Scientific equipment, experiments and techniques

This book provides an up-to-date account of the most widespread methods used by specialists in the field of plant cytogenetics and the emerging field of cytogenomics that will likely soon be adapted by more labs.

The proposal for this series originated during a short term visit of Professor Mukerji to the Plant Protection Institute of CNR at Bari, Italy, in November 2005.

This book presents recent research on cancer detection methods based on nanobiosensors, which offer ultrasensitive point-of-care diagnosis.

Automatic Titrators focuses on the contributions and effects of modern automation on volumetric analysis.

This essential volume presents comprehensive information on cell death and autophagy in liver diseases, including the role and molecular signaling pathways of cell death in alcohol and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, bile acids, hepatitis C virus and drug-induced liver injury.

Essential Laboratory Skills for Biosciences is an essential companion during laboratory sessions.

Visualization of nucleic acids has become indispensable to studying cells, tissues, and organisms.

Microorganisms are ubiquitous on earth.

This book describes the use of stem cells and cancer stem cell generation in the inflammatory microenvironment (cancer-inducing niche) using induced pluripotent stem cells.

Combined fields of Microbiology and Nanotechnology have been most successful in providing novel solutions for protecting the health of humans and environment.

Biology of Termites, a Modern Synthesis brings together the major advances in termite biology, phylogenetics, social evolution and biogeography.

Stereotaxic neurosurgery in rodents is used by a variety of people working at research laboratories (research staff, technicians, students at animal facilities.

In recent years, no other technique has gained such significance as NMR spectroscopy.

Meiobenthology is the science of the tiny animals that live in huge numbers in all aquatic sediments.

This book provides an integrated review of the human ocular microbiome.

Biocontrol is among the most promising methods for a safe, environmentally benign and sustainable pest control.

Birds catch the public imagination like no other group of animals; in addition, birders are perhaps the largest non-professional naturalist community.

This new book is the first to make logical and important connections between trapping and foraging ecology.

This book gives a comprehensive account of the practical aspects of Real time PCR and its application to veterinary diagnostic laboratories.

This book provides an overview of the latest technology and advances in the field of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) and their diverse applications in healthcare diagnostics, food safety and quality, as well as environmental monitoring.

This textbook is clearly structured with fourteen richly illustrated chapters and practical examples for easy understanding and direct implementation.

Volume Two advances the exploration of the fundamental principles of oxidative stress and toxicity on male (and female) reproduction.

The production and the properties of nuclei in extreme conditions, such as high isospin, temperature, angular momenta, large deformations etc.

A concise guide to the principles of scientific method with applications across all sciences, both basic and applied.

In July 2001 experts from all around the world met in Reykjavik, Iceland to discuss various issues of polychaete biology.

Cell migration plays an important role during development and in many physiological and pathological processes, from wound healing to cancer.

Electricity and Magnetism (E&M) underlies many lifesaving medical devices, such as magnetic resonance imaging scanners, neural stimulators, and heart pacemakers.

Describes new state-of-the-science tools and their contribution to industrial R&D With contributions from leading international experts in the field, this book explains how scanning probe microscopy is used in industry, resulting in improved product formulation, enhanced processes, better quality control and assurance, and new business opportunities.

Ocular toxicity is routinely assessed in toxicology studies conducted for regulatory purposes.

This second edition presents methods and protocols to aid readers in the design and execution of experiments used to define critical elements associated with innate immune system function.

Surface science has a wide range of applications that include semiconductor processing, catalysis, vacuum technology, microelectronics, flat-panel displays, compact disks, televisions, computers, environmental monitoring of pollutants, biomaterials, artificial joints, soft tissues, food safety, pharmacy, and many more.

This book provides knowledge of the basic theory, spectral analysis methods, chemometrics, instrumentation, and applications of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy-not as a handbook but rather as a sourcebook of NIR spectroscopy.

This book highlights the recent progress on the applications of mutation breeding technology in crop plants.

Quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) is both a system and a state of mind.

Holograms have been in the public eye for over a half-century, but their influences have deeper cultural roots.

The COVID-19 pandemic that started in 2019-2020 has led to a gigantic increase in modeling and simulation of infectious diseases.

Friction force microscopy is an important analytical tool in the field of tribology on the nanometer-scale.

Molecular recognition, also known as biorecognition, is the heart of all biological interactions.

Starting with discussion of basic concepts and the molecular mechanisms of necrosis, this book looks first at several forms of necrotic cell death that have been identified, including necroptosis, autophagic cell death, and PARP-mediated cell death.

Though many separation processes are available for use in todays analytical laboratory, chromatographic methods are the most widely used.

This book presents a comprehensive discussion on the heterogeneity existing between different types of stem cells within the same tissue.

This edited volume discusses the application of very diverse human organotypic models in major areas of biomedical research.

This book provides essential molecular techniques and protocols for analyzing microbes that are useful for developing novel bio-chemicals, such as medicines, biofuels, and plant protection substances.

This book presents numerical computer-aided smart-methods as part of a comprehensive statistical, correlation and fractal analysis of laser polarimetry data.

The book introduces readers to the latest developments in biotechnological methods used for improving the cultivation of silkworms.

Endophytes have unique characteristics to propagate inside host plants and aide the host by providing additional defense against environmental stresses and phytopathogens.

This textbook teaches health analytics using examples from the statistical programming language R.

The book presents a clear and comprehensive review of the current status of the holographic microscopy with discussion of the positive and negative features of classical and holographic methods for solving the problem of three-dimesional (3D) imaging of phase microscopic objects.

Nanotechnology has shown great potential to alleviate increasing pressure to meet food needs for our increasing human population, Novel agricultural innovations are required to enhance the health of edible crops and per unit area yield without impacting the associated environment in a negative way.

This book presents a multidisciplinary assessment of the state of science in the use of systemic delivery technologies to deliver anti-aging therapeutics now under development.