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ADVANCES IN MAGNESIUM RESEARCH
: New Data
[P J Porr, M Nechifor & J Durlach (eds)]
This comprehensive treatise by international authorities will provide a major reference for all those interested in different aspects of magnesium. The last magnesium congress held in Romania gave the opportunity for extensive discussions and interchange of information between researchers from all over the world.
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267pp,
170x240mm,
January 2006;
PB,
£42.50,
2742006060:9782742006069
, John Libbey Eurotext
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ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS) RESEARCH FOCUS
[A G Hernandes (ed)]
Antisense molecules interact with complementary strands of nucleic acids, modifying expression of genes. Some regions within a double strand of DNA code for genes, which are usually instructions specifying the order of amino acids in a protein along with regulatory sequences, splicing sites, non-coding introns and other complicating details. For a cell to use this information, one strand of the DNA serves as a template for the synthesis of a complementary strand of RNA. The template DNA strand is called the transcribed strand with antisense sequence and the mRNA transcript is said to be sense sequence (the complement of antisense). Because the DNA is double-stranded, the strand complementary to the antisense sequence is called non-transcribed strand and has the same sense sequence as the mRNA transcript (though T bases in DNA are substituted with U bases in RNA). This book presents important new research from around the world in this field.
{
226pp,
180x260mm,
May 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1600214916:9781600214912
, Nova Science Publishers
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ANTS OF NEW ZEALAND
[Warwick Don. Foreword by Edward O Wilson]
Written by the acknowledged expert, this first book on the subject identifies and describes both native and exotic species. Including notes on identification and collection of ants, it is illustrated throughout with diagrams and photographs, in colour and black and white. The book is the outcome of a lifetime's research by the author. He reveals that there are 37 established species of ants in New Zealand, 11 of which are considered to be endemic. This leaves 26 that are exotic or introduced, 2 of which are recent arrivals. Three of 4 additional recent arrivals pose serious threats to New Zealand's invertebrate fauna and economy if they ever become established. New Zealand's endemic ant fauna comprises a mixture of 'primitive' and 'advanced' species. Like spiders, ants can tell us something about New Zealand's Gondwanan past. Questions about the identification of ants are frequently fielded by museums. The illustrations and photographs in this volume will greatly assist this task. For would-be students of ants, there is also a useful chapter on collecting and studying the fauna.
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240pp,
190x255mm,
November 2007;
HB,
£32.50,
1877372471:9781877372476
, University of Otago Press
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BIOCATALYSIS & BIOCATALYTIC TECHNOLOGIES
[G E Zaikov (ed)]
This book covers the application, both actual and potential, of biological catalysts (including whole cells or isolated components thereof, natural and modified enzymes and catalytic antibodies) for the synthesis, interconversion or degradation of chemical species.
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82pp,
140x215mm,
June 2006;
HB,
£85.99,
1600210414:9781600210419
, Nova Science Publishers
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BIOCOMPUTING
[Phillip A Laplante (ed)]
Since the mid-1990s advances in DNA sequencing have enhanced our understanding of humanity and all living things. Driven by these advances, the closely related sciences of Bioinformatics and Biocomputing have become the ultimate interdisciplinary study areas, forever blurring the lines between engineering, biology and computer science and bringing together researchers who ordinarily wouldn't interact. While Bioinformatics largely focuses on the analysis, prediction, imaging and sequencing of genes, the broader, interdisciplinary field of Biocomputing includes the study of biological models of computing using traditional materials, genomic modelling and visualisation, biomaterials for non-traditional computer designs and computer architectures for those materials. In addition, Biocomputing uses the principles and tools of computer science to model or algorithmically specify complex biological information systems and computational systems with life-like capabilities. Biocomputing has manifested numerous government multi-agency programs, including the Human Genome Project, the High Performance Computing & Communications (HPCC) initiative, the Human Brain Project, and other related programs such as the National Information Infrastructure and Digital Libraries initiatives, which have strong bio-related components. This book brings together the latest research in this fast-growing field.
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116pp,
180x260mm,
February 2004;
HB,
£56.99,
1590338898:9781590338896
, Nova Science Publishers
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BIOSEMIOTIC RESEARCH TRENDS
[Marcello Barbieri (ed)]
Biosemiotics (bios=life & semion=sign) is an interdisciplinary science that studies communication and signification in living systems. Communication is the essential characteristic of life. An organism is a message to future generations that specifies how to survive and reproduce. Any autocatalytic system transfers information (i.e. initial conditions) to its progeny so that daughter systems will eventually reach the same state as their parent. Self-reproducing systems have a semantic closure because they define themselves in their progeny. A sign (defined in a broadest sense) is an object that is a part of some self-reproducing system. A sign is always useful for the system and its value can be determined by its contribution to the reproductive value of the entire system. The major trend in the evolution of signs is the increase of their complexity via development of new hierarchical levels, i.e., metasystem transitions. This book presents new research in this dynamic field.
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283pp,
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July 2007;
HB,
£52.99,
1600215742:9781600215742
, Nova Science Publishers
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BIOSEMIOTICS
: Information, Codes & Signs in Living Systems
[Marcello Barbieri (ed)]
This book presents contexts and associations of the semiotic view in biology, by making a short review of the history of the trends and ideas of biosemiotics, or semiotic biology, in parallel with theoretical biology. Biosemiotics can be defined as the science of signs in living systems. A principal and distinctive characteristic of semiotic biology lies in the understanding that in living, entities do not interact like mechanical bodies, but rather as messages, the pieces of text. This means that the whole determinism is of another type.
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260pp,
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February 2007;
HB,
£59.50,
1600216129:9781600216121
, Nova Science Publishers
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BRAIN MAPPING RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS
[Lars N Bakker (ed)]
Brain mapping is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of (biological) quantities or properties onto spatial representations of the (human or non-human) brain resulting in maps. All neuroimaging can be considered part of brain mapping. Brain mapping can be conceived as a higher form of neuroimaging, producing brain images supplemented by the result of additional (imaging or non-imaging) data processing or analysis, such as maps projecting (measures of) behaviour onto brain regions (see fMRI). Brain mapping techniques are constantly evolving, and rely on the development and refinement of image acquisition, representation, analysis, visualisation and interpretation techniques. Functional and structural neuroimaging are at the core of the mapping aspect of brain mapping. This book presents the latest research in the field.
