Cellular biology (cytology)

The 2002 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Sydney Brenner, H.

This volume contains the Proceedings of the Meeting "e;Neuronal plasticity and gangliosides"e; which was held at Mantova, Italy, on May 29-31, 1985, as a satellite to the Tenth Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry, (Riva del Garda, Italy, May 19-24,1985).

This is a completely new, second edition of the classic reference which has been out of print since 1984.

The changes between the third and fourth editions are evolutionary in nature, both literally and figuratively.

Knowledge of the development and evolution of the neural crest sheds light on many of the oldest unanswered questions in developmental biology.

This book is intended for the student who is taking a first course in bacterial and bacteriophage genetics, rather than as a reference tool for the specialist.

One of the major advances in the understanding of the mechanism of action of hormones, neurotransmitters and drugs had arisen from the hypothesis that the physiological or pharmacological responses are trig- gered by their interaction with specific cell compo- nents, termed receptors.

New textbooks at all levels of chemistry appear with great regularity.

New textbooks at all levels of chemistry appear with great regularity.

This new and completely revised edition brings several new elements to the reader.

All living cells are made up of an extraordinary collection of tiny molecular machines, which orchestrate the millions of tasks needed for life.

This book is intended as a general introduction to the uses of artificial materials in the human body for the purposes of aiding healing, correcting deformities, and restoring lost function.

New textbooks at all levels of chemistry appear with great regularity.

Bacterial genetics has become one of the cornerstones of basic and applied microbiology and has contributed key knowledge for many of the fundamental advances of modern biology.

In the four years since the first edition of this book was published, the molecular revolution has continued.

Listen up!

What makes things move, but cannot be seen?

We can see light.

Get moving!

What makes a bee a bee?

What makes a beetle a beetle?

What makes a butterfly a butterfly?

What makes an ant an ant?

For thousands of years, smallpox was one of the world's most feared diseases.

Did you know a chimpanzee swings from tree to tree to eat?

Did you know a vampire bat feeds on blood?

Did you know a hippopotamus swims to keep cool?

Did you know many seals live in cold places?

Did you know a bottlenose dolphin swims to the surface to breathe?

Did you know tigers are the biggest members of the cat family?

This book looks at the process of human life, from the beginnings as a foetus in the womb until old age.

How does the respiratory system work?

How do the skeleton and muscles work?

How do the senses work?

How does the digestive system work?

How does the heart work?

How does the brain work?

This book looks at plant structures, including leaves, stems, roots and shoots, fruits and photosynthesis, through amazing facts, figures and stats.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British birds.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British animals.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British trees.

Tied into the KS1 science curriculum, this book takes a lively, attractive look at British flowers and plants.

Did you know there's a lot of action happening right beneath your feet?

Wasps and bees buzz to and from their nests and hives all day.

Huge coral reefs can stretch across the sea for miles!

Termites are amazing builders.

Did you know that cats learn to purr when they are only a few days old?

Did you know that dolphins sleep with one eye open?

Did you know that penguins have a layer of fat called blubber?