Molecular biology

This textbook for graduate students presents fundamental and essential principles of forensic biology.

This title reviews current knowledge of the mechanisms contributing to heart failure.

This book focuses on cold habitat microbes as a potential source of elite enzymes and secondary metabolites to meet the growing demands of the pharmaceutical, food and biotechnological industries.

This volume presents detailed reviews on biochemistry, classical genetics and traditional breeding, germplasm diversity, molecular genetics, tissue culture, biotechnology, and structural and functional genomics of ten major seed spices including ajwain, anise, celery, coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, fenugreek, Nigella and parsely.

Ionizing Radiation and the Immune Response, Part B, Volume 378 reviews the latest knowledge on the immune response induced by ionizing radiations.

The book's primary objective is to introduce the pathology and physiology atherosclerosis in brief, and its diagnosis and treatment.

This two-volume set highlights the various innovative and emerging techniques and molecular applications that are currently being used in plant abiotic stress physiology.

Biological NMR, Part A, the latest release in the Methods of Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on topics such as Protein methyl labeling, Membrane protein expression - yeast, Protein aromatic labeling, His-tag/Metal contamination, Bicelles, nanodiscs and micelles MP host, PTM - phosphorylation, PTM - lipidation, Screening platform for receptor-ligand discoverySolution Spectroscopy, Large protein strategies, NUS data collection/analysis, F19 incl.

In 1983, the book ``Experimental Plant Morphology' was written in Czech by the above named authors.

International Review of Cytology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology - both plant and animal.

This book introduces writings on the history and philosophy of surgery that previously appeared in the Journal of Investigative Surgery.

Hormones, Fourth Edition provides a report on the field of human hormones viewed in light of our current understanding of cellular and subcellular architecture, along with the molecular details of their modes of action.

The identification of medically important fungi has been an important area of study that warrants further extensive research.

Vertebrate Skeletal Development, Volume 133, the latest release in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, presents interesting chapters on a variety of topics, with this edition focusing on Craniofacial skeletal development, Regulatory mechanism of jawbone and tooth development, Development of the axial skeleton and intervertebral discs, Stem and progenitor cells in skeletal development, Origin, functioning and morphogenetic activity of limb synovial joint, ECM signaling in cartilage development and endochondral ossification, Sox genes in skeletal development, Wnt-Signaling in Skeletal Development, Gas signaling in skeletal development and diseases, FGF signaling in skeletal development, Bone morphogenetic growth factors in bone development, and more.

The book deals with latest research achievements of Brassica scientists using omics approaches in understanding host-pathogen interaction, molecular detection, identification, and functional characterization of effectors/genes including pathogenomics and biometabolomics.

The clinical microbiology laboratory is often a sentinel for the detection of drug resistant strains of microorganisms.

Pancreatic B Cell Biology in Health and Disease, Volume 360 presents the latest release in this ongoing series on the novel and widely studied physiology of pancreatic cells in homeostasis and under pathogenic conditions.

This book examines and summarises the developments and changes in the approach of organic and natural product chemists over the past years, presenting both the successes and inevitable missteps.

Infectious diseases are caused by the pathogenic microbial organisms.

Examining intercellular infections in certain plant species that lead to a symbiotic relationship between the host and its endophytic microbes, this volume demonstrates the ability of many types of endosymbionts, acting as a unit with hosts to better survive, compete and reproduce.

This volume presents the most recent advances in techniques for studying the post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression (PTR).

Earlier books on the handling of plant chromosomes have not included many of the innovations in cytological techniques for many important crops that have become available in recent years, including information on associating genes with chromosomes.

Published continuously since 1944, the Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology serial has been a continuous, essential resource for protein chemists.

Enzymatic Plastic Degradation, Volume 648 in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with chapters authored by leaders in the field.

Epigenetic Regulation of Cancer, Part B, Volume 383 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 hot topics, including Epigenetic control of cell signaling in cancer stem cells, Genetic and epigenetic features of neuroendocrine prostate cancer and their emerging applications, Epigenetic regulation in pancreatic cancer, Epigenome Editing in Cancer: Advances and Challenges for Potential Therapeutic Options, Inhibition of epigenetic mechanisms in cancer, and Epigenetics as a determinant of radiation response in cancer.

