Biotechnology

This book consists of 10 Chapters in 4 Parts.

Algae are simple, primitive, heterogeneous, autotrophic, eukaryotic or prokaryotic organisms that lead a symbiotic, parasitic or free-living mode of life.

This book is the first comprehensive compilation describing the botanical traits, genetic resources, whole genome sequencing, Mitochondrial genome, transcriptomes of different organs with developmental stages, transcription factors, delineating gene evolution of gene family in Bambusoideae, alternative splicing (AS) and polyadenylation, case studies for economically important traits such as internode length, shoot fast growing, flowering, ageing and stress-resistant genes and small RNAs-mediated gene regulation of moso bamboo flowering and other developmental stages.

Plants, being sessile and autotrophic in nature, must cope with challenging environmental aberrations and therefore have evolved various responsive or defensive mechanisms including stress sensing mechanisms, antioxidant system, signaling pathways, secondary metabolites biosynthesis, and other defensive pathways among which accumulation of osmolytes or osmo-protectants is an important phenomenon.

In 1984, the celebrated sociologist and historian Norbert Elias convened a major conference on 'Civilisations and civilising processes' at the Centre for Interdisciplinary Research (University of Bielefeld).

Over the past decade the world has seen the rise of the fascinating and diverse field currently recognized as nanotechnology.

This book describes the substantial progress recently made in the development of micro and nanorobotic systems, utilizing magnetic, optical, acoustic, electrical, and other actuation fields.

This contributed volume compiles the latest improvements in the field of biotechnology.

This book addresses essential principles of research according to the scientific method for medical imaging technology research.

This contributed volume is dedicated towards the progress achieved within the last years in all areas of Cell Culture Engineering and Technology.

This is the first book to present a carefully chosen and annotated selection of the unpublished writings and correspondence of the English logician John Venn (1834-1923).

This book offers a nuanced way to conceptualise South Asian Muslim families' experiences of disability within the UK.

This book focuses on the challenges and potentials of open source and collaborative design approaches and strategies in the biomedical field.

This book concerns with the analysis of the impact of globalization on international migration from a distinct international political economy perspective.

This book is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on teak biology, ecology, clonal forestry, clonal registration, seed biology, and seed orchards.

This book explores the ways in which the state and private security firms contribute to the direct and structural harm of asylum seekers through policies and practices that result in states of perpetual destitution, exclusion, and neglect.

This monograph sketches out a broad spectrum of problems (from evolution and metabolism to morphogenesis and biogeographical dynamics) whose solution has been impacted by mathematical models.

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This volume takes an ecofeminist perspective in analysing societal changes related to energy transition, with a focus on Upper Silesia in Europe, following the closure of coal-mining industries in the region.

This book reviews the production of bioplastic from various raw materials and recycling wastewater into useful bioproducts by bacteria.

This book presents the latest research into CSS methods, uses, and results, as presented at the 2019 annual conference of the CSSSA.

This book provides an overview of the recent advancements for plant scientists with a research focus on phytohormones and their responses (nature, occurrence, and functions) in plant cells.

This book focuses on the emergence of creative ideas from cognitive and social dynamics.

The 4th World Congress on Genetics, Geriatrics and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research (GeNeDis 2020) focuses on the latest major challenges in scientific research, new drug targets, the development of novel biomarkers, new imaging techniques, novel protocols for early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases, and several other scientific advances, with the aim of better, safer, and healthier aging.

This topical book sheds light on immigrants' subjective well-being by analysing the main factors associated with self-reported life satisfaction among immigrants and natives.

This book explores questions around the meaning and significance of international student migration.

The field of stem cell biology is expanding with a continued surge of new information related to its applications.

The growing importance of glycobiology and carbohydrate chemistry in modern biotechnology and the pharmaceutical industry makes accurate carbohydrate analysis indispensable.

This book is a comprehensive guide to 3D printing and 3D bioprinting methods and their application in oral and maxillofacial surgeries.

Readers will discover the relatively new and rapidly growing field of regenerative surgery and fat grafting, valuable for numerous plastic surgery, reconstructive, and aesthetic/cosmetic essentials.

In this volume, the contributing authors from top labs involved in stem cell theranostics share the latest advances in the field of stem cell research.

This book summarizes recent advances in antibody glycosylation research.

This book highlights the impact of climate change on the soil microbiome and its subsequent effects on plant health, soil-plant dynamics, and the ecosphere.

As the world accelerates towards a renewable energy transition, the demand for critical raw materials (CRMs) for energy generation, conversion, and storage technologies is seeing a drastic increase.

This book serves as the first comprehensive compilation describing the breeding strategies and genetics and genomics of the coconut palm.

This book reviews concepts and recent advances of biotechnological approaches for livestock production.

This textbook describes the basic principles and mechanism of action of biosensor systems, and introduces readers to the various types of biosensors; from affinity biosensors to catalytic, optical and label-free biosensors, the most common systems are explained in detail.

Simulating for a crisis is far more than creating a simulation of a crisis situation.

This is a comprehensive textbook addressing the unique aspects of drug development for ophthalmic use.

This book provides a comprehensive discussion on the current information and evidence on the latest developments in the field of drugs resistance.

Cancer Nanotheranostics, Volume 2 continues the discussion of the important work being done in this field of cancer nanotechnology.

This book focuses on threats, especially contaminants, to drinking water and the supply system, especially in municipalities but also in industrial and even residential settings.

For humankind, the most irreducible idea is the concept of life itself.

This book presents deliberations on molecular and genomic mechanisms underlying the interactions of crop plants to the biotic stresses caused by different diseases and pests that are important to develop resistant crop varieties.

This book presents abiotic stresses that cause crop damage in the range of 6-20%.

This book becomes an invaluable reference on the genetic resources, genome, genes, chemical compounds, and their therapeutic effects for the Lingzhi mushrooms.

This contributed volume, "e;Multifaceted Protocols in Biotechnology, Volume 2"e;, consists of multidisciplinary methods and techniques commonly used in biotechnology studies.

This anthology examines how immigrants and their US-born children use media to negotiate their American identity and how audiences engage with mediated narratives about the immigrant experience (cultural adjustments, language use, and the like).

This book examines the commercial role of various microbial polysaccharides and recent advances in their production.

In this third iteration of the classic work The Impacts of Racism on White Americans (1981, 1996), a new generation of scholars make the case that racism often negatively affects Whites themselves, especially during the Trump era.