Biology, life sciences

Refractory organic substances (ROS) are an essential part of the biogeochemical carbon cycle.

Industrial Biotransformations - a user-friendly and application-oriented up-to-date overview of one-step biotransformations of industrial importance.

Proteomics - the analysis of the whole set of proteins and their functions in a cell - is based on the revolutionary developments which have been achieved in protein analysis during the last years.

Iron plays a crucial role in many biochemical processes.

Since the development of the NMR spectrometer in the 1950s, NMR spectra have been widely used for the elucidation of the 2D structure of newly synthesized and natural compounds.

The story of success goes on and on - with a new book on combinatorial chemistry, edited by Gunther Jung!

As research on the human, animal, plant and microbial genomes matures towards descriptive fullness, the need for understanding the proteome has clearly emerged as the next major endeavor of life sciences.

It is unlikely that the established genomes of present day organisms remain stable forever.

The ozonation of compounds in water is a complex process.

When trying to find new methods and problem-solving strategies for their research, scientists often turn to nature for inspiration.

This book describes medical applications of recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies, some of which have already been on the market for several years while others have only recently been launched.

This is the first book specializing in plasmids and their biomedical use, including all relevant aspects of production, applications, quality, and regulations.

Transport of molecules across the cell membrane is a fundamental process of all living organisms.

Provides an overview of the rapidly evolving field of genomics with coverage of nucleic acid technologies, proteomics and bioinformatics.

Antisense and ribozymes have a relatively short yet successful history as research tools in gene expression studies, and thus are considered as having high potential reagents in treating viral infections and cancer.

This forth updated edition contains the latest developments in analytical techniques.

This book introduces the principles and concepts of chemical and biochemical sensors for analyzing medical as well as biological samples.

This book builds up on the success of the first edition of Paints, Coatings, and Solvents.

Wie die vorherigen Stellungnahmen und Empfehlungen der DFG zur Stammzellforschung von 1999 und 2001 wird sicherlich auch diese eine lebhafte Debatte in Politik, Wissenschaft und Öffentlichkeit auslösen.

Targeted at beginners as well as experienced users, this handy reference explains the benefits and uses of flow cytometery in the study of plants and their genomes.

Seit die DFG im Jahre 1995 eine erste Stellungnahme zum Thema Gentherapie veröffentlichte, hat sich dieses Forschungsfeld ernorm weiterentwickelt.

The introduction of the matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization technique (MALDI) changed mass spectrometry (MS) into a powerful tool for biomedical analysis that is now widely employed in academic as well as industrial laboratories.

This handbook provides a comprehensive overview for students, clinicians and researchers planning to enter the field of neural regeneration, combining the latest knowledge with an understanding of all important model organisms in one handy volume.

Wenn frisch gebackene Absolventen eines natur- oder ingenieurwissenschaftlichen Studienganges in ihr erstes Wirtschaftsunternehmen kommen, landen sie auf einem fremden Planeten: dem der Kaufleute, Betriebswirte, Juristen und Manager.

Written by one of the most significant contributors to the progress of protein crystallography, this practical guide contains case studies, a troubleshooting section and pointers on data interpretation.

Containing proven, high-quality research articles selected from the popular Proteomics journal, this is a current overview of the latest research into the proteomics analysis of microbial pathogens as well as several review articles.

Here, expert scientists from industry and academia share their knowledge on the assembly of functional human tissues in vitro and how to design drug screenings predictive of human exposure.

This first ever coverage of the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of biopharmaceuticals meets the need for a comprehensive book in this field.

On the cutting edge of medical diagnostics, plasma proteomics promises to generate a new wave of technologies to help identify many different diseases and disease risks.

Continuing the very successful first edition, this book reviews the most recent changes to the legal situation in Europe concerning genetically engineered food and labeling.

This best-selling title both in German and English is now enhanced by a new chapter on the important topical subject of measurement uncertainty, plus a CD-ROM with interactive examples in the form of Excel-spreadsheets.

Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine 2008 Infections must be thought as one of the most important, if not the most important, risk factors for cancer development in humans.

A complete update of the highly acclaimed handbook with data on all neurotransmitters and the majority of neuromodulators.

This book is the first to address the most urgent issues, combining a solid basic research approach with applied individual and stress issues, including interventions.

Mit Hilfe des 'Tissue Engineering' konnten in den vergangenen zehn Jahren große Fortschritte bei der Züchtung von künstlichem Gewebe erzielt werden.

This is the first book in the field of mouse genetics to provide comprehensive and standardized methods for the characterization of laboratory mice.

The use of light-emitting proteins for the detection of biomolecules provides fast and sensitive methods which overcome the disadvantages of radioactive labels and the high cost of fluorescent dyes.

This first book to cover this new topic at the interface of cell biology, immunology and infection biology offers a unique insight as to how the innate and possibly the adaptive immune system are shaped by cellular mechanisms.

This is the first handbook on the whole field of stem cell research covering (1) molecular and cellular fundamentals, (2) clinical applications and (3) GMP processing.

This book provides an unique overview on bacterial genetics, bacterial genome projects and gene technology and its applicaitons in biological and biomedical research and medicine.

From skillful handling of the wide range of technologies to successful applications in drug discovery -- this handbook has all the information professional proteomics users need.

Filling the gap created over the past five years, during which many new techniques have entered the market, this book is directed at both the new and the experienced ion channel researcher wishing to learn more about the considerations and methods for studying recombinant ion channels.

At long last, the first book to cover all important areas of interferon science in one volume.

The completely revised second edition of this user-friendly and application-oriented overview of one-step biotransformations of industrial importance.

Nutritional genomics paves the way for novel applications in medicine and human nutrition, and this volume presents the latest data on how genetic variation is associated with dietary response and how nutrients influence gene expression.

Meeting the acute need for a book determining the crucial elements of bioterrorism preparedness, this is a global perspective of the history and current concepts for bioterrorism, integrating the legal, medical, scientific and public health strategies.

The first book on this young, highly dynamic, and expanding field.

This keenly awaited first overview of the field represents a complete guide to the structure and function of the most important mammalian cell membrane organelles.

A review and discussion of new knowledge on the structure and function of mammalian alkaline phosphatases (APs) gained over the last 25 years.

This very first handbook on the topic summarizes the current concepts and brings together in one volume the critical arguments concerning the mechanisms relevant to immunodominance.