This special volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science focuses on telomeres in health and disease.

Chemical Biology of Natural Products This unique, long-awaited volume is designed to address contemporary aspects of natural product chemistry and its influence on biological systems, not solely on human interactions.

Published 100 years after Emil Fischer first proposed the lock-and-key principle, this volume provides a complete review of the subject to date and offers suggestions for futher research.

Mitochondria and Longevity, Volume 340, the latest release in the International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology series reviews and details current advances in cell and molecular biology.

This book, Extremophiles: General and Plant Biomass Based Biorefinery, explores the potential of extremophiles in industries and biomass based biorefinery.

Gap junction channels are a group of intercellular channels expressed in tissues and organs to synchronize many physiological processes.

Immunotherapeutics, Volume 129 in the Advances in Protein Chemistry and Structural Biology series highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on a variety of topics, including Vaccines for the prophylaxis and treatment of HPV, Lung-targeted RNA-based therapeutics, Clostridium difficile: Current overview and future perspectives, Antivenoms for treatment of snake bites, Natural killer cell-based strategies for immunotherapy of cancer, Immunological insights of selectins in human disease mechanism, Current update, challenges, and future aspects of immunotherapeutics in non-small cell lung cancer, In silico interaction analysis of NEMO binding domain peptide on the NFkB protein, and much more.

Beneficial microbes called probiotics exist naturally in our bodies and play a vital role in our health.

Using a multidisciplinary approach, Human Respiratory Viral Infections is set at the level between the definitive reference work and an essential clinical manual.

This volume explores some of the most exciting recent advances in basic research on protein phosphorylation in health and disease and how this knowledge is leading to advances in the various fields.

NMR spectroscopy has found a wide range of applications in life sciences over recent decades.

Psychrotrophic Bacteria in Foods: Disease and Spoilage presents a comprehensive review of psychrotrophic bacteria and other pathogens and their role in causing food spoilage in refrigerated and frozen foods.

This book 'Extremophiles: Wastewater and Algal Biorefinery' explores the potential of extremophiles/extremotolerant organisms in wastewater treatment, biorefining of algal biomass and in the treatment of industrial waste effluent.

Over the last ten years, much effort has been devoted to improving the biophysical techniques used in the study of viruses.

This new volume provides an up-to-date understanding of the numerous classes of plant transposable elements, the mobile units of DNA that comprise large portions of plant genomes, which are an important contributor for gene and genome evolution.

 This book describes current understandings and recent progress in four areas: in the first one, the cytochalasans, a group of fungal derived natural products characterized by a perhydro-isoindolone core fused with a macrocyclic ring are shown to exhibit high structural diversity and a broad spectrum of bioactivities.

This book is an accessible resource offering practical information not found in more database-oriented resources.

Cell Fate in Mammalian Development, Volume 128, the latest release in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, provides reviews on cell fate in mammalian development.

Aging is a topic that concerns all of us, since none of us can escape it.

Molecular Aspects of Alcohol and Nutrition is a valuable resource for nutrition researchers and nutritionists who study or treat alcohol-related diseases.

Phylogenomics: A Primer, Second Edition is for advanced undergraduate and graduate biology students studying molecular biology, comparative biology, evolution, genomics, and biodiversity.

This book describes the basic features of virus replication, and points out how these features lead into the diverse biologies and genetics of the various viruses.

RNA Therapeutics, Part B, Volume 204 updates on a new class of medication based on RNA molecules, with chapters on a variety of topics, including RNA therapeutics for cardiovascular disorders, RNA therapeutics for kidney injury, RNA therapeutics for beta-thalassemia, RNA therapeutics for infectious diseases, RNA therapeutics for reproductive diseases, Potential of RNA and transcriptomic data to drive drug repurposing for various diseases, RNA therapeutics for glioma/glioblastoma, RNA therapeutics for regenerative medicine, Advances in the liposome-based delivery systems for RNA therapeutics in cancer, Advances in the polymeric nanoparticulate delivery systems for RNA therapeutics in cancer, and more.

Advances in Immunology, a long-established and highly respected publication, presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology.