Circulating Tumor Cells, From Biotech Innovation to Clinical Utility Part B, Volume 392 in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of timely topics, including Circulating Tumor Cells in Lung Cancer: integrating stemness and heterogeneity to improve clinical utility, Multi-omic Features and Clustering Phenotypes of Circulating Tumor Cells Associated with Metastasis and Clinical Outcomes, CTCs in CRC: updates, Proteomics and post-translational modification analysis in CTCs, Latest advances of CTC studies in prostate cancer, and Epigenetics and CTCs: new biomarkers and impact on tumor biology.
International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, Volume 328 is the latest release in this series that publishes comprehensive and detailed reviews on current advances in cell and molecular biology.
Molecular Driving Forces, Second Edition E-book is an introductory statistical thermodynamics text that describes the principles and forces that drive chemical and biological processes.
Discusses various advances in applied microbiology, including: production of acetic acid by Clostridium thermoaceticum; marine microorganisms as a source of new natural products; and stereoselective biotransformations for synthesis of some pharmaceutical intermediates.
The roots of most plants are colonized by symbiotic fungi to form mycorrhiza, which play a critical role in the capture of nutrients from the soil and therefore in plant nutrition.
ZIP Metal Ion Transporters, Volume 684 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Biochemistry, Biophysics and Structural Biology, Structure determination of a bacterial ZIP in lipidic cubic phase, Cell-based metal transport assay for animal and plant ZIPs, Measurement of metal binding affinity and transport activity in ZIP transporters using spectroscopic methods, Considerations in production of the (prokaryotic) ZIP family transporters for structural and functional studies, Metal-protein interactions investigated using model systems: thermodynamic, spectroscopic and computational methods, and more.
Molecular Methods in Plant Pathology covers methods in phytopathology at the molecular level, including PCR techniques, electron microscopy, tissue culturing, and the cloning of disease-resistant genes.
Computational biology is a rapidly expanding field, and the number and variety of computational methods used for DNA and protein sequence analysis is growing every day.
RGS Protein Physiology and Pathophysiology describes the current, state-of-the-art research occurring in the laboratories of leaders in the RGS protein field that utilize genetic mouse models to interrogate the function of RGS proteins in vivo.
The content of this volume is designed to reach a wide audience, including those involved with relevant technologies such as electrophoresis and mass spectrometry, to those interested in how proteomics can benefit research.
Landmark Experiments in Molecular Biology critically considers breakthrough experiments that have constituted major turning points in the birth and evolution of molecular biology.
Knowledge of transcription has moved forward at a furious pace over recent years, and an understanding of the processes involved in gene regulation and expression has become an essential element in biochemistry, genome biology, molecular biology and molecular genetics.
Bridging the gap between laboratory observations and industrial practices, this work presents detailed information on recombinant micro-organisms and their applications in industry and agriculture.
BIOS Instant Notes in Neuroscience, 3rd edition, has been reorganized and some detail removed from both text and figures in order to make it a more effective resource for students.
Epigenetics in Health and Disease, Volume 198 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Computational biology in epigenetics, Artificial intelligence and machine learning in epigenetics, CRISPR-dCas9 Systems for Epigenetic Editing for Therapeutic Applications, Epigenetics in heredity disease, Epigenetics in cancer development, diagnosis and therapy, Microbiota and epigenetics: health impact, Histone deacetylase (HDACs) Inhibitors: Clinical applications, Early epigenetic markers for precision medicine, Epigenetics of neurological diseases, Epigenetic Regulons in Alzheimer's disease, and Epigenetics in epilepsy.
It is the purpose of this monograph to set forth the theoretical rules and practical considerations as a basis for decisions, and to illustrate the application of these aspects to the design and evaluation of instrumented microbiological analysis of body fluids.
Nanomedicine, a scientific branch of nanotechnology that operates on the same scale as biology, offers the possibility of influencing the healing process from inside of the body by manipulating the matter at cellular or molecular levels.
Clearly linked to consumption of foods, beverages, and drinking water that contain pathogenic microbes, toxins, or other toxic agents, foodborne diseases have undergone a remarkable change of fortune in recent decades, from once rare and insignificant malaises to headline-grabbing and deadly outbreaks.
Soil Solarization describes the principles and technology of soil solarization and the use of soil solarization for different crops and cropping systems.
Design, Operation, and Control of Insect-Rearing Systems: Science, Technology, and Infrastructure explains the fundamental components of insect rearing:1) the rearing systems, per se2) personnel3) education of rearing personnel4) communication of procedures5) an in-depth look at silkworm rearing5) facilities where rearing is conducted, and6) funding for all these components.
Molecular and Cellular Basis of Metastasis: Road to Therapy, the latest in the Advances in Cancer Research series, provides invaluable information on the exciting and fast-moving field of cancer research.
Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, Volume 184 in the Methods in Cell Biology series includes comprehensive protocols to assess the role of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs), an immature, heterogenous cell population from the myeloid lineage with a potent immunosuppressive activity in a variety of diseases.
Dental defects may be the physical expression of genetic defects, and so they can often be seen in a variety of syndromes associated with malformations of organs.
Recent Progress in Hormone Research, Volume 42 covers the proceedings of the Laurentian Hormone Conference held on September 1985 in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
Molecular toxicology is an emerging discipline that utilizes molecular and cell biology to understand how drugs and chemicals result in their unwanted effects.
The third volume in the Institute of Animal Health (IAH) Biology of Animal Infections Series, Bluetongue discusses one of the most economically important diseases of domesticated livestock.
