Biology, life sciences

The Vaccine Book provides comprehensive information on the current and future world of vaccines.

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

In Future Directions in Biocatalysis the important topics within biocatalysis and enzymatic catalysis for organic synthesis are described for both experts and non-experts.

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 work covers effectively all aspects of drug-induced pathology that may be encountered within preclinical toxicity studies.

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

The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry, 2E, is a single-volume source on the practical aspects of medicinal chemistry.

This second volume on ribonucleases provides up-to-date, methods-related information on these enzymes.

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

Principles of Soil and Plant Water Relations combines biology and physics to show how water moves through the soil-plant-atmosphere continuum.

In this book, the progress during the last ten years is reviewed and future plans outlined to realize and establish the concept of design in the biological sciences.

Driven in part by the development of genomics, proteomics, and bioinformatics as new disciplines, there has been a tremendous resurgence of interest in physical methods to investigate macromolecular structure and function in the context of living cells.

The purpose of this volume is to highlight wide-ranging applications of genomics in the area of applied mycology and biotechnology.

As the largest living group on earth, insects can provide us with insight into adaptation, evolution, and survival.

This is the third edition of an established and successful university textbook.

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

What are the goals of agricultural science?

Molecular Endocrinology, Third Edition summarizes the area and provides an in-depth discussion of the molecular aspects of hormone action, including hormone-receptor interactions, second messenger generation, gene induction, and post-transcriptional control.

Knowledge of plant names can give insight into largely forgotten beliefs.

Advances in Microbial Physiology is one of the most successful and prestigious series from Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier.

Food Toxicants Analysis covers different aspects from the field of analytical food toxicology including emerging analytical techniques and applications to detect food allergens, genetically modified organisms, and novel ingredients (including those of functional foods).

This fifth edition of the classic textbook in plant pathology outlines how to recognize, treat, and prevent plant diseases.

This book examines the nature of medical knowledge, how it is obtained, and how it can be used for decision support.

An important translational book bridging the gap between science and clinical medicine, Prostate Cancer reviews the biological processes that can be implicated in the disease, reviews current treatments, highlighting the pitfalls where relevant and examines the scientific developments that might result in novel treatments in the future.

This authoritative dictionary has been compiled with the aim of giving an overview of the English, German, French and Italian names of mammals.

International Review of Neurobiology is a well-respected series appealing to neuroscientists, clinicians, psychologists, physiologists, and pharmacologists.

This book is the first laboratory manual to bring together basic procedures for measurement of stable and radioactive isotopes of nitrogen, with specific applications to plant, soil, and aquatic biology.

By combining the tools of organic chemistry with those of physical biochemistry and cell biology, Non-Natural Amino Acids aims to provide fundamental insights into how proteins work within the context of complex biological systems of biomedical interest.

Completely revised and updated to take into account the new taxonomy and grouping changes made by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in their 8th Report, The Dictionary of Virology provides an authoritative and concise list of all viruses affecting vertebrate species, from humans to fish.

Miami Winter Symposia, Volume 16: From Gene to Protein: Information Transfer in Normal and Abnormal Cells presents the expression and processing of genetic information at the levels of both proteins and nucleic acids.

Plant and Process Engineering 360 will be the backbone of any plant, chemical, or process engineer's library.

Concepts and techniques in genomics and proteomics covers the important concepts of high-throughput modern techniques used in the genomics and proteomics field.

Ocular transporters and receptors contains detailed descriptions of major transporters and receptors expressed in the eye, with special emphasis on their role in drug delivery.

The over 10,000 entries in this comprehensive Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology provide clear and concise definitions for anyone working in life sciences today.

Why a book on molecular neurology?

As Christians, we are often urged to turn away from scientific discovery and rely solely on the Bible as the source of our faith.

As more and more so-called experts challenge what the Bible says about the creation of man, we must take aim with straightforward, Christ-centered answers.

Water is the most sought resource for human use.

This encyclopaedia is unique in the sense that it presents contemporary ecology and environment in a chronological order for the first timer Not only it helps trace the process of evolution of regulatory framework for the global and national environmental legislations, it helps the readers to evaluate the development of national environmental consciousness vis-a vis the international one.

Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach usInsects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim.

A comprehensive history of the biological sciences from antiquity to the modern eraThis book presents a global history of the biological sciences from ancient times to today, providing needed perspective on the development of biological thought while shedding light on the field's upheavals and key breakthroughs through the ages.

There are few marine creatures as spectacular as the Basking Shark.

A textbook that lays down the foundational principles for understanding social neuroscienceHumans, like many other animals, are a highly social species.

A captivating AZ treasury about birds and birdingBirdpedia is an engaging illustrated compendium of bird facts and birding lore.

Bacterial diseases are generated by bacteria in the Plants.

The first modern scholarly synthesis of animal domesticationAcross the globe and at different times in the past millennia, the evolutionary history of domesticated animals has been greatly affected by the myriad, complex, and diverse interactions humans have had with the animals closest to them.

Do genes explain life?

A savory account of how the pursuit of delicious foods shaped human evolutionNature, it has been said, invites us to eat by appetite and rewards by flavor.

An unprecedented look at the complex and beautiful world of underground ant architectureWalter Tschinkel has spent much of his career investigating the hidden subterranean realm of ant nests.

Here is one biologist's interpretation of the chronology of life during the last six hundred million years of earth history: an extended essay that draws on the author's own data and a wide-ranging literature survey to discuss the nature and dynamics of evolutionary change in organisms and their biological surroundings.