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243pp,
180x260mm,
February 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
160456007X:9781604560077
, Nova Science Publishers
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CBL PROTEINS
[Alexander Tsygankov (ed)]
Cbl proteins are important ubiquitous regulators of various biological processes ranging from defense against infection to bone formation, and the list of these processes grows continuously. There are three Cbl-family proteins in mammals, which exhibit disparate biological effects. Furthermore, all metazoans appear to have Cbl-like proteins playing important regulatory roles in these organisms ranging from round worms and flies to amphibians and birds. One of the interesting peculiarities of the Cbl-mediated regulation is its dependence on multiple molecular mechanisms, which makes this regulation complex and difficult to comprehend. In spite of the considerable progress in the understanding of the Cbl family and its functions, which was achieved not without some unexpected and dramatic turns, Cbl proteins remain rather enigmatic. This book presents an in-depth analysis of the current state of knowledge on this subject. It discusses structure, functions and mechanisms of action of Cbl proteins, including biological and clinical implications of this knowledge. This important book can serve as a good primer for those who wish to enter the area of Cbl research, as well as a convenient reference for those already working in it.
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May 2008;
HB,
£59.50,
1604561688:9781604561685
, Nova Science Publishers
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CELL APOPTOSIS RESEARCH PROGRESS
[Robert H Fenton & Calvin V Burnside (eds)]
Apoptosis is the regulated form of cell death. It is a complex process defined by a set of characteristic morphological and biochemical features that involves the active participation of affected cells in a self-destruction cascade. This programmed cell death plays a critical role in physiological functions such as cell deletion during embryonic development, balancing cell number in continuously renewing tissues and immune system development. Additionally, a dysregulation of apoptosis is underlying in numerous pathological situations such as Parkinson, Alzheimer´s disease and cancer. A number of studies have pointed out an association between consumption of fruits and vegetables, and certain beverages such as tea and wine, which are rich in polyphenols, with reduced risk of chronic diseases, including cancer. Apoptosis is also the regulatory mechanism involved in the removal of unnecessary cells during development and in tissue homeostasis in a wide range of organisms from insects to mammals.
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328pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1604560665:9781604560664
, Nova Science Publishers
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CELL DIFFERENTIATION RESEARCH DEVELOPMENTS
[Laura B Ivanova (ed)]
Cellular differentiation is a concept from developmental biology describing the process by which cells acquire a 'type'. The morphology of a cell may change dramatically during differentiation, but the genetic material remains the same, with few exceptions. A cell that is able to differentiate into many cell types is known as pluripotent. These cells are called stem cells in animals and meristematic cells in higher plants. A cell that is able to differentiate into all cell types is known as totipotent. In mammals, only the zygote and early embryonic cells are totipotent, while in plants, many differentiated cells can become totipotent with simple laboratory techniques. This new book presents leading-edge research from around the world in this field.
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276pp,
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January 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600219381:9781600219382
, Nova Science Publishers
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CELL GROWTH PROCESSES
: New Research
[Daiki Kimura (ed)]
When used in the context of reproduction of living cells the phrase "cell growth" is shorthand for the idea of "growth in cell populations by means of cell reproduction." During cell reproduction one cell (the "mother" cell) divides to produce two daughter cells. Cell proliferation, which depends on the intimately linked processes of growth and division, is a fundamental systems-level attribute of all life forms. The precise regulation of proliferation in response to internal and external cues is critical for development, tissue renewal and evolutionary fitness, while the disregulation of cell proliferation underlies a variety of human diseases, most notably cancer and ageing. Historically, breakthroughs in our understanding of cell growth and division have derived from cross-fertilisation of results and ideas from researchers studying a wide range of model organisms, from yeast to humans. The basis for cell proliferation entails the control of key signalling and cell cycle regulators through transcriptional, translational, post-translational, genetic and epigenetic mechanisms. Indeed, many conceptual breakthroughs in cell regulation have derived from analyses of basic cell cycle mechanisms. This book presents the latest research in the field.
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237pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1604561327:9781604561326
, Nova Science Publishers
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DAMSELFLIES OF ALBERTA
: Flying Neon Toothpicks in the Grass
[John Acorn]
With iridescent blues and greens, damselflies are some of the most beautiful flying insects as well as the most primitive. As members of the insect order Odonata they are related to Dragonflies but are classified in a separate suborder. These aquatic insects are a delight to the eye and a fascinating creature of study. In this book, naturalist John Acorn describes the 22 species native to the province. Exhaustively researched, yet written in an accessible style, the author's enthusiasm for these flying neon toothpicks is compelling. More than a field guide, this is a passionate investigation into one of nature's winged marvels of the wetlands.
REVIEW: "This is an intensely personal book, written by someone who observes and appreciates all aspects of nature and loves to educate anyone who will pay attention. The book treats the 22 species of zygopterans in Alberta in great detail and is without question a scholarly treatise. But it's worth having a copy just because it's a good read -- How many books have you seen in which some of the species are introduced by limericks? Enough said..." -- Dennis Paulson, University of Puget Sound, Faculty of Biology/Slater Museum of Natural History. Damselflies of Alberta catalogue copy with accompanying full-colour cover image featured in Odonatological Abstract Service newsletter published by International Dragonfly Fund organization. (Distributed to their members and to World Dragonfly Association members). August 2005
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168pp,
155x230mm,
August 2004;
PB,
£17.99,
0888644191:9780888644190
, University of Alberta Press
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EGGS & LARVAE OF NORTH SEA FISHES
[Peter Munk & Jørgen Nielsen]
This book presents the early stages of about hundred common fishes in a standardised, illustrative layout, affording effective guidance to the investigation and identification of these stages. Emphasis is put on the illustration by clear figures and on the precision of main diagnostic characters. Each species is presented in a standard two-paged format with description of development and corresponding figures of five characteristic stages; and with additional paragraphs which describe the adult characters and biology and specify the distinct characters of the larva. The series of identification sheets is introduced by a set of short, reviewing chapters, emphasising the research history and methods, and the early stage morphology and ecology. Due to their great importance in the plankton ecosystem and in fish stock replenishment, the fish eggs and larvae attract interest from a wide range of researchers. This book will be a valuable tool to the scientist and technician who need to make correct identification of collected fish larvae, and want additional information on the early development of the species.
