One of the most important topics in evolutionary biology concerns the origin and evolution of sex-determining systems and sex chromosomes. Certain ...

Enzymatic processing of lipids and oils is becoming an important area of research. Hydrolytic enzymes, such as lipases and proteases are being soug...

New Perspectives in Chemistry & Biochemistry

Plant physiology is a sub-discipline of botany concerned with the function, or physiology of plants. Closely related fields include plant morpholog...

In biological systems, the normal processes of oxidation (plus a minor contribution from ionising radiation) produce highly reactive free radicals....

New Research on Biofeedback

Biomaterials serve as synthetic or natural materials used to replace parts of living systems or to function contact with living tissue. Biomaterial...

DNA damage, due to environmental factors and normal metabolic processes inside the cell, occurs at a rate of 1,000 to 1,000,000 molecular lesions p...

Forest ecology includes within its scope the components and functions of forest ecosystems -- a community of organisms interacting with each other ...

In this book, the current advances on the functional role of molecular chaperones in protozoan's mechanisms of response to stressful conditions, as...

In this book, the authors present current research from across the globe in the study of protein synthesis. Topics discussed in this compilation in...

In many transduction processes, an increasing number of enzymes and other molecules become engaged in the events that proceed from the initial stim...

This book presents recent research in chemical and biochemical physics. Chemical physics addresses a large range of problems. An effective chemical...

Over fifty years of scientific and industrial developments focused on the amino acid producer bacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum has successfully...

Ecology is the study of the interrelationships between organisms and their environment, including the biotic and abiotic components. There are at l...

Marine and freshwater biotoxins are a well-known problem in food safety, mainly for filter-feeding molluscs and for freshwater aquaculture. This is...

New Zealand Seaweeds is the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand’s unique marine algae, by the country’s pre-eminent seaweed expe...

A fully revised and completely redesigned edition of the first photographic identification guide to New Zealand's unique marine algae, by the count...

The Next Step is not another track identification guidebook. Rather, it is a book that will assist the tracker to proceed from the discovery and ac...

This book outlines current knowledge on the nutritive value of Nigella sativa (black cumin). N. sativa has many therapeutic effects and is consider...

The study of the nitrate salts is of great chemical, biochemical, industrial, environmental and human health importance because nitrates are one of...

In the first part, the authors introduce the progress of researches on nitrogen metabolism of soybean nodules and roots. They investigate the fate ...

As a lipid-soluble molecule, nitrous oxide enters the brain rapidly to alter the flow of information along a multitude of neuronal pathways and syn...

The biblical story of Noah's Ark has a humanitarian and educational purpose. It is there to teach us that we should show respect to mother earth by...

The earliest human known to have the capability of walking erect on two legs is Sahelanphropus, who lived 6 million years ago. The ability to stand...

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This book is the result of renowned zoologist Mr. Todd’s life work photographing waterfowl around the world, in an attempt to obtain images of ever...

At the northern limit of their range, the Pine Snake (Pituophis melanoleucus) is listed as a threatened species by the state of New Jersey. They oc...

A newly planned road that will cross the northern sector of the Serengeti National Park has stirred both national and international protests, causi...

The Institute of Marine Research in Norway carried out the research programme Mare cognitumon the Norwegian Sea ecosystem from 1993 to 2001. Drawin...

The very first examples of protein/DNA/inorganic nanocomposite materials are described. Surprisingly, the presence of DNA enhanced the properties o...

In 2015 three leading scientific experts on nudibranchs and sea slugs collaborated to produce a comprehensive guide for divers and scientists to th...

Nudibranchs are among the most beautiful creatures on the reef, with colours and shapes that dazzle and delight. Unlike fish that may disappear bef...

Crop nutrition is an essential discipline of plant science of crop production. The importance of crop nutrition for increasing yield and the qualit...

This book tells the remarkable story of Obaysch the hippopotamus, the first 'star' animal to be exhibited in the London Zoo. In 1850, a baby hippop...