Biotechnology category: 1154 books
Beyond Human
Living with Robots and Cyborgs
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2007
Concepts once purely fiction -- robots, cyborg parts, artificial intelligences -- are becoming part of everyday reality. Soon robots will be everywhere, performing surgery, exploring hazardous places, making rescues, fighting fires, handling heavy goods. After a decade or two, they will be as unremarkable...
Genes in Development
Re-reading the Molecular Paradigm
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2006
In light of scientific advances such as genomics, predictive diagnostics, genetically engineered agriculture, nuclear transfer cloning, and the manipulation of stem cells, the idea that genes carry predetermined molecular programs or blueprints is pervasive. Yet new scientific discoveries—such as...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2011
Molecular farming in plants is a relatively young subject of sciences. As plants can offer an inexpensive and convenient platform for the large-scale production of recombinant proteins with various functions, the driven force from the giant market for recombinant protein pharmaceuticals and industrial...
by A. D. Thibeault
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2014
A full executive summary of Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Is Reinventing Nature and Ourselves by George M. Church and Ed Regis. This is not a chapter-by-chapter summary. Rather, the author takes an holistic approach, reorganizing and breaking down the content for easier understanding where necessary,...
We Have the Technology
How Biohackers, Foodies, Physicians, and Scientists Are Transforming Human Perception, One Sense at a Time
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2015
An award-winning journalist investigates how scientists and citizens around the world are re-tooling our senses-and what their discoveries are teaching us about the nature and future of human perception
How do we know what's real? That's not a trick question: sensory science is increasingly...
GMO Myths and Truths
A Citizen’s Guide to the Evidence on the Safety and Efficacy of Genetically Modified Crops and Foods, 3rd Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
It is often claimed that the case against genetically modified (GM) crops and foods is based on emotion, not science, and that to oppose GM crop and food technology is to be anti-science. It is also claimed that GM crops offer higher yields and better nutrition, that they are safe for health and the...
Contract Research and Development Organizations
Their Role in Global Product Development
Language: English
Release Date: August 4, 2011
The last 10 years have seen a seismic shift in therapeutic product development and testing. In both the pharmaceutical (both small and large molecule) and medical device sectors, the vast majority of testing and evaluation of products is not performed within innovator companies, but rather has been...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
Neural engineering is a discipline that uses engineering techniques to understand, repair, replace, enhance, or treat diseases of neural systems. Currently, no book other than this one covers this broad range of topics within motor rehabilitation technology. With a focus on cutting edge technology,...
Surface Electromyography
Physiology, Engineering, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2016
Reflects on developments in noninvasive electromyography, and includes advances and applications in signal detection, processing and interpretation
Addresses EMG imaging technology together with the issue of decomposition of surface EMG
Includes advanced single and multi-channel techniques for...
by Mirjana Pavlovic, Bela Balint
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Stem cells are the building blocks for all other cells in an organism. The human body has about 200 different types of cells and any of those cells can be produced by a stem cell. This fact emphasizes the significance of stem cells in transplantational medicine, regenerative therapy and bioengineering....
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Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2011
Following an introduction to biogenic metal nanoparticles, this book presents how they can be biosynthesized using bacteria, fungi and yeast, as well as their potential applications in biomedicine. It is shown that the synthesis of nanoparticles using microbes is eco-friendly and results in reproducible...
Biomotors
Linear, Rotation, and Revolution Motion Mechanisms
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2017
This book provides a comprehensive overview of biomotors (molecular motors) within the body with a specific concentration on revolving molecular motors. The bioengineering of these new revolving molecular motors will go a long way in creating machines that will be able to carry RNA and DNA drugs directly...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2014
Volumes are organized topically and provide a comprehensive discussion of developments in the respective field over the past 3-5 years. The series also discusses new discoveries and applications. Special volumes are dedicated to selected topics which focus on new biotechnological products and new...
by Taunjah P. Bell Ph.D.
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2010
In 1997, Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) therapy (Cyberonics, Houston, Texas) was approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of epilepsy refractory to antiepileptic medications. In 2005, VNS received FDA approval for treatment-resistant depression refractory to antidepressants,...