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214pp,
155x230mm,
July 2007;
HB,
£52.50,
8791319242:9788791319242
, Samfundslitteratur Press (biofolia)
} |
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ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH TRENDS
[George V Kurladze (ed)]
This new book presents the latest research in environmental microbiology which is area of interaction that studies the interaction of microorganisms with the environment. It includes the structure, activities and communal behaviour of microbial communities, microbial interactions and interactions with plants, animals and non-living environmental factors, population biology and clonal structure microbes and surfaces, adhesion and biofouling responses to environmental signals and stress factors growth and survival, modelling and theory development, microbial community genetics and evolutionary processes, microbial physiological, metabolic and structural diversity, pollution microbiology, extremophiles and life in extreme and unusual little-explored habitats, primary and secondary production, element cycles and biogeochemical processes and microbially-influenced global changes.
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307pp,
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January 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
160021939X:9781600219399
, Nova Science Publishers
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FOCUS ON BIODIVERSITY RESEARCH
[Jan Schwartz (ed)]
Biological diversity, or "biodiversity," refers to the variety of all life on earth, and the complex relationships among living things, and between living things and their environment. Biodiversity includes genetic variety, species diversity, and variability in communities, ecosystems and landscapes. Biodiversity sustains the environments in which we live and on which our lives and those of every other living creature on Earth depend. Thanks to biodiversity, we are able to obtain such necessary goods as food, clothing, medicine, and fuel. Equally important are the ecosystem services that biodiversity provides, such as clean air and drinkable water. Conservation scientists have identified a number of universal threats to biodiversity: habitat loss and degradation, invasive species, pollution, overpopulation, overexploitation and consumption, and global climate change. This book examines critical issues in this field from researchers around the globe.
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320pp,
180x260mm,
May 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600213723:9781600213724
, Nova Science Publishers
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FRESHWATER FISHES OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
[J D McPhail]
The threat of deteriorating habitats and a loss of biodiversity makes this reference work on the freshwater fishes of British Columbia more necessary than ever before. Eighty-one comprehensive species accounts aid accurate identification and consist of an illustration, the scientific and common names of the fish, its distinguishing characteristics, taxonomic comments, geographic distribution, a life-history summary, a habitat-use summary, and conservation comments. The book is a critical resource for biologists, naturalists, management and conservation officers, anglers, and members of the public who are concerned about our natural heritage.
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620pp,
180x255mm,
October 2007;
HB,
£52.99,
0888644671:9780888644671
, University of Alberta Press
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FRONTIERS IN ANTIOXIDANT RESEARCH
[Harold V Panglossi (ed)]
In biological systems, the normal processes of oxidation (plus a minor contribution from ionising radiation) produce highly reactive free radicals. These can readily react with and damage other molecules. In some cases the body uses free radicals to destroy foreign or unwanted objects, such as in an infection. However, in the wrong place, the body's own cells may become damaged. Should the damage occur to DNA, the result could be cancer. Antioxidants decrease the damage done to cells by reducing oxidants before they can damage the cell. Virtually all studies of mammals have concluded that a restricted calorie diet extends the life span of mammals by as much as 100%. This remarkable finding suggests that food is actually more damaging than smoking. As food produces free radicals (oxidants) when metabolised, antioxidant-rich diets are thought to stave off the effects of ageing significantly better than diets lacking in antioxidants. The reduced levels of free radicals, resulting from a reduction in their production by metabolism, is thought to be a major cause of the success of caloric restriction in increasing life span. Antioxidants consist of a group of vitamins including vitamin C, vitamin E, selenium and carotenoids, (such as beta-carotene, lycopene, and lutein). This new book brings together the latest research in this dynamic field.
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216pp,
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December 2006;
HB,
£85.99,
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, Nova Science Publishers
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FRONTIERS IN CHRONOBIOLOGY RESEARCH
[Frank Columbus (ed)]
This book covers topics from a wide variety of disciplines including cell biology, developmental biology, ecology, endocrinology, genetics, molecular biology, neurobiology, and pharmacology . There is a focus on circadian (daily), tidal, seasonal, and annual rhythms, as well as other biological rhythms. Rhythms are placed within the context of the functional significance of these rhythms for the health and well-being of relevant organisms and include genetic and molecular mechanisms of biological timekeeping, melatonin and pineal gland rhythms, as well as on the chronobiology and chronotherapy of cardiovascular, pulmonary, ulcer, and other diseases.
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140pp,
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September 2006;
HB,
£85.99,
1594549540:9781594549540
, Nova Science Publishers
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GLYCOLIPIDS
: New Research
[Daiki Sasaki (ed)]
Glycolipids are carbohydrate-attached lipids. Their role is to provide energy and also serve as markers for cellular recognition. They occur where a carbohydrate chain is associated with phospholipids on the exoplasmic surface of the cell membrane. The carbohydrates are found on the outer surface of all eukaryotic cell membranes. They extend from the phospholipid bilayer into the aqueous environment outside the cell where it acts as a recognition site for specific chemicals as well as helping to maintain the stability of the membrane and attaching cells to one another to form tissues. This new book focuses on recent research results from around the world.
