Biotechnology

Based on physical science principles, Quantitative Biomedical Optics covers theory, instrumentation, methods and applications, with practical exercises and problem sets.

This is the third of three planned volumes in the Methods in Enzymology series on the topic of stem cells.

This handbook presents how plant in vitro technologies can overcome current limitations in the production of important plant-derived substances.

The recent surge of interest in recombinant DNA research is understandable considering that biologists from all disciplines, using recently developed mo- lecular techniques, can now study with great precision the structure and regulation of specific genes.

The past 30 years have seen the emergence of a growing desire worldwide that positive actions be taken to restore and protect the environment from the degrading effects of all forms of pollution - air, water, soil, and noise.

Efforts to improve food security in the developing world have been hampered due to myths surrounding GM agriculture.

Systems Immunology and Infection Microbiology provides a large amount of biological system models, diagrams and flowcharts to illustrate development procedures and help users understand the results of systems immunology and infection microbiology.

The book addresses new achievements in AFM instruments - e.

Systems Metabolic Engineering is changing the way microbial cell factories are designed and optimized for industrial production.

Telemedicine and E-Health Essentials presents a comprehensive analysis of virtual healthcare systems transforming modern medicine.

This book illustrates the significance of nanotechnology in the delivery of anticancer and antimicrobial drugs, biomimetic technologies, tissue engineering, sensing, diagnostics, and artificial enzymes.

Access to food with enough calories and nutrients is a fundamental right of every human.

This book addresses the manufacturing methods, characteristic tubular morphologies, diverse functions, and potent applications of organic tubular architectures prepared or self-assembled from rationally designed molecular building blocks.

In his research, David Dannheisig investigates the influence of lysine129 acetylation on the biological function of survivin including alteration of nucleocytoplasmic shuttling as well as dimerization behavior.

This book presents field studies on crop production in developing countries such as Vietnam, Kenya, Namibia, Colombia, Afghanistan and Sudan.

Biomaterials: From Molecules to Engineered Tissue gives examples of the application areas of biomaterials involving molecules at one end of the spectrum and finished devices in the other.

Marine Enzymes Biotechnology: Production and Industrial Applications, Part I, Production of Enzymes provides a huge treasure trove of information on marine organisms.

Current Developments in Biotechnology and Bioengineering: Production, Isolation and Purification of Industrial Products provides extensive coverage of new developments, state-of-the-art technologies, and potential future trends, focusing on industrial biotechnology and bioengineering practices for the production of industrial products, such as enzymes, organic acids, biopolymers, and biosurfactants, and the processes for isolating and purifying them from a production medium.

Although its importance is not always recognized, theory is an integral part of all biological research.

Yeasts have a longstanding history as domesticated organisms.

The biorefinery, integration of processes and technologies for biomass conversion, demands efficient utilization of all components.

This book provides conceptual information on the various processes involved in meta-analysis.

This book represents a pioneer initiative to describe the new technologies available for next-generation phenotyping and applied to plant breeding.

Advanced Nanomaterials for Membrane Synthesis and Its Applications provides the academic and industrial communities the most up-to-date information on the latest trends in membrane nanomaterials and membrane nanotechnology used in wastewater treatment, environmental technology and energy.

This Volume describes methods for simulating natural environments by using reproducible and controllable meso- and microcosm experiments to analyse hydrocarbon-degrading microorganisms and to test hypotheses.

This book is a collective work draws on the perspective of social sciences, mobilizing perspectives from the sociology of science, the history of psychiatry, medical ethnography and public policy analysis.

Contaminants and Clean Technologies provides valuable information on environmental contaminants such as industrial pollutants, micropollutants, pesticides, endocrine disruptors, pharmaceuticals, toxins, and hormones.

This book highlights the results from over a year of ethnobotanical research in a rural and an urban community in Jamaica, where we interviewed more than 100 people who use medicinal plants for healthcare.

Biorefineries are increasingly important in providing sustainable routes to the oil industry.

In 1890, General Francis A.

Ferns are representative of genetic inheritance of great value as they include species of ancient vascular plants, which have direct connection with the evolution of plant life on Earth.

Increasing population and industrialization are the key pollutant contributors in water bodies.

Early characterization of toxicity and efficacy would significantly impact the overall productivity of pharmaceutical R&D and reduce drug candidate attrition and failure.

Demystifying Big Data, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning for Healthcare Analytics presents the changing world of data utilization, especially in clinical healthcare.

Polyclonal antibodies, widely used in research and diagnostics, are conventionally isolated from the blood of immunised mammals.

This book provides a thorough, up-to-date description of the scientific basis and concepts of tissue engineering in the oral and maxillofacial region.

This book review series presents current trends in modern biotechnology.

Methodologies for Metabolomics provides comprehensive descriptions of the newest methodological strategies and techniques in metabolomic research.

Biohydrogen is a promising gaseous biofuel that has prospective applications in combined heat and power, for fuel cells, or as a precursor for chemicals production.

An up-to-date overview of diverse findings and accomplishments in biocatalysis and bioenergy With the high price of petroleum and researchers worldwide seeking new means of producing energy, this comprehensive book on biocatalysis for bioenergy and biofuel applications is very timely.

Molecular self-assembly has been exploited by nature for developing the higher functional macromolecular structures of both the genome and proteome.

This book presents up-to-date information on various vector-less/direct (physical, chemical) and vector-mediated/indirect (Agrobacterium-mediated) plant transformation techniques.

The book explains the use of natural products as scaffolds in tissue engineering.

This book describes specific, well-know controversies in the genetic modification debate and connects them to deeper philosophical issues in philosophy of technology.

While there has been great progress in the development of plant breeding over the last decade, the selection of suitable plants for human consumption began over 13,000 years ago.

This book provides an up-to-date evaluation of clinical aspects of newly available "e;long-circulating liposome"e; formulations.

A complete reference for fermentation engineers engaged in commercial chemical and pharmaceutical production, Fermentation and Biochemical Engineering Handbook emphasizes the operation, development and design of manufacturing processes that use fermentation, separation and purification techniques.

This monograph assembles expert knowledge on the latest biomechanical modeling and testing of hard tissues, coupled with a concise introduction to the structural and physical properties of bone and cartilage.