Biological Sciences category: 21088 books
by Steven W. Cranford, Markus J. Buehler
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2012
Biomateriomics is the holistic study of biological material systems. While such systems are undoubtedly complex, we frequently encounter similar components -- universal building blocks and hierarchical structure motifs -- which result in a diverse set of functionalities. Similar to the way music...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
This book describes the latest molecular insights needed to understand the chemical and biological (CB) agents and their associated biotechnologies. Its primary focus is to present and discuss molecular technologies such as mass spectrometry, chemical and biological sensors, chromatographic and electrophoretic...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The twenty-first century presents an increasing number of environmental problems, including toxic pollution, global warming, destruction of tropical forests, extinction of biological diversity, and depletion of natural resources. These environmental problems are generally due to human behavior, namely...
Biological Autonomy
A Philosophical and Theoretical Enquiry
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2015
Since Darwin, Biology has been framed on the idea of evolution by natural selection, which has profoundly influenced the scientific and philosophical comprehension of biological phenomena and of our place in Nature. This book argues that contemporary biology should progress towards and revolve around...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
This landmark collective work introduces the physical, chemical, and biological principles underlying photosynthesis: light absorption, excitation energy transfer, and charge separation. It begins with an introduction to properties of various pigments, and the pigment proteins in plant, algae, and...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2016
This book explores Dental Stem Cell (DSC) biology, from a review of basic concepts for cell culture, to isolation, self-renewal, multipotency and differentiation, regulation by molecular medicine, and prospective research areas for regenerative medicine. The first seven chapters delve into basic DSC...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2017
Biological and Medical Sensor Technologies presents contributions from top experts who explore the development and implementation of sensors for various applications used in medicine and biology. Edited by a pioneer in the area of advanced semiconductor materials, the book is divided into two sections.
The...
Plant Metabolomics
Methods and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2014
This book introduces plant metabolomics, an experimental approach that is important in both functional genomics and systems biology. It can be argued that metabolite data is most closely linked to phenotypes and that changes in metabolite content or metabolic networks can therefore indicate gene function...
Physiology of Non-Excitable Cells
Proceedings of the 28th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Budapest, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Advances in Physiological Sciences, Volume 3: Physiology of Non-Excitable Cells is a collection of papers presented at the 28th International Congress of Physiology, held in Budapest on July 13-19, 1980. This book is organized into five parts encompassing 36 chapters that cover the various physiological...
Bioprocess Engineering
An Introductory Engineering and Life Science Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Biotechnology is an expansive field incorporating expertise in both the life science and engineering disciplines. In biotechnology, the scientist is concerned with developing the most favourable biocatalysts, while the engineer is directed towards process performance, defining conditions and strategies...
Activated Sludge Separation Problems
Theory, Control Measures, Practical Experiences
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2017
Activated Sludge Separation Problems: Theory, Control Measures, Practical Experiences, Second Edition, describes the most common activated sludge separation problems and explains the main reasons for the growth of the different filamentous microorganisms in activated sludge. The book summarizes the...
Modeling in Systems Biology
The Petri Net Approach
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2010
The emerging, multi-disciplinary field of systems biology is devoted to the study of the relationships between various parts of a biological system, and computer modeling plays a vital role in the drive to understand the processes of life from an holistic viewpoint. Advancements in experimental technologies...
by A. K. Sharma
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2014
Knowing the components of cells and how cells work is fundamental to all biological sciences. Appreciating the similarities and differences between cell types is particularly important to the fields of cell and molecular biology as well as to biomedical fields such as cancer research and developmental...
Oxygen Transport to Tissue
Satellite Symposium of the 28th International Congress of Physiological Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, 1980
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Advances in Physiological Sciences, Volume 25: Oxygen Transport to Tissue covers the proceedings of the satellite symposium of the 28th International Congress of Physiological Science, held in Budapest, Hungary in 1980. This book mainly focuses on the relation of oxygen transport and delivery to heterogeneities,...