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199pp,
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May 2008;
HB,
£59.50,
1604562161:9781604562163
, Nova Science Publishers
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HANDBOOK OF COMPOUNDS WITH CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITY ISOLATED FROM PLANTS
[Rosa Martha Perez Gutierrez]
For thousands of years, plants show great importance in applications such as condiments, medicines, fragrances, colorants, ornaments, and thus through time scientific information has been obtained for botany, horticulture, chemistry and pharmacology. It is estimated that more than one billion dollars is spent in the commerce of medicinal plants and spices, and its study has greatly contributed to understand the physiological processes of photosynthesis and ecological relation of plants with the environment. Furthermore, plants continue to provide significant roles in traditional rituals of different societies. Presently, scientific research done by several institutions on natural products, have greatly contributed to the search for potential food and pharmacological products, and has greatly increased the interest of industry in the study of the methodology to explore the ecological, botanical, tissue culture, chemistry and pharmacological relation between plants, thus creating a great demand for professionals and specialists associated with botany, chemistry and pharmacology. For this reason, there is demand for more information about this knowledge, but there exists little scientific information that can provide a deep review of research in medicinal plants. This book presents 1752 compounds isolated and identified from plants that present anticancer activity. These substances have been classified by chemical groups and each provides the most relevant information of its pharmacological activity, action mechanism, chemical structure and other properties.
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653pp,
180x260mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£59.50,
1600213693:9781600213694
, Nova Science Publishers
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IN SILICO GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS
: Functional Annotation of Genomes & Proteins
[Nicola Mulder & Rolf Apweiler (eds)]
The advancement of DNA sequencing technologies has resulted in a movement away from the single gene, and towards a whole genome focus. Previously DNA sequencing was expensive, slow and tedious, but new technologies have been developed that facilitate the relatively cheap and rapid generation of raw sequence from whole bacterial genomes. The sequencing of the human genome was also accelerated in the final phases as a result of new sequencing methods. However, generating the raw sequence is just the start, and tools are required to convert it into useful biological knowledge. This book highlights the new advances in DNA sequencing, and summarises the process of genome and protein annotation. The book also describes the tools required to achieve this, and provide examples within the context of specific genomes.
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226pp,
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December 2006;
HB,
£59.50,
1594549958:9781594549953
, Nova Science Publishers
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INTRODUCTION TO FISH PARASITOLOGICAL METHOS
: Classical & Molecular Techniques
[Kurt Buchmann]
Fish parasites are becoming an increasing problem due to increased focus on aquaculture, fisheries, fish health and food hygienic aspects of fish in general. This book presents a range of classical and modern methods in fish parasitology. Thus, it is described how the reader should collect the fish hosts, isolate the parasites, prepare the material and identify the organisms. This book can be used as a handbook and as a laboratory manual by students of courses in aquaculture, fish health, fish parasitology, general parasitology, fisheries ecology and zoology.
{
130pp,
155x230mm,
August 2007;
PB,
£17.00,
8791319390:9788791319396
, Samfundslitteratur Press
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KIWI
[Neville Peat]
Back in 1990, when Neville Peat wrote The Incredible Kiwi, the national bird was in retreat, from habitat loss and the severe impact of predation. It was not well understood, being nocturnal and hidden in the forest. Most Kiwis had never seen their national bird. During the 1990s, saving the kiwi became a popular cause. Community kiwi conservation projects have emerged all over the country, especially in the North Island. And scientific research has led to greater knowledge of the bird's population dynamics and distribution. The kiwi has truly become 'the people's bird'. In this book, the author describes the kiwi from every point of view, from wild bird to national emblem. What is this biological oddity called the kiwi? Exactly how many species of kiwi are there? Where do they live? What do they eat? How are people helping them to survive? Why does this bird have such a major place in the Kiwi nation's life? And he tells the story of the largest popular movement in support of an endangered native species that New Zealand has ever seen.
{
176pp,
190x255mm,
November 2006;
HB,
£23.99,
1877372366:9781877372360
, University of Otago Press
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LONGEVITY RECORDS
: Life Spans of Mammals, Birds, Amphibians, Reptiles, & Fish
[James R Carey & Debra S Judge]
This book is the world’s largest compendium of documented life spans in vertebrates. Record life spans for over 3000 species of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and fish indicate wild or captive status, sex (where available) and are linked to source references. A brief introduction addresses the concept of life span, summarises methods for data gathering, criteria for inclusion, and provides a graphic summarisation of within and among group variation in record life spans. The data is organised into four main tables: mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, and fishes. Each data table is preceded by a brief introduction summarising important aspects of the life history of important subgroups (e.g. orders). Tables of life spans are organised alphabetically by order, family and genus. Scientific and common name indices facilitate finding record life spans for particular organisms. The book is useful in demography, fisheries and wildlife biology, ecology, population and evolutionary biology, and gerontology.
{
240pp,
180x260mm,
January 2000;
HB,
£18.75,
8778385393:9788778385390
, University Press of Southern Denmark (Odense University Press)
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LUMINESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY & CIRCULAR DICHROISM
: Methods in Protein Structure & Stability Analysis
[Vladimir N Uversky & Eugene A Permyakov (eds)]
Protein research is a frontier field in science. Proteins are widely distributed in plants and animals and are the principal constituents of the protoplasm of all cells, and consist essentially of combinations of a-amino acids in peptide linkages. Twenty different amino acids are commonly found in proteins, and serve as enzymes, structural elements, hormones, immunoglobulins, etc., and are involved throughout the body, and in photosynthesis. This book gathers new leading-edge research from throughout the world in this exciting and exploding field of research.
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372pp,
180x260mm,
February 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600214045:9781600214042
, Nova Science Publishers
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MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH TRENDS
[Lachlan B Wilson (ed)]
Applying mathematics to biology has a long history, but only recently has there been an explosion of interest in the field. Some reasons for this include: the explosion of data-rich information sets, due to the genomics revolution, which are difficult to understand without the use of analytical tools, recent development of mathematical tools such as chaos theory to help understand complex, non-linear mechanisms in biology, an increase in computing power which enables calculations and simulations to be performed that were not previously possible, and an increasing interest in in-silico experimentation due to the complications involved in human and animal research.
