Genetics (non-medical)

This detailed volume provides a comprehensive collection of protocols for epigenomic research, powering our ability to analyze epigenetic modifications across the entire genome.

In this book, Dr.

Epigenetics is the phenomenon which fine tunes the processes associated with life, beyond that which is specified by the sequence of the genetic material; DNA.

This book summarizes the various  areas of research in metagenomics and their potential applications in medicine, the environment and biotechnology.

This collection brings together fifteen essays from practitioners of a variety of disciplines that concern themselves with the past, not only historians, but scholars from other branches of the humanities and social sciences (including theology, art history, public history, and archival science) and natural sciences (including geology, paleontology, astronomy, and paleoanthropology).

Advances in Genetics provides the latest information on the rapidly evolving field of genetics, presenting new medical breakthroughs that are occurring as a result of advances in our knowledge of the topic.

This new edition offersdetailed overviews coveringa wide area of fungal growth and reproduction on the mechanistic and molecularlevel.

Bioinformatics is an integrative field of computer science, genetics, genomics, proteomics, and statistics, which has undoubtedly revolutionized the study of biology and medicine in past decades.

Viral Genome Packaging focuses on the process of genome "e;packaging"e; within a pre-formed viral procapsid.

The scope of the book is to highlight the diverse roles of cilia in human development and disease.

This volume presents the ethical implications of risk information as related to genetics and other health data for policy decisions at clinical, research and societal levels.

Life history theory seeks to explain the evolution of the major features of life cycles by analyzing the ecological factors that shape age-specific schedules of growth, reproduction, and survival and by investigating the trade-offs that constrain the evolution of these traits.

Epigenetics in Human Disease, Third Edition examines the diseases and conditions on which we have advanced knowledge of epigenetic mechanisms, such as cancer, autoimmune disorders, aging, metabolic disorders, neurobiological disorders and cardiovascular disease.

Phocid (or earless or true) seals are ecologically diverse, occupying habitats from the tropics to the poles in marine and freshwater and feeding on anything from tiny zooplankton to other marine mammals.

This detailed collection explores genome-wide association studies (GWAS), which have revolutionized the investigation of complex traits over the past decade and have unveiled numerous useful genotype-phenotype associations in plants.

The official, comprehensive and definitive guide to developing bioinformatics software under EMBOSS containing step-by-step instructions and real world code examples.

Genomics and the Global Bioeconomy, a new volume in the Translational and Applied Genomics series, empowers researchers, administrators, and sustainability leaders to apply genomics and novel omics technologies to advance the global bioeconomy and sustainability.

A rich and surprising exploration of the intelligence of bees Most of us are aware of the hive mind-the power of bees as an amazing collective.

DNA Microarrays introduces all up-to-date microarray platforms and their various applications.

This meticulous book explores the leading methodologies, techniques, and tools for microarray data analysis, given the difficulty of harnessing the enormous amount of data.

Biochemistry and molecular biology are among the most rapidly emerging areas in the life sciences.

This book focuses on probiotics as sustainable foods and medicines, discussing issues such as screening and identification of probiotics, health claims, and advances in processing technologies, as well as food safety.

Every cell has developed mechanisms to respond to changes in its environment and to adapt its growth and metabolism to unfavorable conditions.

The origin of biological diversity, via the formation of new species, can be inextricably linked to adaptation to the ecological environment.

Essential processes in biology such as cell and nuclear division, development, intracellular transport and physiological response, rely on the perception of environmental and intracellular signals and their transduction to subcellular targets.

The Biotechnology Annual Review series aims at covering developments in the field of biotechnology in the form of comprehensive, illustrated and well-referenced reviews.

A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural history and breathtaking diversity of spiders around the worldSpiders are dominant predators in virtually every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet.

The meetings 'At the Frontier of Physics and Biology' are by now regularly organized workshops in Les Houches, France.

With over 40,000 described species, spiders have adapted to nearly every terrestrial environment across the globe.

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common example of neurogenetic aneuploid disorder leading to mental retardation.

This book provides a thorough examination of the correlation between nutrition and stroke.

This book provides a review of the multitude of nucleic acid polymerases, including DNA and RNA polymerases from Archea, Bacteria and Eukaryota, mitochondrial and viral polymerases, and other specialized polymerases such as telomerase, template-independent terminal nucleotidyl transferase and RNA self-replication ribozyme.

This volume details protocols on rationale design of therapeutic siRNA molecules and its encapsulation with smart vehicles to overcome the barriers to an effective administration in vivo.

This book covers all aspects of smart-breeding technologies in creating novel crop architecture to meet future rice demand.

Never before has it been so critical for lab workers to possess the proper tools and methodologies necessary to determine the structure, function, and expression of the corresponding proteins encoded in the genome.

This book presents the latest results in the exploration of halophilic bacteria, archaea, fungi and viruses.

This reference book comprehensively reviews the significance of DNA technology in forensic science.

Fundamental to any livestock improvement programme by animal scientists, is the prediction of genetic merit in the offspring generation for desirable production traits such as increased growth rate, or superior meat, milk and wool production.

This publication provides readers with an introduction to applied genetics and molecular genetics.

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.

This thorough introductory volume presents the background, applications, and stepwise directions for standard DNA and RNA isolation techniques.

The book chapters cover different aspects of epilepsy genetics, starting with the "e;classical"e; concept of epilepsies as ion channel disorders.

With one volume each year, this series keeps scientists and advanced students informed of the latest developments and results in all areas of the plant sciences.

The fascinating area of Nutrigenomics describes this daily communication between our diet and our genome.

Advances in research and development reveal the immense diversity and potential of marine genetic resources.

This volume explores the latest advancements in the field of optogenetics and how it uses cellular light-sensing components and genetic engineering to control proteins and biological processes.

This edited book is a comprehensive compilation of deliberations in the field of agriculture, food security, climate resilient crops and on the relevance of the popular TILLING technique in the era of precise genome editing (CRISPR/Cas9).

Assists policymakers in evaluating the appropriate scientific methods for detecting unintended changes in food and assessing the potential for adverse health effects from genetically modified products.