Biotechnology

Biotechnologies already on the horizon will enable us to be smarter, have better memories, be stronger and quicker, have more stamina, live longer, be more resistant to diseases, and enjoy richer emotional lives.

The history of life is a nearly four billion year old story of transformative change.

The history of life is a nearly four billion year old story of transformative change.

Nanoscience is not physics, chemistry, engineering or biology.

This is an agenda-setting and high-profile book that presents an authoritative and cutting-edge analysis of nanoscience and technology.

This is an agenda-setting and high-profile book that presents an authoritative and cutting-edge analysis of nanoscience and technology.

Our daily news bulletins bring us tales of the wonder of science, from Mars rovers and intelligent robots to developments in cancer treatment, and yet often the emphasis is on the potential threats posed by science.

A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale.

Over the last thirty years, the study of liquids containing polymers, surfactants, or colloidal particles has developed from a loose assembly of facts into a coherent discipline with substantial predictive power.

Since the publication of the first edition of Gene Targeting: A Practical Approach in 1993 there have been many advances in gene targeting and this new edition has been thoroughly updated and rewritten to include all the major new techniques.

Nanoscience is not physics, chemistry, engineering or biology.

A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale.

Over the past 20 years, the field of biosensor research have had a significant impact in both laboratory research and the commercial sector.

Microfluidics is a young and rapidly expanding scientific discipline, which deals with fluids and solutions in miniaturized systems, the so-called lab-on-a-chip systems.

This book provides a comprehensive interdisciplinary overview of human-plant interactions and their social consequences from the hunter-gatherers of the Palaeolithic Era to the 21st century molecular manipulation of crops.

Aging has long since been ascribed to the gradual accumulation of DNA mutations in the genome of somatic cells.

The groundbreaking isolation of embryonic stem cells (or 'ES cells') of the mouse in the early 1980s triggered a sustained expansion of global research into their exploitation.

Since the birth of civilisation, human beings have manipulated other life-forms.

Since the birth of civilisation, human beings have manipulated other life-forms.

From breakfast toast to evening wine, yeast is the microscopic thing that we cannot live without.

From breakfast toast to evening wine, yeast is the microscopic thing that we cannot live without.

Much recent thought on the ethics of new biomedical technologies, and work in ethics and political philosophy more generally, is committed to hidden and contestable views about the nature of biological reality.

Embryonic stem cell research holds unique promise for developing therapies for currently incurable diseases and conditions, and for important biomedical research.

Embryonic stem cell research holds unique promise for developing therapies for currently incurable diseases and conditions, and for important biomedical research.

The chemicals, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries worldwide rely upon being able to patent inventions in order to protect investment in research and development, and to reap commercial rewards.

Much recent thought on the ethics of new biomedical technologies, and work in ethics and political philosophy more generally, is committed to hidden and contestable views about the nature of biological reality.

Of the 121,000 people on donor lists in the U.

Of the 121,000 people on donor lists in the U.

Biopolitics and posthumanism have been passA(c) theories in the academy for a while now, standing on the unfashionable side of the fault line between biology and liberal thought.

Biopolitics and posthumanism have been passA(c) theories in the academy for a while now, standing on the unfashionable side of the fault line between biology and liberal thought.

An introductory tour into the stranger-than-fiction world of genetic engineering, a scientific realm inhabited by eager researchers intent upon fashioning a prodigious medley of genetically modified (GM) organisms to serve human needs.

The current chemical engineering curriculum concentrates on process: the efficient manufacturing in quantity of traditional chemical products such as ammonia and benzene.

Animal cloning has developed quickly since the birth of Dolly the sheep.

This book will serve as the definitive reference work on the basic physiology, biochemistry, development, genetics, and molecular biology of Neurospora, together with a description of basic laboratory methods.

In 2001 the Human Genome Project succeeded in mapping the DNA of humans.

In 2001 the Human Genome Project succeeded in mapping the DNA of humans.

Designed for undergraduates, graduate students, and industry practitioners, Bioseparations Science and Engineering fills a critical need in the field of bioseparations.

Designed for undergraduates, graduate students, and industry practitioners, Bioseparations Science and Engineering fills a critical need in the field of bioseparations.

"e;For all those who fear they cannot understand the science of DNA -- they will soon find that they can and it's fascinating.

"e;For all those who fear they cannot understand the science of DNA -- they will soon find that they can and it's fascinating.

Nucleic Acids as Gene Anticancer Drug Delivery Therapy highlights the most recent developments in cancer treatment using nucleic acids, nanoparticles and polymer nanoparticles for genomic nanocarriers as drug delivery, including promising opportunities for targeted and combination therapy.

Applied Biomedical Engineering Using Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Models focuses on the relationship between three different multidisciplinary branches of engineering: Biomedical Engineering, Cognitive Science and Computer Science through Artificial Intelligence models.

PEEK biomaterials are currently used in hundreds of thousands of spinal fusion patients around the world every year.

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.

Practical Guide for Biomedical Signals Analysis Using Machine Learning Techniques: A MATLAB Based Approach presents how machine learning and biomedical signal processing methods can be used in biomedical signal analysis.

Artificial Intelligence Medicine: Technical Basis and Clinical Applications presents a comprehensive overview of the field, ranging from its history and technical foundations, to specific clinical applications and finally to prospects.

Pretreatment of Biomass provides general information, basic data, and knowledge on one of the most promising renewable energy sources-biomass for their pretreatment-which is one of the most essential and critical aspects of biomass-based processes development.

Octacalcium Phosphate Biomaterials: Past, Present and Future is a comprehensive study of octacalcium phosphate (OCP), a next generation biomaterial for bone regeneration.

GMOS and Political Stance: Global GMO Regulation, Certification, Labeling, and Consumer Preferences provides a foundational-to-current challenges resource for those involved in developing and applying regulations to these important resources.