This book examines the many threats facing two of the most endangered marine mammals in the world, the North Atlantic right whale and killer whales.

Threonine, one of proteinogenic as well as essential amino acids, is classified as polar and uncharged residue, which may play an important role in...

Neutrophil granulocytes (PMN) are our primary defence cells against bacteria, fungi, parasites, or micro-thrombi. Their main weapons and signals ar...

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are among the major stumbling blocks to the development of livestock industry and entail heavy economic loses particu...

Ticks and tick-borne diseases are among the major stumbling blocks to the development of livestock industry and entail heavy economic loses particu...

Among beetles, tiger beetles are some of the favourites of nature-loving people. Large, active, and colourful, tiger beetles are as watchable as bi...

Tinnitus is a benign condition, which can nonetheless have upsetting consequences for the patients. Understanding the physiopathologic mechanisms u...

Ageing is any change in an organism over time. Ageing refers to a multidimensional process of physical, psychological, and social change. Some dime...

Transcranial brain stimulation has received an increased interest among the scientific community due its capability to modulate cortical excitabili...

Transgenic plants possess a gene or genes that have been transferred from a different species. Although DNA of another species can be integrated in...

Plants whose DNA is modified using genetic engineering techniques are known as transgenic plants. In most cases the aim is to introduce a new trait...

The purpose of this book is to focus on breakthroughs in translational neuroscience and bio-behavioural research. This book is divided into three s...

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health problem worldwide. In industrialized societies such as the United States, 500 cases are noted ...

Mapping and, ultimately, deciphering the human genome is a major human and scientific adventure that involves thousands of researchers world-wide a...

This book is a compendious collection of papers designed to expose the current trends in mathematical modelling. It details current research on mod...

Trehalose as a natural disaccharide presents in plants, invertebrates, fungi and prokaryotes, but not in mammals. A white, odorless, crystalline po...

This book provides the essential information necessary for students in the life and health sciences. The book adopts a readable, student-friendly s...

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

Copepods, or more commonly referred to as the insects of the sea, have successfully colonised every aquatic environment, equating insects in terms ...

The modern age life science research is more inclined towards interdisciplinary studies. Recent developments in the technologies have led to a bett...