Molecular Biology category: 1516 books
by Allen I. Laskin, Geoffrey M. Gadd, Sima Sariaslani
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2009
Published since 1959, Advances in Applied Microbiology continues to be one of the most widely read and authoritative review sources in microbiology.
The series contains comprehensive reviews of the most current research in applied microbiology. Recent areas covered include bacterial diversity...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2013
Recent advances in large scale DNA sequencing technology have made it possible to sequence the entire genome of an organism. Attention is now turning to the analysis of the product of the genome, the proteome, which is the set of proteins being expressed by a cell. Mass spectrometry is the method...
How to be Human
Consciousness, Language and 48 More Things that Make You You
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2017
If you thought you knew who you were, THINK AGAIN. Gat to REALLY know yourself with How to be Human.
Did you know that half your DNA isn't human? That somebody, somewhere has exactly the same face? Or that most of your memories are fiction?
What about the fact that you are as hairy as...
by John Henderson
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2010
Ernest Starling (1866-1927) was pre-eminent in the golden age of British Physiology. His name is usually associated with his “Law of the Heart, but his discovery of secretin (the first hormone whose mode of action was explained) and his work on capillaries were more important contributions. He coined...
Small Doses of the Future
A Collection of Medical Science Fiction Stories
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2014
Like many fields of science, the future of medicine is frequently predicted by the science fiction writers of today, very much as many of today’s medical advances were presaged by science fiction stories of the past.
In this book, physician and science fiction author Brad Aiken conveys his...
Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 8
Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury
Language: English
Release Date: October 8, 2012
It is my hope that subsequent volumes of the series will join this volume in assisting in the more complete understanding of the causes, diagnosis, and cell-based treatment of major human diseases and debilitating tissue/organ injuries. There exists a tremendous, urgent demand by the public and the...
by Gaspar Banfalvi
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
Homeostasis. The health of an organism is influenced by external and internal changes that may lead to the loss of homeostasis. Under healthy conditions organisms compensate these changes. If compensation fails disease ensues. Attention will be paid to lifestyle, environmental changes, genetic makeup...
by TARR, M., SAMSON
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 29, 2013
Oxygen free radicals and other reactive oxygen species are being postulated as causal agents in an increasing number of pathological conditions. Indeed, some investigators are suggesting that highly destructive reactive oxygen species are the final common path lead ing to tissue damage following...
Genesis - In The Beginning
Precursors of Life, Chemical Models and Early Biological Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
Genesis – In The Beginning deals with the origin and diversity of Life and early biological evolution and discusses the question of where (hot or cold sources) and when the beginning of Life took place. Among the sections are chapters dealing with prebiotic chemical processes and considering self-replication...
by Baishakhi Dey, Ahindra Nag
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2010
THE LATEST BREAKTHROUGHS IN COMPUTER-AIDED DRUG DESIGN AND DELIVERY
This definitive text provides in-depth information on computer-assisted techniques for discovering, designing, and optimizing new, effective, and safe drugs. Computer-Aided Drug Design and Delivery Systems offers objective and quantitative...
Clinical Decision Support
The Road Ahead
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2011
This book examines the nature of medical knowledge, how it is obtained, and how it can be used for decision support. It provides complete coverage of computational approaches to clinical decision-making. Chapters discuss data integration into healthcare information systems and delivery to point of...
Cracking the Aging Code
The New Science of Growing Old - And What It Means for Staying Young
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2016
A revolutionary examination of why we age, what it means for our health, and how we just might be able to fight it.
In Cracking the Aging Code, theoretical biologist Josh Mitteldorf and award-winning writer and ecological philosopher Dorion Sagan reveal that evolution and aging are even more...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1995
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 1995
Since the publication of Nonistopic DNA Probe Techniques in 1992, the move away from radioactive materials for research and diagnostics has continued. This is due in part to public awareness of the hazards of radioactive waste and laws making radioactive disposal more difficult and costly and to improvement...