Biological category: 21163 books
Evolution in Action
Case studies in Adaptive Radiation, Speciation and the Origin of Biodiversity
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2010
Radiations, or Evolution in Action We have just celebrated the “Darwin Year” with the double anniversary of his 200th birthday and 150th year of his masterpiece, “On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection”. In this work, Darwin established the factual evidence of biological evolution,...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
This volume synthesizes the relevant data that is fundamental to our understanding of trace metal biogeochemistry and the ecology of biological communities of deep-sea vent systems. It presents the combined results of biological and geochemical research and analyzes the microdistribution of animals...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 21, 2014
The dramatic worldwide increase in agricultural and industrial productivity has created severe environmental problems. Soil and groundwater reservoirs have been polluted with pesticides, xenobiotics and agro-chemicals. The global consensus to reduce inputs of chemical pesticides and agrochemical fertilizers,...
The Influence of Sewage Sludge Application on Physical and Biological Properties of Soils
Proceedings of a Seminar organized jointly by the Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General for Science, Research and Development and the Bayerische Landesanstalt für Bodenkultur und Pflanzenbau, Munich, Federal Republic of Germany,
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
The agricultural value of sewage sludges is well known and a lot of published data has demonstrated the positive effects of sludge appli cations on plant growth and yield. These effects are probably due mainly to the nitrogen and phosphorus content of sewage sludges. But, as sludges are more organic...
Molecular Neuroendocrinology
From Genome to Physiology
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2015
Molecular Neuroendocrinology: From Genome to Physiology, provides researchers and students with a critical examination of the steps being taken to decipher genome complexity in the context of the expression, regulation and physiological functions of genes in neuroendocrine systems.
The 19 chapters...
by Leonard J. Banaszak
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2000
Imagine trying to understand an engine without visualizing its moving parts. Biological processes involve far more complex chemical reactions and components than any engine. Furthermore, the parts work together to do many more functions than an engine which sole task is to turn a shaft. Understanding...
Microchemical Analysis of Nervous Tissue
Methods in Life Sciences
Language: English
Release Date: October 22, 2013
Microchemical Analysis of Nervous Tissue focuses on the use of microbiochemical methods in the analysis of nervous tissue, with emphasis on those related to the study of amines, amino acids, phospholipids, and proteins. Special attention is paid to the choice of biological material and the various...
Estrogen Action, Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators and Women's Health
Progress and Promise
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2013
This volume presents the evolution of the authors' ideas about estrogen action and its modulation by a new group of drugs called SERMs (Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators). The pioneering SERMs — tamoxifen and raloxifene — are known to have saved the lives of millions of women around the world...
by Eugene Rosenberg, Ilana Zilber-Rosenberg
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2014
Groundbreaking research over the last 10 years has given rise to the hologenome concept of evolution. This concept posits that the holobiont (host plus all of its associated microorganisms) and its hologenome (sum of the genetic information of the host and its symbiotic microorganisms), acting in...
by Tom W. Muir, John N. Abelson
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
By combining the tools of organic chemistry with those of physical biochemistry and cell biology, Non-Natural Amino Acids aims to provide fundamental insights into how proteins work within the context of complex biological systems of biomedical interest.
The critically acclaimed laboratory...
Photobiogeochemistry of Organic Matter
Principles and Practices in Water Environments
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
Photoinduced processes, caused by natural sunlight, are key functions for sustaining all living organisms through production and transformation of organic matter (OM) in the biosphere. Production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) from OM is a primary step of photoinduced processes, because H2O2 acts as...
Prokaryotic Cell Wall Compounds
Structure and Biochemistry
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2010
Microbial cell wall structures play a significant role in maintaining cells’ shape, as protecting layers against harmful agents, in cell adhesion and in positive and negative biological activities with host cells. All prokaryotes, whether they are bacteria or archaea, rely on their surface polymers...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2013
Bioactive Carbohydrate Polymers is probably the first book dealing with the latest in the field of polysaccharides and related products and their biological activities, especially the immunological effects. The different chapters describe the structure and bioactivity of polysaccharides from plants...
by P. Vasa, D. Mathur
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2016
This book presents emerging contemporary optical techniques of ultrafast science which have opened entirely new vistas for probing biological entities and processes. The spectrum reaches from time-resolved imaging and multiphoton microscopy to cancer therapy and studies of DNA damage. The book displays...