Life sciences: general issues

Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins.

Advances in Cancer Research provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research.

Advances in Cancer Research

Advances in Cancer Research

Within you lie all the tools to shape the person you want to become.

ABC Proteins is an in-depth, up-to-date analysis of all that is known about the subject to date.

Time-to-contact is the visual information that observers use in fundamental tasks such as landing an airplane or hitting a ball.

Over the past 25 years the amount of data pertaining to the GABAergic function in the basal ganglia has increased dramatically.

Gene transfer within humans has been an obstacle until about 10 years ago.

The first edition of Neurobiology of Learning and Memory was published in 1998 to rave reviews.

The book describes the mechanisms involved in the maintenance of neuroendocrine-immune interactions in ageing.

Molecular Microbiology Laboratory is designed to teach molecular biology techniques to upper level undergraduates majoring in the life sciences.

Molecular Biology of B Cells is a comprehensive reference to how B cells are generated, selected, activated and engaged in antibody production.

Comprised of two separate volumes, Neuroimaging provides a state-of-the-art review of a broad range of neuroimaging techniques applied to both clinical and research settings.

Published since 1959, International Review of Neurobiology is a well-known series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists.

This book is for everyone who longs to feel high on life naturally***AS SEEN ON LORRAINE***'Useful for anyone wishing to brighten up their lives Sunday Times'These six hormones have the power to change your life' Telegraph____Neurochemicals affect just about everything in our bodies, including how we think and feel.

Freshwater Ecology: Concepts and Environmental Applications is a general text covering both basic and applied aspects of freshwater ecology and serves as an introduction to the study of lakes and streams.

Significant advances in our knowledge of genetics were made during the twentieth century but in the most recent decades, genetic research has dramatically increased its impact throughout society.

Acknowledgement This book is the result of a collective effort.

Microbial granules have practical importance in anaerobic and aerobic biological wastewater treatment.

The neuroscience of why bad habits are so hard to break-and how evidence-based strategies can help us change our behavior more effectivelyWe all have habits we'd like to break, but for many of us it can be nearly impossible to do so.

Advances in Parasitology includes medical studies on parasites of major influence, such as Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosomes.

All living cells are surrounded by a lipidic membrane that isolates them from the often harsh environment.

A fundamental and groundbreaking reassessment of how we view and manage cancer When we think of the forces driving cancer, we don't necessarily think of evolution.

This completely revised edition of The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates, the second most cited book in science, represents a dramatic update from the previous edition.

The Radioactivity in the Environment Series addresses the key aspects of this socially important and complex interdisciplinary subject.

Ahistory of aging in the United Statesand an innovative blueprint for revolutionizingcare for older adultsfrom Northwell Health, New York's largest health care system.

The functional properties of any molecule are directly related to, and affected by, its structure.

This second edition of a very successful text reflects the tremendous pace of human genetics research and the demands that it places on society to understand and absorb its basic implications.

The preceding editions made The Rat Brain in Stereotaxic Coordinates the second most cited book in science.

This text introduces underlying principles of the endocrine regulation of behavior in animals and humans.

This fully revised and expanded edition of Fundamentals of Soil Ecology continues its holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function.

Coupled with biomechanical data, organic geochemistry and cladistic analyses utilizing abundant genetic data, scientific studies are revealing new facets of how plants have evolved over time.

Currently, few drugs are available for the effective treatment of neurodegenerative diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders.

Primate Anatomy is unlike ay other work on primates: it systematically reviews the biology of all living primates, including humans.

This book presents work that has been conducted as part of the research project "e;Discourse on ethical questions of biomedicine"e; of the interdisciplinary Working Group Bioethics and Science Communication at the Max-Delbrueck-Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC)in Berlin-Buch, Germany.

This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are used by human cultures as well as how riparia can be used to sustain environmental quality.

The Evolution of the Genome provides a much needed overview of genomic study through clear, detailed, expert-authored discussions of the key areas in genome biology.

Stock Identification Methods provides a comprehensive review of the various disciplines used to study the population structure of fishery resources.

Fish sensory systems have been extensively studied not only because of a wide general interest in the behavioral and sensory physiology of this group, but also because fishes are well suited as biological models for studies of sensory systems.

Since the independent invention of DNA sequencing by Sanger and by Gilbert 30 years ago, it has grown from a small scale technique capable of reading several kilobase-pair of sequence per day into today's multibillion dollar industry.

The book presents a consistent and complete ecosystem theory based on thermodynamic concepts.

Advances in Ecological Research was first published in 1962 and has become one of Academic Press' most prestigious and successful series.

Temperature and other climate variables are currently changing at a dramatic rate.

Basic Neurochemistry: Molecular, Cellular and Medical Aspects, a comprehensive text on neurochemistry, is now updated and revised in its Seventh Edition.

Molecular biology operates at three levels - genes, proteins and metabolites.

The textbook entitled Tropical Ecology of Southeast Asia - The Indonesian Archipelago unfolds in its 5 major chapters with 20 subchapters on more than 500 pages, with more than 300 figures, the basic principles of ecology with examples mainly coming from the Indonesian Archipelago.

Signal Processing for Neuroscientists introduces analysis techniques primarily aimed at neuroscientists and biomedical engineering students with a reasonable but modest background in mathematics, physics, and computer programming.

Drugs and the Future presents 13 reviews collected to present the new advances in all areas of addiction research, including knowledge gained from mapping the human genome, the improved understanding of brain pathways and functions that are stimulated by addictive drugs, experimental and clinical psychology approaches to addiction and treatment, as well as both ethical considerations and social policy.

Biostatistics, Second Edition, is a user-friendly guide on biostatistics, which focuses on the proper use and interpretation of statistical methods.