelevant or Franco-specific (such as the chapters on quenelles and preparing fondue). This's experimentation, however, is not for the mildly curious, but readers unafraid to, say, microwave mayonnaise will find many ideas here.
Copyright � Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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The Evolutionary Biology of Flies
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� Hardcover: 440 pages
� Publisher: Columbia University Press (May 27, 2005)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0231127006
� ISBN-13: 978-0231127004
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Flies ( Dipteria) have had an important role in deepening scientists'understanding of modern biology and evolution. The study of flies has figured prominently in major advances in the fields of molecular evolution, physiology, genetics, phylogenetics, and ecology over the last century.
This volume, with contributions from top scientists and scholars in the field, brings together diverse aspects of research and will be essential reading for entomologists and fly researchers.
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Vegetation-Climate Interaction: How Vegetation Makes the Global Environment (Springer Praxis Books / Environmental Sciences)
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� Hardcover: 232 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (June 11, 2007)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 3540324917
� ISBN-13: 978-3540324911
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This book offers a readable and accessible account of the way in which the world's plant life partly controls its own environment. Starting from the broad patterns in vegetation which have classically been seen as a passive response to climate, the authors build up from the local scale - with microclimates produced by plants - to the regional and global scale. The influence of plants (both on land and in the ocean) in making clouds, haze and rain are considered, along with plant effects on the composition of greenhouse gases in the earth's atmosphere. Broad global feedbacks that either stabilize or destabilize the earth's environment will be explored, in the context of environmental change in the recent geological past, and in the near future. Common contentions and misconceptions about the role of vegetation or forest removal in the spread of deserts will also be considered.
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Hedgehog-Gli Signaling in Human Disease (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit)
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� Hardcover: 228 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (March 10, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0387257845
� ISBN-13: 978-0387257846
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Hedgehog-GLI Signaling in Human Disease represents the first compilation of up-to-date reviews by top-level scientists in this important field of research. The chapters cover a wide spectrum of related interests, from the molecular bases of morphogen function, to human genetics to cancer research. The aim of the book is to disseminate information on this exciting field, to allow students, scientists and the public in general to gain access current information from research leaders and to provide a book that encompasses different aspects of research showing the fusion of basic research in model systems and medicine. This is a timely primer on how a system of cell communication, Hedgehog-GLI signaling, plays a critical role in human disease and thus provides the background for the development of novel and rational therapies.
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Drug Delivery: Engineering Principles for Drug Therapy
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� Hardcover: 384 pages
� Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (March 15, 2001)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0195085892
� ISBN-13: 978-0195085891
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Synthetic materials are a tremendous potential resource for treating human disease. For the rational design of many of these biomaterials it is necessary to have an understanding of polymer chemistry and polymer physics. Equally important to those two fields is a quantitative understanding of the principles that govern rates of drug transport, reaction, and disappearance in physiological and pathological situations. This book is a synthesis of these principles, providing a working foundation for those in the field of drug delivery. It covers advanced drug delivery and contemporary biomaterials.
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Polyomaviruses and Human Diseases (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology)
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� Hardcover: 387 pages
� Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 1, 2006)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0387292330
� ISBN-13: 978-0387292335
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This book explains the means of diagnosis and treatment of polyomavirus and contains an ample outline of the history, pathology, symptoms, and treatment of diseases induced by human polyomavirus. This volume is divided into four sections which thoroughly explore the most up to date information on polyomavirus including a general discussion of the virus, exploration of transplant related pathobiology, histopathology, diagnosis, management, and pharmacotherapy, afflictions and diseases caused by polyoma-JC virus and neoplastic associations of polyomaviruses. This comprehensive text will provide the reader with information on all of the latest advancements in the area.
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AIDS Epidemiology: A Quantitative Approach
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� Paperback: 376 pages
� Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (January 6, 1994)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 0195076419
� ISBN-13: 978-0195076417
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AIDS has appeared in more than 130 countries, and over 100,000 cases of AIDS have been reported in the U.S. alone. More and more, the public will be depending on statisticians to provide answers about the future course of this epidemic.
This comprehensive work confronts the problems that are unique to AIDS research and unites them under a single conceptual framework. It focuses on methods for the design and analysis of epidemiologic studies, the natural history of AIDS and the transmission of HIV, methods for tracking and projecting the course of the epidemic, and statistical issues in therapeutic trials. The various methods of monitoring and forecasting this disease receive comprehensive treatment. These methods include back-calculation, which the authors developed; interpretation of survey data on HIV prevalence; mathematical models for HIV transmission; and approaches that combine different types of epidemiological data. Much of this material -- such as a discussion of methods for assessing safety of the blood supply, an evaluation of survey approaches, and methods to project pediatric AIDS incidence -- is not available in any other work.
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Plant Systems Biology (Experientia Supplementum 97)
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� Hardcover: 357 pages
� Publisher: Birkh�user Basel; 1 edition (March 28, 2007)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 3764372613
� ISBN-13: 978-3764372613
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Systems biology represents the integration and application of various technologies that share a common goal of measuring globally the properties of a specific biological sample. These combined data describe and monitor the complex networks that exist within each cell, tissue and organism, and can be used to generate predictive models of the behavior of the system. This volume aims to provide a timely view of the "state of the art" in systems biology. The editors take the opportunity to define systems biology as they and the contributing authors see it, and this will lay the groundwork for future studies. The volume is well-suited to both students and researchers interested in the methods of systems biology. Although the focus is on plant systems biology, the proposed material could be suitably applied to any organism.
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Human Papillomaviruses: Methods and Protocols
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� Hardcover: 512 pages
� Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2005)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 1588293734
� ISBN-13: 978-1588293732
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Leading basic researchers and clinical scientists describe in detail a wide variety of established and cutting-edge techniques they have developed to study the lifecycle and biological properties of the human papillomavirus. The authors use these readily reproducible methods, ranging from PCR to propagation of HPV in vitro, to detect and type papillomavirus infections, study the papillomavirus lifecycle, and to produce and functionally analyze papillomavirus proteins. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular Medicine series format, each offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principles behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
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Microarrays in Clinical Diagnostics (Methods in Molecular Medicine)
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� Hardcover: 288 pages
� Publisher: Humana Press; 1 edition (June 1, 2005)
� Language: English
� ISBN-10: 1588293947
� ISBN-13: 978-1588293947
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Leading academic and industrial investigators surveys the world of microarray technology, describing in step-by-step detail diverse DNA and protein assays in clinical laboratories using state-of-the-art technologies. The advanced tools and methods described are designed for mRNA expression analysis, SNP analysis, identification, and quantification of proteins, and for studies of protein-protein interactions. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, each offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principle behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
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