Biology, life sciences

This book helps scientists, clinicians and other interested individuals understand recent clinical advances and challenges for the future.

Discussing the generally ignored issue of the classification of natural objects in the philosophy of science, this book focuses on knowledge and social relations, and offers a way to understand classification as a necessary aspect of doing science.

In 2018 the first genetically modified babies were reportedly born in China, made possible by the invention of CRISPR technology in 2012.

This informative book offers a wide range of knowledge on the technologies and applications of the cutting-edge field of high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) in different areas of analysis.

This book is about the therapeutic environment of the Maggie's centre and explores the many ways this is achieved.

Irrigation and Agricultural Development compiles selected papers presented at the International Expert Consultation held in Baghdad, Iraq from February 24 to March 1, 1979.

The Annual Beltsville Symposium serves as a forum for presenting recent developments in basic research that contribute solutions to agricultural problems.

This open-end treatise on methods concerning pro tein separation had its beginning in an American Chemical Society symposium entitled "e;Con- temporary Protein Separation Methods"e; which was held in Atlantic City, New Jersey in September 1974.

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.

Mitochondria in Higher Plants: Structure, Function, and Biogenesis is a collection and interpretation of information on plant mitochondria.

Genome Mapping and Molecular Breeding in Plants presents the current status of the elucidation and improvement of plant genomes of economic interest.

Knowledge of the early life stages of fishes is crucial for the effective monitoring and management of fish populations and habitats, and the evaluation of environmental impacts and recovery of endangered species.

This book assembles concisely written chapters by world-leaders in the field summarizing recent advances in understanding microbial responses to hydrocarbons.

In keeping with the spirit of the first edition, the second edition of this book displays the autopsy procedure in a step-wise, start-to-finish fashion.

Provides a grounding in the experimental techniques applicable to the discipline of biotechnology.

GW bodies are novel cytoplasmic foci that were discovered and named by Dr.

In this two volume festschrift, contributors explore the theoretical developments (Volume I) and applications (Volume II) in traditional cognitive psychology domains, and model other areas of human performance that benefit from rigorous mathematical approaches.

Published since 1959, Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in Microbiology.

This book presents advanced knowledge and techniques to improve food quality, such as organic farming, fertilization using waste, reducing arsenic in food, soil restoration, forage production in arid regions and weed control.

In this treatise, current knowledge on the neurogenesis, axonal outgrowth, synaptogenesis, and regenerative capacity of descending supraspinal pathways in tetrapods is discussed.

This book addresses the use of food hydrocolloids as agents for encapsulating biological active ingredients.

A NATO ASI on "e;Molecular Ecology of Aquatic Microbes"e; was held at II Ciocco, Lucca, Italy from 28 August - 9 September 1994.

This volume focuses on experimental research with applicable models to study physiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology of the blood-brain barrier (BBB).

Diagnosing in Cardiovascular Chinese Medicine instructs readers on the finer details of cardiovascular patient examination techniques used in western medicine, together with TCM examination techniques.

Conceptual Development of Industrial Biotechnology for Commercial Production of Biopharmaceuticals and Vaccines provides insights on how to bring sustainability into biologic drug production.

The Handbook of Research on Food Processing and Preservation Technologies is a valuable 5-volume collection that illustrates various design, development, and applications of novel and innovative strategies for food processing and preservation.

This brief monograph is intended chiefly for non-specialists and for others interested in a concise introduction to the field.

The design and development of drugs and new pharmaceutical formulations require a full characterization of the chemical and physicochemical events occurring at the level of the single active ingredients or excipients, as well as their reciprocal interaction.

This volume compiles accepted contributions for the 2nd Edition of the Colombian Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Congress CCBCOL, after a rigorous review process in which 54 papers were accepted for publication from 119 submitted contributions.

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The fish faunas of continental South and Central America constitute one of the greatest concentrations of aquatic diversity on Earth, consisting of about 10 percent of all living vertebrate species.

This book examines an important paradigm shift in biology: Plants and animals, traditionally viewed as individuals, are now considered to be complex systems and host to a plethora of microorganisms.

The second edition of this successful book provides further and in-depth insight into theoretical models dealing with Internet addiction, as well as includes new therapeutical approaches.

Far more than a comprehensive treatise on initial-rate and fast-reaction kinetics, this one-of-a-kind desk reference places enzyme science in the fuller context of the organic, inorganic, and physical chemical processes occurring within enzyme active sites.

Case studies on violent deaths from the past and present vividly illustrate how anthropologists construct meaning from the victim''s bones.

This book explores some of the complex ethical quandaries entailed by proposed phase III HIV preventive vaccine trials.

Fungal Secondary Metabolites: Synthesis and Applications in Agroecosystem presents the properties and biotechnological applications of microbial metabolites and their industrial, pharmaceutical, antimicrobial, and anticancer applications.

This book on the history, breeding, management and diseases of domestic animals is a snapshot of American animal husbandry around the year 1850.

Elektrophoretische Trennmethoden sind seit vielen Jahren ein nicht mehr wegzudenkender Bestandteil der analytischen Verfahren in den Bereichen Analytische Chemie, Klinische Chemie, Lebensmittelchemie, Medizin, Biologie, Pharmakologie.

For the first time, the world's experts in HIV-AIDS have come together to publish the Encyclopedia of AIDS.

Much research has focused on the basic cellular and molecular biological aspects of stem cells.

This book presents authoritative recent research on Biomedical Informatics, bringing together contributions from some of the most respected researchers in this field.

This book covers varied aspects of environmental contaminants and their effect on the living organisms.