{
May 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1604561416:9781604561418
, Nova Science Publishers
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METHODS IN PROTEIN STRUCTURE & STABILITY ANALYSIS
: NMR & EPR Spectroscopies, Mass-Spectrometry & Protein Imaging
[Vladimir N Uversky & Eugene A Permyakov (eds)]
Protein research is a frontier field in science. Proteins are widely distributed in plants and animals and are the principal constituents of the protoplasm of all cells, and consist essentially of combinations of a-amino acids in peptide linkages. Twenty different amino acids are commonly found in proteins, and serve as enzymes, structural elements, hormones, immunoglobulins, etc., and are involved throughout the body, and in photosynthesis. This book gathers new leading-edge research from throughout the world in this exciting and exploding field of research.
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393pp,
180x260mm,
February 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600217052:9781600217050
, Nova Science Publishers
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METHODS IN PROTEIN STRUCTURE & STABILITY ANALYSIS -- CONFORMATIONAL STABILITY, SIZE, SHAPE & SURFACE OF PROTEIN MOLECULES
[Vladimir N Uversky & and Eugene A Permyakov (eds)]
Protein research is a frontier field in science. Proteins are widely distributed in plants and animals and are the principal constituents of the protoplasm of all cells, and consist essentially of combinations of a-amino acids in peptide linkages. Twenty different amino acids are commonly found in proteins, and serve as enzymes, structural elements, hormones, immunoglobulins, etc., and are involved throughout the body, and in photosynthesis. This book gathers new leading-edge research from throughout the world in this exciting and exploding field of research.
{
404pp,
180x260mm,
February 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600217044:9781600217043
, Nova Science Publishers
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MODIFICATION REACTIONS OF OLIGOMETHYLHYDRIDESILOXANES
[Omari Mukbaniani, Tamara Tatrishvili & Gennady Zaikov (eds)]
Modification of known polymers, making polymer blends, polymer composites and filled polymers is vital for the progress of modern industry. This monograph is devoted to modification reactions of oligomethylhydridesiloxanes, which is significant in the modification processes.
{
235pp,
180x260mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£85.99,
1600213650:9781600213656
, Nova Science Publishers
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MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF G PROTEIN-COUPLED RECEPTORS
: Interacting Proteins & Function
[Franciso Ciruela & Rafael Lujan (eds)]
In the recent years studies based on two-hybrid screens, proteomic, biochemical and cell biology approaches, have shown that intracellular domains of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCR) or heptaspanning membrane receptors (HSMRs) interact with intracellular proteins. These interactions are the basis of a protein network associated to these receptors which includes scaffolding proteins containing one or several PDZ (post-synaptic density-95, discs large, zona occludens-1) domains, signalling proteins and proteins of the cytoskeleton. The present book is focused on the emerging evidence for interactions of G protein-coupled receptors with scaffolding, cytoskeletal and signalling proteins that will play a role in the targeting, anchoring and functioning of these receptors in the plasma membrane, thus contributing to cell development and plasticity.
{
309pp,
180x260mm,
November 2007;
HB,
£59.50,
1600219152:9781600219153
, Nova Science Publishers
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MOLECULAR SIMULATION STUDIES IN MATERIAL & BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
[Kholmirzo Kholmurodov (ed)]
Book & CD. Computer molecular simulations of complex multi-particle systems play a fascinating role in fundamental physics, biochemical and life sciences. Having an increasingly significant impact on many applied industries, especially in modern biophysical and nanotechnological areas, molecular simulation provides a set of tools for predicting many functional properties of molecular systems. The chemical, pharmaceutical, materials and related industries -- all share the computer molecular simulation methods. The molecular simulation studies cover different fields of either biological processes -- protein folding and electron densities of DNA and proteins, or thin film formations and surface-cluster phenomena in nanoelectronics, synthetic copolymers and biopolymer design in biochemistry, so on. Practically all of the world's present supercomputers and many specially developed high performance computing clusters over the world are performing molecular simulations or are aimed on these needs. This book presents leading international research in this dynamic field.
{
196pp,
180x260mm,
May 2006;
HB,
£52.99,
159454607X:9781594546075
, Nova Science Publishers
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NANOSCALE STRUCTURE & PROPERTIES OF MICROBIAL CELL SURFACES
[Elena P Ivanova (ed)]
This book presents an accessible and comprehensive survey of recent advances in the understanding of the structure and properties of microbial cell surfaces. Gathering leading experts in the field, it is the first book to cover the fundamental knowledge of microbial cell surfaces at the nanometre-scale resolution that is now provided by various scanning probe microscopy techniques (SPM). The advent of SPM has recently opened up a wide range of novel and fascinating applications for biological research. The book presents the most recent advances in the application of SPM techniques to study cell surfaces. It is a useful guide for researchers that are seeking to tap the power and scope of this technology to further their own work on cell surface structure and properties. The book also provides the reader with a realistic appreciation of the advantages and limitations of the SPM techniques, as well as the potential of these techniques to advance our understanding of biological systems to a new level.
{
267pp,
180x260mm,
March 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600212425:9781600212420
, Nova Science Publishers
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NEW CELL DIFFERENTIATION RESEARCH TOPICS
[Hitoshi Saitama (ed)]
This new book presents research developments from around the globe in the field of cellular differentiation which is a concept from developmental biology describing the process by which cells acquire a 'type'. The morphology of a cell may change dramatically during differentiation, but the genetic material remains the same, with few exceptions. A cell that is able to differentiate into many cell types is known as pluripotent. These cells are called stem cells in animals and meristematic cells in higher plants. A cell that is able to differentiate into all cell types is known as totipotent. In mammals, only the zygote and early embryonic cells are totipotent, while in plants, many differentiated cells can become totipotent with simple laboratory techniques.
