Biotechnology

The post-genomic era has brought new challenges and opportunities in all fields of the biology.

This book covers information on the economics; botany, taxonomy, and origin; germplasm resources; cytogenetics and nuclear DNA; genetic improvement efforts of scion cultivars; genetic and genomic improvement efforts of rootstocks; genetic and physical mapping; genomic resources; genome and epigenome; regulatory sequences; utility of whole-genome sequencing and gene editing in trait dissection; flowering and juvenility; cold hardiness and dormancy; fruit color development; fruit acidity and sugar content; metabolomics; biology and genomics of the microbiome; apple domestication; as well as other 'omics' opportunities and challenges for genetic improvement of the apple.

This book meticulously examines the works of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels (including numerous letters) to present their thoughts on communication and media studies from the perspective of "e;world intercourse"e; to reveal their spread in all areas of social information dissemination of ideas.

Social science methods such as surveys, observations and content analyses are used in market research, studies of contemporary history, urban planning and communication research.

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This volume incorporates 13 contributions from renowned experts from the relevant research fields that are related biodegradable and biobased polymers and their environmental and biomedical applications.

The book is a comprehensive treatment of the field, covering fundamental theoretical principles and new technological advancements, state-of-the-art device design, and reviewing examples encompassing a wide range of related sub-areas.

This book provides the latest comprehensive methods for isolation and other novel techniques for marine product development.

This book describes the latest advances in Allium genome research.

Advanced Rehabilitative Technology: Neural Interfaces and Devices teaches readers how to acquire and process bio-signals using biosensors and acquisition devices, how to identify the human movement intention and decode the brain signal, how to design physiological and musculoskeletal models and establish the neural interfaces, and how to develop neural devices and control them efficiently using biological signals.

This book provides a detailed yet accessible guide to emerging trends in drug delivery systems.

This edited book collates the research done mainly in Africa on vermicomposting and related technologies that can assist African smallholder farmers in making nutrient rich organic fertilizers from their animal and crop residue wastes.

This book gathers international knowledge and contemporary clinical and scientific evidence on infections associated with the musculoskeletal system at a time when we are confronted with significant challenges and uncertainty.

I entered the gene therapy field in the mid-1990s, being fascinated by the immense potential of genes as drugs for the treatment of human disease.

This book presents in-depth information on the state of the art of global biodiesel production and investigates its impact on climate change.

This book is a comprehensive text on plant tissue culture, with its past, present, and future prospects and techniques discussed in detail.

This volume describes the protocols for fabrication of liposomal drug delivery system, and consists of two parts.

This book challenges the perception of the psychiatric chart as a neutral and objective text.

This book presents a detailed overview and critical evaluation of recent advances and remaining challenges in improving nutritional quality and/or avoiding the accumulation of undesirable substances in plants using a variety of strategies based on modern biological tools and techniques.

Direct Natural Gas Conversion to Value-Added Chemicals comprehensively discusses all major aspects of natural gas conversion and introduces a broad spectrum of recent technological developments.

This is a hands-on, practical guide covering seedling screening for disease response in oil palm for pathology, breeding and genetics.

This book overviews the sustainable production and diverse applications of Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), with a special focus on agriculture, industry, and the environment.

This edited book is compiled by renowned Horticultural scientist Padma Shri Prof.

The primary focus of the topic is on the production of energy.

This book aims to present the latest advances in the application of plant biotechnology and molecular biology in disease management.

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This book is the first comprehensive volume on the genetics and genomics of pineapple and provides an overview of the current state of pineapple research.

Laboratory Design Handbook describes the process, motivation, constraints, challenges, opportunities, and specific design data related to the creation of a modern research laboratory.

This book presents a comprehensive overview of new and emerging nanotechnologies.

This book provides readers with a wide overview of place-based planning and design experiments addressing such powerful transformations in the African built environment.

This book provides a critical, carefully researched, up-to-date summary of membranes for membrane bioreactors.

Understanding the functional roles of DNA modifications relies on the accurate detection, quantification, and mapping of DNA modifications.

Material and Energy Recovery from Solid Waste for a Circular Economy describes solid waste to material and energy recovery to bridge the gap between theoretical possibilities and on-field criticalities.

This book brings together various topics of nanomaterials in various industrial applications to promote sustainable development practices.

The Peritoneal cavity (PC) is the key metastatic site for intra-abdominal malignancies (e.

Prosthetic biomechanics is an interdisciplinary field of engineering, medicine, and biology, focused on enhancing people's lifestyles.

This book presents an overview of the latest advances and developments in plant biotechnology.

Protein hydrolysates, otherwise commonly known as peptones or peptides, are used in a wide variety of products in fermentation and biotechnology industries.

Now in its fifth edition, Principles of Tissue Engineering has been the definite resource in the field of tissue engineering for more than a decade.

Neuromodulation will be the first comprehensive and in-depth reference textbook covering all aspects of the rapidly growing field of neuromodulation.

This detailed volume explores molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs), which have attracted great interest both in fundamental research and for practical applications due to their selective molecular recognition capabilities, extraordinary stability, and ease of preparation.

This book is the second edition of the one originally published in 2016, which focused on state-of-the-art microfluidic research in medical and biological applications.

Digital Agritechnology: Robotics and Systems for Agriculture and Livestock Production describes how systems acquire and use data in livestock production and agricultural systems, and how researchers can extract and aggregate efficiencies.

Now presented in large format, the new Schmid is the ideal primer in biotechnology.

This book presents latest work in the field of plant biotechnology regarding high-efficiency micropropagation for commercial exploitation at low labor and equipment costs.

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has been applied extensively to great benefit in the food processing sector.

This single volume brings together both theoretical developments in the field of motor control and their translation into such fields as movement disorders, motor rehabilitation, robotics, prosthetics, brain-machine interface, and skill learning.

This volumes presents the proceedings of ICIBEL 2015,organized by the Centre for Innovation in Medical Engineering (CIME) underInnovative Technology Research Cluster, University of Malaya.

This book presents comprehensive information on genetics, genomics and breeding in Brassica oleracea, an agriculturally important species that includes popular vegetable crops such as cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, collard greens, savoy, kohlrabi, and gai lan.

This book provides an overview of the noteworthy developments in the field of micromachining, with a specific focus on microinjection systems used for biological micromanipulation.