The biotechnology as we know today is the perfect amalgam of 'Biology' and its applications by utilising advances in different fields such as engin...

Anaesthetic drugs with a rapid onset of action and a short half-live, such as the hypnotic propofol and the analgesic opioid remifentanil, allow ea...

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of germ cells. Topics include the molecular signature and sub-cellular machinery of...

Microbiology as a science has expanded by leaps and bounds in the past few decades due to advancements in sophisticated instrumentation and recombi...

Micro-organisms are highly ubiquitous in nature and manifold in their activity. Interest in microbiology increased quite significantly due to wide ...

Recent Advances in Mitochondrial Medicine and Coenzyme Q10 (eds. Anna Gvozdjáková, Germaine Cornélissen, Ram B Singh) is an updated version of a bo...

Recent Advances in Plant Research begins by providing a summary of work performed on the effects of environmental factors and growth treatments on ...

This book compiles original and review advances from a number of different focuses and latest developments in the important field of plant biology/...

The primary objective of this book is to provide updated knowledge of recent advances in proteomics research in various fields. The topics covered ...

Driven by rapid developments in protein and DNA sequencing technologies, systems biology has become an important research paradigm. It is marked by...

Enterobacter is a relatively lesser known member of family Enterobacteriaceae with at least fifteen species more or less involved in different huma...

The genus Jatropha comprises a range of species with a wide range of potential applications. For instance, J. dioica and J. curcas have important m...

The book presents details on the ‘aliphatic foldamers', with a special emphasis on the peptides with – homogeneous backbones (ã- and ä-peptides), p...

The term "Gene" refers to a segment of DNA present inside the genome that code for a protein. Depending on the organism, a particular genome may en...

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is one of the many species belonging to the genus Trifolium, which are widely cultivated around the world. It is...

The Reef Coral Identification – Florida Caribbean Bahamas by Paul Humann and Ned DeLoach, originally published in 1993, is the most comprehensive f...

First published in 1992, this guide has been significantly expanded in a new 3rd edition. The popular, user-friendly field guide, covering all majo...

Exactly 20 years after the publication of the 1st edtiion, New World Publications is releasing a new, updated and enlarged 2nd edition. The new, 44...

The diversity, quantity and vitality of fish life in the seas that bathe the Galapagos archipelago is every bit as dramatic as the exotic wildlife ...

The most comprehensive field guide ever compiled for identifying reef fishes from the Gulf of California to the Pacific coast of Panama, including ...

With the advent of genetic testing there has been a revival in marine taxonomy. The 25th Anniversary 4th Edition reflects the many recent changes i...

The new edition includes 2,000 species with 2,500 photographs of fishes in their natural habitat. The user-friendly guide groups species in 20 colo...

This is a book that addresses the history and science of dreams. The author uses his own dreams as examples, some of which are unique due to Elder'...

This book reviews experimental contributions from many sources to search for a model of structure and molecular function of the blood-astrocytes-ne...

Regucalcin is a protein which is highly differentiated due to increased conservation of the regucalcin genes throughout evolution in vertebrates. R...

The current epidemic of blast injuries to the brain deserves an urgent response, but it has not yet received one. In their most recent response, th...

This book begins with a theoretical and up-to-date overview on automatic and controlled processes. Automatic processing is effortless, fast and fai...

This book presents data on thermal relaxation properties of chitosan neutralised and non-neutralised films as a function of water content using dyn...

Plant biotechnology and renewable resources are the driving forces behind a more sustainable development of agriculture and other related industrie...

With the single-nerve fiber action potential recording method and the single-motor unit electromyography, the functioning of the human central nerv...

This book studies and discusses the relations among the three fundamental life activities: growth, maintenance and reproduction in Paphiopedilum ar...

The diversity of biological systems, at different levels of the organisation of the material, forms one of the main characteristics of the organic ...

This book presents current research in the study of reptiles from across the globe. Topics discussed include the Northern Pine Snake; the Crocodili...

Reptiles demonstrate remarkable diversity across the landscape. From inland habitats of deserts and grasslands to coastal plains and oceans, the un...

This updated and revised comprehensive field guide covers 42 native turtles, lizards and snakes, grouped and color coded for quick identification. ...

Fungi are the renowned eukaryotic organisms. They are heterotrophs like animals, plants and most of the bacteria and studied under the separate bra...

Memory impairment due to aging and various memory disorders represent a great medical challenge to our society. Since the publication of the fifth ...

This book presents important research from around the world in the field of Antisense molecules which interact with complementary strands of nuclei...

This book presents the latest research in the field of stem cells from around the globe. Two broad categories of mammalian stem cells exist: embryo...

This new and significant book concentrates on brain mapping which is a set of neuroscience techniques predicated on the mapping of (biological) qua...

This book brings together interdisciplinary research in cognitive psychology, cognitive impairment and abnormalities, cognitive networks and neurof...

A wide variety of plant-derived compounds, including polyphenols, are present in the human diet and may protect against vascular diseases, cancers,...

The subject of this book is the amazing enzyme ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), the enzyme responsible for the conversion of ribonucleotides to deox...

Ribonucleotide reductase (RNR), a universal enzyme present in essentially all living cells and organisms, has a central role in DNA replication and...

Ribosomes are essential protein-RNA complexes that synthesize proteins according to the gene library of the cell in all living organisms. In this b...

Riparian ecosystems occur in semi-terrestrial areas adjacent to water bodies and are influenced by freshwater. Riparian wetlands are defined as lan...

Exquisite color photos are accompanied by brief description of habitat, flowering season and special characteristics. To facilitate identification,...

A lavish pictorial reference for the identification, distribution and habits of all the major mammal species of the Rocky Mountains from Colorado t...