Genetics (non-medical)

This book brings together and updates the latest information on the diversity of yeasts, their molecular features and their applications in the welfare of mankind.

This book offers step-by-step instruction on DNA cloning, defined as moving genes around plasmids, mutating genes, or mining new genes.

This two volume book set provides a comprehensive and practical overview of the state-of-the-art molecular biological diagnostic strategies that are currently used in a wide variety of disciplines.

This book comprehensively discusses the latest research in the area of metabolic engineering.

This book offers a comprehensive compilation of biotic and abiotic factors that affect lychee production and commercialization.

This book reviews the latest developments in the design, synthesis, and molecular mechanism of action of Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors in the context of potential cancer therapy.

This book helps in understanding the relationship between microorganisms and oral carcinogenesis, and the possible oncogenic mechanisms enhancing the association.

This book, which is the first volume of Biomedical Translational Research, summarizes emerging technologies in healthcare.

The existence of living organisms in diverse ecosystems has been the focus of interest to human beings, primarily to obtain insights into the diversity and dynamics of the communities.

Natural bioactive compounds have become an integral part of plant-microbe interactions geared toward adaptation to environmental changes.

This book offers a detailed overview of both conventional and modern approaches to plant breeding.

This book illustrates the importance and significance of bioinformatics in the field of agriculture.

Plant tissue culture (PTC) technology has gained unassailable success for its various commercial and research applications in plant sciences.

Are you your genes?

In the industrial era, the most important potential threat to crop production is abiotic stress, including toxic metal/metalloid stress.

This book covers important topics on various neglected and underutilised crops (vegetables, cereals, fruit crops).

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.

This book provides an outline of epigenetics as a whole, while also specifically examining a range of epigenetic players, including histone acetyl transferases (HATs) and histone deacetylases (HDACs).

Stem cells hold great promise for cell therapy, tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and pharmaceutical and biotechnological applications.

This book summarizes all different fields of cotton fiber, including genetics, fiber chemistry, soft materials, textile, and fashion engineering.

Epigenetics is emerging as an important factor in risk of diseases of global importance including obesity, cardiovascular disease and cancer.

Bioactive compounds produced by natural sources, such as plants, microbes, endophytic fungi, etc.

This book summarizes the latest research on sheepgrass, both in China and around the globe, as well as fundamental information on the topic.

This book addresses the design of emerging conceptual tools, technologies and systems including novel synthetic parts, devices, circuits, oscillators, biological gates, and small regulatory RNAs (riboregulators and riboswitches), which serve as versatile control elements for regulating gene expression.

The book provides an introduction to the basics of fungi, discussing various types ranging from edible mushrooms to Neurospora - a model system for genetics and epigenetics.

This book compiles selected articles presented at the International Conference on Biotechnology & Biological Sciences, BIOSPECTRUM 2017, organized by the Department of Biotechnology, University of Engineering & Management, Kolkata.

This volume covers the latest advancements and methods used to study DNA barcoding.

This edited book is a comprehensive compilation of principles, conventional and molecular approaches used to develop improved varieties and hybrids of major crops in light of their origin, evolution, taxonomy, production and productivity and need by human civilization.

This book deals with the most emerging aspects of algal research with special reference to microalgae viz; diversity, mutations, genomics and metagenomics study, eco-physiology, culturing, microalgae for food and feed, biofuel production, harvesting of microalgae, separation, and purification of biochemicals, techno-economical assessment, microalgal biotechnology, algal-bacterial systems for wastewater treatment.

This book comprehensively discusses our current understanding of the role and biological mechanisms of horizontal transfer of genetic elements in the environment, which has been important in the evolution of prokaryotes (archaea and bacteria).

This book is first part of the 3 volume set focusing on basic and advanced methods for using microbiology as an entrepreneurial venture.

This book provides detailed information on the various types of cancer, etiology, effects, and challenges associated with current cancer treatment regimes.

This book is a compendium of case studies in hematologic malignancies such as acute leukemias, myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative neoplasms, chronic leukemias and multiple myeloma covering cytogenetics (karyotyping Fluorescence in sitn hybridization (FISH)) and molecular studies in detail.

Through this book, the readers will learn about the different aspects of Actinobacteria- beginning with its ecology and occurrence, to the ways of its adaptation to harsh climates, and finally to its practical applications.

This book highlights the importance of understanding gastric and colon cancer metabolism in guiding diagnosis and drug discovery.

This book focuses on the application of microorganisms in various aspects of life such as plant protection and improvement, environmental remediation, and the improvement of plant & human health.

This book introduces the concept of bacterial communication systems from a mathematical modeling point of view.

This volume offers detailed information on the behaviour of various water pollutants, and on the principles and concepts of groundwater flow and transport.

This book presents the latest developments in bioinformatics, highlighting the importance of bioinformatics in genomics, transcriptomics, metabolism and cheminformatics analysis, as well as in drug discovery and development.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of plant stresses caused by salt, drought, extreme temperatures, oxygen and toxic compounds, which are responsible for huge losses in crop yields.

Ferns are representative of genetic inheritance of great value as they include species of ancient vascular plants, which have direct connection with the evolution of plant life on Earth.

Pathological Specimens and Genomic Medicine - Emerging Issues surveys various fields and medical disciplines related to the implementation of the new field of genomic medicine.

Nature has consistently provided human beings with bioactive compounds that can be used directly as drugs or indirectly as drug leads.

This book sheds new light on ways to alleviate biotic and abiotic stress in plants, using signaling molecules of plant growth promotory rhizobacteria.

In genetic pathology, epigenetic testing is rare and under utilised.

Unravelling the intricate cell signalling networks and their significance in cancer poses major intellectual challenge.

This book is a concerted effort to put together the rapidly growing facets of biological data.

The book discusses the complex interactions between plants and their associated microbial communities.

For the majority of the world's population, medicinal and aromatic plants are the most important source of life-saving drugs.

This volume comprehensively reviews recent advances in our understanding of the diversity of microbes in various types of terrestrial ecosystems, such as caves, deserts and cultivated fields.