Biology, life sciences

Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of molecular biology and its applications.

Published since 1953, Advances in Virus Research covers a diverse range of in-depth reviews providing a valuable overview of the current field of virology.

Language, cognition, and memory are traditionally studied together prior to a researcher specializing in any one area.

Interest in the study of peripheral nerve repair and regeneration has increased significantly over the last twenty years and today the number of nerve reconstructions performed is progressively increasing due to the continuous improvement in surgical technology and to the spread of microsurgical skills among surgeons worldwide.

Intercellular communication is part of a complex system of communication that governs basic cellular activities and coordinates cell actions.

Stress is a universal phenomenon that impacts adversely on most people.

Molecular Biology, Second Edition, examines the basic concepts of molecular biology while incorporating primary literature from today's leading researchers.

Currently, there are two types of pediatric disorder books available: high level technical books geared toward pediatric specialists, and self-help books for parents.

The interdisciplinary field of regenerative medicine holds the promise of repairing and replacing tissues and organs damaged by disease and of developing therapies for previously untreatable conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, liver disease, and renal failure.

This volume consists of 85 chapters that highlight recent advances in our knowledge of the viruses that infect plants and fungi.

Sleep is the natural state of bodily rest, common to all mammals and birds and also seen in many reptiles, amphibians and fish.

Protein assay methods are used for protein identification with blood groups, cell surface markers, drugs and toxins.

Calculations for Molecular Biology and Biotechnology: A Guide to Mathematics in the Laboratory, Second Edition, provides an introduction to the myriad of laboratory calculations used in molecular biology and biotechnology.

The fields of stem cell research, regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, and cloning are very closely related.

Eating disorders (EDs) affect at least 11 million people in the United States each year and spread across age, race, ethnicity and socio-economic class.

How and why animals produce group behaviorsFish travel in schools, birds migrate in flocks, honeybees swarm, and ants build trails.

Stress is a universal phenomenon that impacts adversely on most people.

Evolutionary Neuroscience is a collection of articles in brain evolution selected from the recent comprehensive reference, Evolution of Nervous Systems (Elsevier, Academic Press, 2007).

Developmental Neuroscience is one of the six core disciplines in Neuroscience, and yet no single volume, non-textbook reference exists on the market that provides researchers with more in-depth, high-level information on developmental neurobiology.

Due to its prolific reproduction and the external development of the transparent embryo, the zebrafish is the prime model for genetic and developmental studies, as well as research in genomics.

Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances in recent years.

Fenner's Veterinary, Virology, Fourth Edition, is the long awaited new edition of Veterinary Virology, 3e, which was published in 1999.

Given that there have been considerable advances in the treatment and management of oncologic diseases in children, the fifth edition of this successful clinical manual will be entirely updated to incorporate all current protocols and developments.

A fun and fact-filled AZ treasury for the insect lover in all of usInsectpedia introduces you to the wonders of the insect world while inviting you to make discoveries of your own.

This text provides comprehensive protocols essential methods across cell biology.

The publication of the extensive 7-volume work Comprehensive Molecular Insect Science has provided library customers and their end-users with a complete reference encompassing important developments and achievements in modern insect science including reviews on the ecdysone receptor, lipocalins, and bacterial toxins.

Statistical Bioinformatics provides a balanced treatment of statistical theory in the context of bioinformatics applications.

Cytometry is characterization and measurement of cells and cellular constituents, most often used to immunophenotype cells - that is, to distinguish healthy cells from diseased cells.

Inducible defenses--those often dramatic phenotypic shifts in prey activated by biological agents ranging from predators to pathogens--are widespread in the natural world.

Stress is a universal phenomenon that impacts adversely on most people.

Physicochemical and Environmental Plant Physiology, Fourth Edition, is the updated version of an established and successful reference for plant scientists.

In the last ten years the neuroscience of language has matured as a field.

This two-volume work presents a summary and review of the current state of lobster biology, ecology, physiology, behavior, and management.

Animal and Translational Models for CNS Drug Discovery combines the experience of academic, clinical and pharmaceutical neuroscientists in a unique collaborative approach to provide a greater understanding of the relevance of animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders and their role as translational tools for the discovery of CNS drugs being developed for the treatment of these disorders.

The use of computers and computational methods has become ubiquitous in biological and biomedical research.

Freshwater algae are among the most diverse and ubiquitous organisms on earth.

This book presents a selection of tried and trusted laboratory experiments in the field of biochemistry.

Genetic improvement has played a vital role in enhancing the yield potential of vegetable crops.

The first and only book to summarize this fascinating topic.

This is the first book to be devoted entirely to the application and development of flow techniques in cytogenetics.

Wild birds are counted for a wide variety of reasons and by a bewildering array of methods.

Immunoglobin Genes is the first comprehensive book on the structure, function, and expression of the genes encoding antibodies in normal and neoplastic cells.

Computer-Assisted Bacterial Systematics examines the theoretical basis of numerical taxonomy and its impact on microbial classification and identification.

Today the human body is exposed to vibration not only while traveling but also during leisure and domestic activities and in many occupations.

Legislation relating to animals has ancient origins and in many civilizations certain species have held particular significance, be it religious, cultural, nutritional, or sporting.

For many years, biochemical tests have been widely used for the diagnosis, classification, and monitoring of bone and connective tissue disease.

Over the past five years the major importance of cytokines in the regulation of the immune system has become established.

This up-to-date compilation addresses the scientific problems of determining a mode of action of lithium and provides a cross-disciplinary perspective.

It is well established that asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airway mucosa and drugs like inhaled glucocorticoids are now commonly introduced early in therapy.

Insect trapping is a basic field research tool for many biologists, whether they are studying insect pests, disease vectors or insect ecology for its own sake.