{
302pp,
180x260mm,
January 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1600219373:9781600219375
, Nova Science Publishers
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NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN FOOD MICROBIOLOGY RESEARCH
[Micheal C Berger (ed)]
This new book presents leading-edge international research in the field of food microbiology. Included in the scope are physiology, genetics, biochemistry, and behaviour of microorganisms that are either used to make foods or that represent safety or quality problems; effects of preservatives, processes, and packaging systems on the microbiology of foods; methods for detection, identification and enumeration of food bourne microorganisms or microbial toxins; microbiology of food fermentations; predictive microbiology; microbial ecology of foods; microbiological aspects of food safety and microbiological aspects of food spoilage and quality.
{
228pp,
180x260mm,
December 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600217656:9781600217654
, Nova Science Publishers
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NEW RESEARCH ON BIOMATERIALS
[Denzel R Boomington (ed)]
Biomaterials serve as synthetic or natural materials used to replace parts of living systems or to function contact with living tissue. Biomaterials are intended to interface with biological systems to evaluate, treat, augment or replace any tissue, organ or function of the body. A biomaterial is different from a biological material such as bone that is produced by a biological system. Artificial hips, vascular-stents, artificial peacemakers, and catheters are all made from different biomaterials and comprise different medical devices. This book presents new approaches to biomaterial development including multi-field bone remodelling, novel strategies for conferring antibacterial properties to bone cement, polyacrylonitrile-based biomaterials for enzyme immobilisation and functionalised magnetic nanoparticles for tissue engineering.
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340pp,
180x260mm,
August 2006;
HB,
£85.99,
160021360X:9781600213601
, Nova Science Publishers
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NORWEGIAN SEA ECOSYSTEM
[Hein Rune Skjoldal (ed)]
The Institute of Marine Research in Norway carried out the research programme Mare cognitumon the Norwegian Sea ecosystem from 1993 to 2001. Drawing upon results from this programme, the book summarises the current knowledge about this ecosystem. In a series of chapters the readers are introduced to the geography, currents and water masses that are the abiotic setting or 'scene' of the ecosystem, and to the plankton, fish, squids, whales, seals and seabirds that are the key biological components or 'actors' in the ecosystem. The 'play' is the ecological drama where the animals strive to find their food whilst avoiding to be eaten themselves. The Norwegian Sea ecosystem contains very large biomasses of zooplankton and pelagic fish stocks. It is characterised by pronounced seasonal cycles in plankton production and large-scale migrations of herring and other animal populations.
{
559pp,
180x260mm,
April 2004;
HB,
£41.50,
8251918413:9788251918411
, Tapir Academic Press
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NOVEL ENZYME / DNA INORGANIC MATERIALS
: A New Generation of Biomaterials
[Akhilesh Bhambhani & Chall V Kumar]
The very first examples of protein/DNA/inorganic nanocomposite materials are described. Surprisingly, the presence of DNA enhanced the properties of the bound protein. The layered inorganic solid, alpha-Zr(IV) phosphate (alpha-Zr(HPO4)2.H2O, abbreviated as alpha-ZrP) served as an excellent host for these studies, and the binding has been carried out under benign conditions (aqueous solutions at room temperature and neutral pH). These novel nanobiocomposite materials provide a simple method for the binding of DNA to negatively charged solids, and such approaches aid in engineering more effective synthetic materials for gene-delivery, RNA-delivery and drug delivery applications.
{
May 2008;
PB,
£25.99,
1604561912:9781604561913
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
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PATTERN RECOGNITION IN BIOLOGY
[Marsha S Corrigan (ed)]
Pattern recognition is the research area that studies the operation and design of systems that recognise patterns in data. It encloses subdisciplines like discriminant analysis, feature extraction, error estimation, cluster analysis (together sometimes called statistical pattern recognition), grammatical inference and parsing (sometimes called syntactical pattern recognition). Important application areas are image analysis, character recognition, speech analysis, man and machine diagnostics, person identification and industrial inspection. This book presents leading-edge research from around the world.
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252pp,
180x260mm,
June 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600217168:9781600217166
, Nova Science Publishers
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PHILOSOPHY OF BIOLOGY
: Second Edition
[Michael Ruse (ed)]
Biologists study life in its various physical forms, while philosophers of biology seek answers to questions about the nature, purpose, and impact of this research. What permits us to distinguish between living and nonliving things even though both are made of the same minerals? Is the complex structure of organisms proof that a creative force is working itself out over aeons of time? What moral and social questions arise regarding modern advances in biotechnology? What is more relevant to human nature: genetics or sociocultural influences? Are we unique in the universe or might other forms of life exist out there somewhere? Is Darwinism the death-knell of God? These are just some of the vital questions addressed by a distinguished group of philosophers and scientists which includes: Aristotle, Francisco J. Ayala, Michael Benton, Tom Bethell, President George W. Bush, Joe Cain, David Castle, Charles Darwin, Richard Dawkins, Michael Denton, A.G.N. Flew, Brian Goodwin, Stephan Jay Gould, J.B.S, Haldane, John Haught, D.W.E. Hone, Immanuel Kant, James Kirchner, Philip Kitcher, James Lovelock, Jane Maienschein, Ernst Mayr, Greg Mikkelson, Paul Nelson, Lesley Orgal, William Paley, Robert Pennock, Christopher Pynes, Mark Ridley, Holmes Rolston III, Michael Ruse, Lee Silver, Elliott Sober, Derek Turner, the Prince of Wales, George C. Williams, and Edward O. Wilson. This second edition contains material on design without selection, testing macroevolutionary claims, recent biotechnological issues, key ecological concerns, the Gaia hypothesis, genetically modified foods, and the so-called Intelligent Design movement.
