Biotechnology

This book provides an up-to-date analysis of the governance of biotechnology in post-Soviet Russia.

This book reviews recent advances in the emerging field of computational network biology with special emphasis on comparative network analysis and network module detection.

This book gathers full papers presented at the VipIMAGE 2019-VII ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing-held on October 16-18, 2019, in Porto, Portugal.

Magnetic nanomaterials have undergone a significant evolution during the past decade, with supramolecular nanoparticle organization reaching unprecedented levels of complexity and the materials providing new approaches to treating cancer.

What should the average person know about science?

This book gathers a collection of essays that describe recent innovations in food technology including food processing, packaging, food safety, and novel ingredients.

With the global population estimated to reach 9 billion by 2050, agricultural production must align with this growth to alleviate any further burden on our current food systems.

Here, front-line researchers in the booming field of nanobiotechnology describe the most promising approaches for bioinspired drug delivery, encompassing small molecule delivery, delivery of therapeutic proteins and gene delivery.

This book addresses the technologies that can be employed to tackle the challenges of global food security.

Biodilution is also a process that occurs to all trophic levels in an aquatic environment; it is the opposite of biomagnification, thus a pollutant gets smaller in concentration as it progresses up a food web.

Nanotechnology can be used to address challenges faced by the food and bioprocessing industries for developing and implementing improved or novel systems that can produce safer, nutritious, healthier, sustainable, and environmental-friendly food products.

The agricultural food system needs to provide access to enough healthy and affordable food for the growing population and mitigate its impact on the planet for future generations.

Biotechnological Approaches to Sustainable Development Goals presents selected contributions from the 2022 International Biotechnology Conference Exhibition and Workshop (IBCEW) that cover techniques, current trends, and cutting-edge biotechnological tools for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).

This book discusses the methods of biorecovery of various metals and includes current challenges and prospects of biorecovery of metals.

This volume reviews numerous reaction mechanisms and applications of nucleic acids with catalytic activity.

Tea is an important non-alcoholic beverage plant of the world.

This book provides an overview on the basics in insect molecular biology and presents the most recent developments in several fields such as insect genomics and proteomics, insect pathology and applications of insect derived compounds in modern research.

This edited book explores the use of technology to enable us to visualise the life sciences in a more meaningful and engaging way.

Natural plant fibers fibres are being increasingly used in manufacturing industrial products because of their renewable and biodegradable natures.

Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt developed countries, this book makes the scientific case that a biological "e;bailout"e; could be on the way, and that human aging can be different in the future than it is today.

This book commemorates the scientific contributions of distinguished statistician, Andrei Yakovlev.

This book summarizes experimentally-supported research on the therapeutic efficacy of plant extracts and their constituents on a range of respiratory diseases including infections.

This book focuses on the analysis of different scales of mobility and addresses parameters and proxies of population movement aiming at the formation of a 'ground' for the further development of quantitative approaches.

Written by leading experts in the field, Cyanobacteria: An Economic Perspective is a comprehensive edited volume covering all areas of an important field and its application to energy, medicine and agriculture.

This work was compiled to serve as a convenient source that covers a number of techniques (and details of their use) in the rather large field of nanomedicine, with special attention paid to gene delivery.

Chitosan: Novel Applications in Food Systems is a practical resource for those looking to understand new applications of chitosan in the food industry.

Laymen often consider modern laboratory research to be based on an endless array of sophisticated technologies whose complex capabilities are as important to the outcome of any project as the inventiveness and creativity of the scientists who employ them.

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) have historically been used as starter cultures for the production of fermented foods, especially dairy products.

This book provides a comprehensive review of the antioxidant value of widely consumed fruits.

This book provides an overview of RNA interference (RNAi) technology, covering both fundamental science and applications.

This book summarizes state-of-the-art antiviral drug design and discovery approaches starting from natural products to de novo design, and provides a timely update on recently approved antiviral drugs and compounds in advanced clinical development.

Biopharmaceuticals, an Industrial Perspective provides a unique and up-to-date insight into the biopharmaceutical industry.

This book provides an overview of the state of our understanding regarding the biosynthesis of bioactive compounds from plant and microbial sources.

This book explores the growing field of bio-design through interdisciplinary creative practice.

Unravelling Complexities in Genetics and Genomics: Impact on Diagnosis Counseling and Management reviews recent advances in defining genetic and genomic factors that play important roles in diseases in humans.

The Proceedings of the 19th International Seaweed Symposium provides an invaluable reference to a wide range of fields in applied phycology.

Explores the utility and potential of extremophiles in sustainability and biotechnology Many extremophilic bio-products are already used as life-saving drugs.

A proper understanding of the structural organization of the plant body is essential to any study in plant biology.

This book summarizes the latest advances in nanophotonics for biomedical applications, including biomolecular sensing and imaging, additive fabrications, and biophotonics.

Genetic Engineering: Principles and Methods presents state-of-the-art discussions in modern genetics and genetic engineering.

This next volume in the Cell Biology and Translational Medicine series continues to explore the promising applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine.

This handbook introduces a transnational approach to school psychology theory and practice.

Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors as Sensitizing Agents for Chemotherapy, the fourth volume in the Cancer Sensitizing Agents for Chemotherapy Series, focuses on strategic combination therapies that involve a variety of tyrosine kinase inhibitors working together to overcome multi-drug resistance in cancer cells.

This edited book is a comprehensive compilation highlighting sources of biostimulants, their production, influence on plant growth and development, and regulatory status of plant biostimulants for better understanding and opening new vistas for future research.

This book is a compilation of advancements and achievements in the field of sugar beet cultivation.

Integrating advances in molecular biology into bioprocesses presents a continuous challenge to scientists and bioengineers.

Oilseeds offer a plethora of opportunities for the food and feed industry, thanks to their high oil and protein content .

This book reviews the latest research on innovative and sustainable biotechnologies for metal recovery from various process streams, emphasising the fundamentals and applications of biosystems.