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Genetically modified plants are currently causing controversy worldwide; a great deal has been written about their supposed environmental effects. However, the newspaper headlines and public debates often provide a level of reasoning akin to "this is your brain on...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-08-19
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First published in 1943, Vitamins and Hormones is the longest-running serial published by Academic Press. In the early days of the Serial, the subjects of vitamins and hormones were quite distinct. The Editorial Board now reflects expertise in the field of hormone...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2004-08-11
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This fully revised and expanded edition of Fundamentals of Soil Ecology continues its holistic approach to soil biology and ecosystem function. Students and ecosystem researchers will gain a greater understanding of the central roles that soils play in ecosystem...
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Academic Press
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2004-08-11
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The Immunology Guidebook provides an easily accessible text-reference to the more up-to-date and difficult concepts in the complex science of immunology. It aims to demystify basic concepts and specialised molecular and cellular interactions. Its 18 chapters offer a...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2004-08-05
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The completion of the first draft of the human genome has led to an explosion of interest in genetics and molecular biology.The view of the genome as a network of interacting computational components is well-established, but researchers are now trying to reverse the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-08-05
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This edited volume is provides an authoritative synthesis of knowledge about the history of life. All the major groups of organisms are treated, by the leading workers in their fields. With sections on: The Importance of Knowing the Tree of Life; The Origin and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-07-22
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Geometric Morphometrics for Biologists is an introductory textbook for a course on geometric morphometrics, written for graduate students and upper division undergraduates, covering both theory of shape analysis and methods of multivariate analysis. It is designed for...
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Academic Press
Parution :
2004-07-21
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Liposomes are cellular structures made up of lipid molecules. Important as a cellular model in the study of basic biology, liposomes are also used in clinical applications such as drug delivery and virus studies.Liposomes Part D is a continuation of previous Methods in...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-07-17
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This book provides a modern, synthetic overview of interactions between insects and their environments from a physiological perspective that integrates information across a range of approaches and scales. It shows that evolved physiological responses at the individual...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2004-07-15
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It was probably the French chemist Portes, who first reported in 1880 that the mucin in the vitreous body, which he named hyalomucine, behaved differently from other mucoids in cornea and cartilage. Fifty four years later Karl Meyer isolated a new polysaccharide from...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2004-07-14
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The chapters presented in Secondary Metabolism in Model Systems are a microcosm of what the recent completion, or near completion, of various genome projects are enabling biochemists to understand not only about control and regulation of secondary metabolism, and how...
Editeur :
Elsevier Science
Parution :
2004-07-14
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This volume addresses current methods in biological imaging, including extensive sections on MRI, CAT, NMR, PET and other imaging techniques.
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-07-10
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This volume addresses current methods in biological imaging, including extensive sections on MRI, CAT, NMR, PET and other imaging techniques.
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-07-10
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Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins. The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' hypothesis is examined through the functional and developmental...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-07-08
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The discovery of TRAIL (TNF Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand), also referred to as Apo-2, is in an era of intense research because TRAIL induces many cancer cells to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis), while having no effect on normal cells. This important...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-07-06
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The book presents a consistent and complete ecosystem theory based on thermodynamic concepts.The first chapters are devoted to an interpretation of the first and second law of thermodynamics in ecosystem context. Then Prigogine's use of far from equilibrium...
Editeur :
Pergamon
Parution :
2004-07-06
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Advances in Ecological Research was first published in 1962 and has become one of Academic Press' most prestigious and successful series. In 1999 the Institute for Scientific Information released figures indicating this serial has an impact factor of 9.6 and a...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-07-02
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This volume of Current Topics in Developmental Biology showcases the research and therapeutic value of stem cells, and is proof of the increasing maturation of the fields of regenerative and molecular medicine. Reviews include:* Therapeutic cloning and tissue...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-06-30
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The ability at the molecular level to keep track of time is a property shared by organisms ranging from the simplest unicells to humans.The primary feature of these biological clocks is their ability to entrain to environmental stimuli.The dominant stimulus comes from...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2004-06-25
Collection :
Novartis Foundation Symposia
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The acclaimed International Review of Cytology series presents current advances and reviews in cell biology, both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic interactions, control of cell development and...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2004-06-25
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