Microbiology category: 1351 books
by Terence Allen, Graham Cowling
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2011
All living things on Earth are composed of cells. A cell is the simplest unit of a self-contained living organism, and the vast majority of life on Earth consists of single-celled microbes, mostly bacteria. These consist of a simple 'prokaryotic' cell, with no nucleus. The bodies of more complex plants...
by Sheryl Persson
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
SMALLPOX, SYPHILIS AND SALVATION is a highly accessible, engaging look at modern medicine. Since ancient times, mankind has searched for ways to defeat disease. It has only been in the last 200 years that scientists have made major inroads in medical science, and as a result, many, many lives have been,...
The New Public Health
An Introduction for the 21st Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2008
The New Public Health has established itself as a solid textbook throughout the world. Translated into 7 languages, The New Public Health distinguishes itself from other public health textbooks, which are either highly locally oriented or, if international, lack the specificity of local issues relevant...
Yo contengo multitudes
Los microbios que nos habitan y una mayor visión de la vida
Language: Spanish
Release Date: September 14, 2017
Yo contengo multitudes ya es considerado una obra fundamental de ciencia divulgativa -como lo fue en su momento El gen egoísta-. Un libro fascinante y rompedor que cambiará de mil millones de micromaneras nuestra percepción del mundo natural y el espacio que en él ocupamos.
El cuerpo humano...
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Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2014
Biotechnology and Biology of Trichoderma serves as a comprehensive reference on the chemistry and biochemistry of one of the most important microbial agents, Trichoderma, and its use in an increased number of industrial bioprocesses for the synthesis of many biochemicals such as pharmaceuticals and...
by John M. Ryan
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 19, 2015
Food Fraud provides an overview of the current state on the topic to help readers understand which products are being impacted, how pervasive food fraud is, and what laws are in effect across the developed world. As international food trade increases, food processors, distributors, and consumers are...
Food Allergens
Best Practices for Assessing, Managing and Communicating the Risks
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2017
This volume identifies gaps in the assessment, management, and communication of food allergen risks. Chapters showcase best practices in managing allergen risks at various stages of the food chain, including during food manufacture/processing; during food preparation in food service, retail food establishments,...
Risk Regulation in Non-Animal Food Imports
The European Union Approach
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2015
This Brief aims at providing a general understanding of the rationale – scientific as well as political – behind EU policy and related risk management decisions in the area on non-animal food imports. Lately, various menaces associated with imported food and feed of non-animal origin appeared...
Secrets of Your Cells
Discovering Your Body's Inner Intelligence
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
"It's rare that a medically trained scientist dares to venture into the mystical world of our cells and biology, but Dr. Barrett has both the courage and insights to do just that. By combining her scientifically trained mind with the wisdom of her heart, she takes us on an adventure of perceiving...
The Fever
How Malaria Has Ruled Humankind for 500,000 Years
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
In recent years, malaria has emerged as a cause célèbre for voguish philanthropists. Bill Gates, Bono, and Laura Bush are only a few of the personalities who have lent their names—and opened their pocketbooks—in hopes of curing the disease. Still, in a time when every emergent disease inspires...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2006
Fungi play important roles in the cycling of elements in the biosphere but are frequently neglected within microbiological and geochemical research spheres. Symbiotic mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for major transformations and redistribution of inorganic nutrients, while free-living fungi have...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2015
Algal World has been carefully written and edited with an interdisciplinary appeal and aims to bring all aspects of Algae together in one volume. The 22 chapters are divided into two different parts which have been authored by eminent researchers from across the world. The first part, Biology of...
Desalination Sustainability
A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2017
Desalination Sustainability: A Technical, Socioeconomic, and Environmental Approach presents a technical, socioeconomical, and environmental approach that guides researchers and technology developers on how to quantify the energy efficiency of a proposed desalination process using thermodynamics-based...
Fearsome Fauna
A Field Guide to the Creatures That Live in You
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
Hypochondriacs beware-- would you believe the nastiest creatures in the known universe live inside our bodies? Not content to just find a home and produce offspring in our internal space, parasites will drink our blood, eat our cells, and infest our muscles. There is very little that can be said in...