{
473pp,
140x215mm,
December 2007;
PB,
£15.99,
1591025273:9781591025276
, Prometheus Books
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PRAIRIE GHOST
: Pronghorn & Human Interaction in Early America
[Richard E McCabe, Bart W O'Gara, Henry M Reeves; Illustrations by Daniel P Metz]
A Wildlife Management Institute Book. In this lavishly illustrated companion volume to Pronghorn: Ecology and Management, Richard E McCabe, Bart W O'Gara and Henry M Reeves explore the fascinating relationship of pronghorn with people in early America, from prehistoric evidence through the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876. The only one of fourteen pronghorn-like genera to survive the great extinction brought on by human migration into North America, the pronghorn has a long and unique history of interaction with humans on the continent, a history that until now has largely remained unwritten. With nearly 150 black-and-white photographs, 16 pages of colour illustrations, plus original artwork by Daniel P Metz, Prairie Ghost: Pronghorn and Human Interaction in Early America tells the intriguing story of humans and these elusive big game mammals in an informative and entertaining fashion that will appeal to historians, biologists, sportsmen and the general reader alike.
{
175pp,
225x285mm,
May 2004;
HB,
£19.99,
0870817582:9780870817588
, University Press of Colorado
} |
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PROGRESS IN BIOMASS & BIOENERGY RESEARCH
[Steven F Warnmer (ed)]
Like coal and petroleum, biomass is a form of stored solar energy. The energy of the sun is "captured" through the process of photosynthesis in growing plants. Like all methods used to generate energy, the combustion of biomass generates pollution as a by-product. One advantage of biofuel in comparison to most other fuel types is that the energy within the biomass can be stored for an indefinite amount of time without any danger. Agricultural products specifically grown for use as biofuels include corn and soybeans, primarily in the United States, as well as flaxseed and rapeseed, primarily in Europe, and hemp is a growing crop around the world except for in America. Waste from industry, agriculture, forestry, and households can also be used to produce bioenergy; examples include straw, lumber, manure, sewage, garbage and food leftovers. Biomass used as fuel often consists of under-utilised types, like chaff and animal waste. Much research is currently in progress into the utilisation of microalgae as an energy source, with applications being developed for biodiesel, ethanol, methanol, methane, and even hydrogen. On the rise is use of hemp, although current politics restrains it. This book presents the latest leading edge research in a field set to explode with growth.
{
217pp,
180x260mm,
May 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600213286:9781600213281
, Nova Science Publishers
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PROGRESS IN ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY
[Myung-Bo Kim (ed)]
This book presents new and important research on environmental microbiology which is area of interaction that studies the interaction of microorganisms with the environment. It includes the structure, activities and communal behaviour of microbial communities, microbial interactions and interactions with plants, animals and non-living environmental factors, population biology and clonal structure microbes and surfaces, adhesion and biofouling responses to environmental signals and stress factors growth and survival, modelling and theory development, microbial community genetics and evolutionary processes, microbial physiological, metabolic and structural diversity, pollution microbiology, extremophiles and life in extreme and unusual little-explored habitats, primary and secondary production, element cycles and biogeochemical processes and microbially-influenced global changes.
{
260pp,
180x260mm,
January 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1600219403:9781600219405
, Nova Science Publishers
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PROGRESS IN MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY RESEARCH
[James T Kelly (ed)]
Applying mathematics to biology has a long history, but only recently has there been an explosion of interest in the field. Some reasons for this include: the explosion of data-rich information sets, due to the genomics revolution, which are difficult to understand without the use of analytical tools, recent development of mathematical tools such as chaos theory to help understand complex, non-linear mechanisms in biology, an increase in computing power which enables calculations and simulations to be performed that were not previously possible, and an increasing interest in in-silico experimentation due to the complications involved in human and animal research. This new book presents the latest leading-edge research in the field.
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347pp,
180x260mm,
June 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1604561718:9781604561715
, Nova Science Publishers
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PRONGHORN
: Ecology & Management
[Bart W O'Gara et al (eds)]
One of the fastest land animals on Earth (second only to the cheetah), the pronghorn can reach speeds of more than 50 miles per hour. It also is one of the most fascinating of all animals. For many people, the pronghorn was nearly as much a symbol of the American West as was the bison; for some, it still is. Eliminated from much of its historic range by the early 1900s, this unique North American big game species has experienced a remarkable recovery and now is found throughout the western United States, Canada, and northern Mexico. Thirty years in the making, 'Pronghorn: Ecology and Management' contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date information on the behaviour, physiology, migration, taxonomy, and management of this extraordinary animal. Full chapters are devoted to distribution, nutrition and food, diseases and parasites, ecosystem management, hunting, and much more. The principal authors -- the world's pre-eminent pronghorn biologists, Bart W O'Gara and Jim D Yoakum -- conclude with a thorough discussion of the future of pronghorn and their management. With 23 chapters that include contributions by 10 other wildlife professionals and over 850 illustrations, including original artwork by Edson Fichter and Daniel P Metz. This is certain to be the definitive work on the species for years to come.
{
904pp,
215x280mm,
July 2004;
HB,
£56.99,
0870817574:9780870817571
, University Press of Colorado
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PROTEIN ADAPTATION IN EXTREMOPHILES
[Khawar Sohail Siddiqui & Torsten Thomas (eds)]
Life has evolved in an extraordinary way to deal with the most extreme physical and chemical conditions. Extremophilic (extreme-loving) organisms have been found in the superheated waters of deep ocean vents or the hypersaline and cold lakes of Antarctica and indeed often require the extreme conditions of their habitat to survive and thrive. The cellular machinery of extremophiles has developed unique adaptation strategies to effectively function in their given environment. Much scientific attention has focussed on the adaptation of proteins as they have both structural and catalytic functions and hence play key roles in all cellular processes. Moreover, their ability to perform in or withstand extreme physical and chemical conditions has made extremophilic proteins attractive bio-catalysts for a range of industrial and biotechnological applications. This novel and significant book comprehensively summarises our current understanding regarding the structure-function-stability relationship of extremophilic proteins. Leading experts in the field extensively review and comment on the adaptation of proteins to the whole spectrum of physical and chemical extremes. This book represents an important and indispensable reference for students, teachers and researchers with interest or activities in the fascinating area of extremophiles.
