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The application of biotechnology to food processing has been one of the most important and controversial recent developments in the food industry. Wit ...
The increased knowledge about the structure of genomes in a number of species, about the complexity of transcriptomes, and the rapid growth in knowled ...
This brief and accessible introduction to the biosynthesis of molecules of biological importance is geared towards helping non-specialist students und ...
This NATO Advanced Research Workshop held 25-30 September, 1988 at the Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, was the first international meeting of its kind to ...
The vast array of molecular level information now available presents exciting opportunities to characterize the genetic underpinnings of complex disea ...
An outstanding panel of hands-on experts and developers of CE equipment describe in step-by-step fashion their best cutting-edge methods for the detec ...
This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you to test your knowledge of essential anatomy, histology and cell biology concepts for the USMLE Step 1; pr ...
The field of bacterial genetics has been restricted for many years to Escherichia coli and a few other genera of aerobic or facultatively anaerobic ba ...
Edited by a renowned scientist in the field with more than 200 high profile scientific publications to his name, this is the first book to provide a c ...
Put an end to nightly homework battles!Homework Talk! provides parents with simple and practical advice to help them deal with the many issues that ca ...
Under the leadership of Dr. Jeffrey C. Hall and Dr. Jay C. Dunlap, Advances in Genetics covers all genetic systems-from prokaryotic to human-with an e ...
Agrobacterium is the only cellular organism on Earth that is naturally capable of transferring genetic material between the kingdoms of life, from pro ...
This volume provides a thorough account of the structure and synthesis of microbial exopolysaccharides and of their widespread application across a br ...
Long defined as a core subject in the life sciences, biochemistry now allows us to control living systems in ways undreamt of even a decade ago. Its r ...
Mosquitoes and black flies are a constant threat to health and comfort, yet the modern chemical pesticides used to control them have cre ated serious ...
Silicon chemistry was initiated in 1823 by Berzelius who prepared elemental silicon. In many ways silicon was considered a typical opposite of carbon, ...
Historically, the field of hematopoietic growth factor research began with the work of Carnot and Deflandre-in 1906 they suggested that the rate of er ...
This NATO Advanced Research Workshop held 25-30 September, 1988 at the Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, was the first international meeting of its kind to ...
Anyone who attempts to read genetics or epidemiology research literature needs to understand the essentials of biostatistics. This book, a revised new ...
Biology of Antarctic Fish presents the most recent findings on the biology of fish in the unique environment of the Antarctic ocean. At present the ye ...
This book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current ...
