Biological Sciences category: 21088 books
Recombinant DNA and Genetic Experimentation
Proceedings of a Conference on Recombinant DNA, Jointly Organised by the Committee on Genetic Experimentation (COGENE) and the Royal Society of London, Held at Wye College, Kent, UK, 1-4 April, 1979
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Recombinant DNA and Genetic Experimentation contains papers from the Proceedings of a Conference on Recombinant DNA held in London on April 1-4, 1979.
This books reviews recombinant DNA research and discusses advances in the application of recombinant DNA research and the regulations affecting such...
Molecular Neuroendocrinology
From Genome to Physiology
Language: English
Release Date: January 19, 2016
Molecular Neuroendocrinology: From Genome to Physiology, provides researchers and students with a critical examination of the steps being taken to decipher genome complexity in the context of the expression, regulation and physiological functions of genes in neuroendocrine systems.
The 19 chapters...
Bioinformatics
Genes, Proteins and Computers
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
Bioinformatics, the use of computers to address biological questions, has become an essential tool in biological research. It is one of the critical keys needed to unlock the information encoded in the flood of data generated by genome, protein structure, transcriptome and proteome research.
Bioinformatics:...
by Michael Doebeli
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Understanding the mechanisms driving biological diversity remains a central problem in ecology and evolutionary biology. Traditional explanations assume that differences in selection pressures lead to different adaptations in geographically separated locations. This book takes a different approach...
The HDL Handbook
Biological Functions and Clinical Implications
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
The HDL Handbook: Biological Functions to Clinical Implications brings laboratory research in HDL from bench to bedside in this needed resource for researchers and clinicians studying cholesterol, lipids, epidemiology, biochemistry, molecular medicine, and pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases....
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Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2011
Biological homogenization is the dominant process shaping the future global biosphere. As global transportation becomes faster and more frequent, it is inevitable that biotic intermixing will increase. Unique local biotas will become extinct only to be replaced by already widespread biotas that can...
Why We Snap
Understanding the Rage Circuit in Your Brain
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2016
The startling new science behind sudden acts of violence and the nine triggers this groundbreaking researcher has uncovered
We all have a rage circuit we can’t fully control once it is engaged as R. Douglas Fields, PhD, reveals in this essential book for our time. The daily headlines are...
The Engine of Complexity
Evolution as Computation
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
The concepts of evolution and complexity theory have become part of the intellectual ether permeating the life sciences, the social and behavioral sciences, and, more recently, management science and economics. In this book, John E. Mayfield elegantly synthesizes core concepts from multiple disciplines...
Environmental Management of Solid Waste
Dredged Material and Mine Tailings
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Dredged Material and Mine Tailings are two of the same thing once they are deposited on land: they must be safe-guarded, wash-out must be prevented, and they must be protected by a plantcover. This comprehensive two-volume treatise covers both important aspects of their management: Environmental ...
Soils, Plants and Clay Minerals
Mineral and Biologic Interactions
Language: English
Release Date: December 23, 2009
This book represents a rather complicated history of encounters, changes in research interest and some very interesting results. Initially it is the very fruitful interaction of Ecology and Geology. The point of view of ecologists is extremely refreshing for hard science people. Interaction and inter-relationships...
by Ruth Shinar, Joseph Shinar
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2009
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Invertebrate Bacteriology
Function, Evolution and Biological Ties
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
This compendium reviews different processes acting on bacterial groups that evolved one or more relationships with members of the most important invertebrate Phyla. Starting from principles of basic bacteriology the book provides data on bacteria interactions with pests, animal or human diseases....
Parasitoid Viruses
Symbionts and Pathogens
Language: English
Release Date: September 14, 2011
Parasitoids are parasitic insects that kill their insect hosts in immature pre-reproductive stages. Parasitoids are employed in biological control programs worldwide to kill insect pests and are environmentally safe and benign alternatives to chemical pesticides. As resistance to chemical pesticides...
Biodiversity Monitoring and Conservation
Bridging the Gap Between Global Commitment and Local Action
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2013
As the impacts of anthropogenic activities increase in both magnitude and extent, biodiversity is coming under increasing pressure. Scientists and policy makers are frequently hampered by a lack of information on biological systems, particularly information relating to long-term trends. Such information...