{
250pp,
180x260mm,
February 2008;
HB,
£59.50,
1604560193:9781604560190
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
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PROTEIN CONFORMATION
: New Research
[Linda B Roswell (ed)]
Protein structure is the characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, imposed upon it by the secondary and tertiary structure of the peptide chain. This stage in the structure of a protein describes the highest level of organisation in overall structure assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). This is the fourth folding level of protein building. This new book presents the latest research in the field.
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264pp,
180x260mm,
May 2008;
HB,
£59.50,
1604562196:9781604562194
, Nova Science Publishers
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PROTEIN RESEARCH PROGRESS
[Alan B Boscoe & Charles R Listow (eds)]
Proteins are large organic compounds made of amino acids arranged in a linear chain and joined together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of adjacent amino acid residues. The sequence of amino acids in a protein is defined by a gene and encoded in the genetic code. Although this genetic code specifies 20 'standard' amino acids, the residues in a protein are often chemically altered in post-translational modification: either before the protein can function in the cell, or as part of control mechanisms. Proteins can also work together to achieve a particular function, and they often associate to form stable complexes. Like other biological macromolecules such as polysaccharides and nucleic acids, proteins are essential parts of organisms and participate in every process within cells. Many proteins are enzymes that catalyse biochemical reactions, and are vital to metabolism. Proteins also have structural or mechanical functions, such as actin and myosin in muscle, and the proteins in the cytoskeleton, which forms a system of scaffolding that maintains cell shape. Other proteins are important in cell signalling, immune responses, cell adhesion, and the cell cycle. Protein is also a necessary part of animals' diets, since they cannot synthesise all the amino acids and must obtain essential amino acids from food. Through the process of digestion, animals break down ingested protein into free amino acids that can be used for protein synthesis. This new book presents the latest research in the field.
{
252pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
1600216633:9781600216633
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
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SPECIES IN DENIAL, 2ND EDITION
[Jeremy Griffith]
A SPECIES IN DENIAL is the revolutionary bestseller by Australian biologist Jeremy Griffith. In it the author addresses the crux issue before us as a species of the human condition, our capacity for good and evil, describing how humans have coped with the dilemma of the human condition by living in denial of it. Griffith then explains the biological reason for the human condition, thus ending the need for the denial and maturing humanity to psychological freedom from its historic insecure human-condition-afflicted state. With a foreword by Templeton Prize winning biologist Charles Birch, this book provides a deeply insightful examination of science, religion, politics, men and women, psychiatry and mythology.
REVIEW: "A superb book, it brings out the truth of a new and wider world..." -- John Morton, Emeritus Professor Zoology, Auckland University, New Zealand. "A most enlightening treatment of the human situation..." -- Dr Arthur Jones, former Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. "Offers so many insights into our divided selves..." -- Ronald Conway OAM, distinguished Australian psychologist. "A breakthrough in understanding the human condition..." -- Dr John H. Champness, Australian psychologist. "Reading it with great interest and excitement, I can't put it down..." -- Jeremy Shaw, retired Anglican priest, Auckland, New Zealand. "Boy! what a book ... Should be in hotel rooms like the other book..." -- Ambi Kaur, Melbourne, Australia, reader response.
{
528pp,
153x234mm,
October 2004;
PB,
£20.99,
1741290015:9781741290011
, FHA Publishing and Communications
} |
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TOP TEN MYTHS ABOUT EVOLUTION
[Cameron M Smith PhD & Charles Sullivan]
Though the United States is the world leader in science and technology, many of its citizens display a shocking ignorance regarding basic scientific facts. Recent surveys have revealed that only about half of Americans realise that humans have never lived side by side with dinosaurs, and about the same number reject the idea that humans developed from earlier species of animals. This lack of knowledge in the face of overwhelming scientific evidence for evolution springs from a number of negative influences in contemporary society: poor secondary education in some regions of the country, misinformation in the mass media, and deliberate obfuscation by supporters of Creationism and Intelligent Design. In this concise, accessible, "myth-buster’s handbook", educators Cameron M. Smith and Charles Sullivan clearly dispel the ten most common myths about evolution, which continue to mislead average Americans. Using a refreshing, jargon-free style, they set the record straight on claims that evolution is "just a theory", that Darwinian explanations of life undercut morality, that Intelligent Design is a legitimate alternative to conventional science, that humans come from chimpanzees, and six other popular but erroneous notions. Smith and Sullivan’s reader-friendly, solidly researched text will serve as an important tool, both for teachers and laypersons seeking accurate information about evolution.
{
200pp,
150x230mm,
November 2006;
PB,
£9.50,
159102479X:9781591024798
, Prometheus Books
} |
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TRENDS IN APPLIED STATISTICS RESEARCH
[M Ahsanullah (ed)]
Computers have taken a permanent place in almost every human endeavour in the last 20 years. This infiltration requires a learning process on the part of the people utilising them and realising where and how they can be best used beyond the basic and obvious applications. Statistics is an example of their application in many diverse fields to reach conclusions and make projections never before possible. Beyond this, applied statistics is rapidly becoming not only an instrument, but an integral part of the advance of knowledge. There are many fields such as medicine, biology, weather prediction, military planning, and many others where the statistical studies are essential before the next step can be taken. This book presents the latest research advances from around the world.
{
114pp,
180x260mm,
March 2008;
HB,
£85.99,
160456153X:9781604561531
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
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VIBRATIONAL SECTROSCOPY
: Methods in Protein Structure & Stability Analysis
[Vladimir N Uversky & Eugene A Permyakov (eds)]
Protein research is a frontier field in science. Proteins are widely distributed in plants and animals and are the principal constituents of the protoplasm of all cells, and consist essentially of combinations of a-amino acids in peptide linkages. Twenty different amino acids are commonly found in proteins, and serve as enzymes, structural elements, hormones, immunoglobulins, etc., and are involved throughout the body, and in photosynthesis. This book gathers new leading-edge research from throughout the world in this exciting and exploding field of research.
{
316pp,
180x260mm,
February 2007;
HB,
£85.99,
1600217036:9781600217036
, Nova Science Publishers
} |
