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This book will cover the cutting-edge developments in molecular and cellular mechanobiology to date. Readers will have a clear understanding of mechanobiology at the molecular and cellular levels, encompassing the mechanosensors, transducers, and transcription. An...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-10
Collection :
Physiology in Health and Disease
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This book demonstrates how the primate hand combines both primitive and novel morphology, both general function with specialization, and both a remarkable degree of diversity within some clades and yet general similarity across many others. Across the chapters,...
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Springer
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2016-08-10
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Provides a comprehensive overview of one of nature's most engaging mammals Covers fossil history, taxonomy, genetics, physiology, biomechanics, behavior, ecology, and conservation Includes genetic analysis of five of the six subspecies of modern giraffes Includes...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-08-09
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This book covers the latest data available to understand the mechanisms causing the formation of single species fungal biofilms or polymicrobial biofilms involving fungal species; specific chapters present hot topics such as resistance mechanisms and composition and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-09
Collection :
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This timely volume explores the use of CRISPR-Cas9 for genome editing, presenting cutting-edge techniques and their applications in treatment of disease. The chapters describe latest methods such as use of targetable nucleases, investigation of the non-coding genome,...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-08-09
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Microbiota-associated pathology can be a direct result of changes in general bacterial composition, such as might be found in periodontitis and bacterial vaginosis, and/or as the result of colonization and/or overgrowth of so called keystone species. The disruption in...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2016-08-05
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This book aims to bridge the gap in understanding how protein-tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs), which carry out the reverse reaction of tyrosine phosphorylation, feature in cancer cell biology. The expertly authored chapters will first review the general features...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-05
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The content covered encompass not only the theoretic and methodological aspects for culturing human pluripotent stem cells, but also the establishment of induced pluripotent stem cells and their differentiation into specific cellular subtypes. This book has the most...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-04
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The small, terrestrial eastern red-backed salamander is abundant on many forest floors of northeastern North America. Dr. Robert Jaeger and many of his graduate students spent over 50 years studying this species in New York and Virginia, using ecological techniques in...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2016-08-04
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This book gives a unique insight into the current knowledge of krill population dynamics including distribution, biomass, production, recruitment, growth and mortality rates. Detailed analysis is provided on food and feeding, reproduction and krill behaviour. The volume...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-03
Collection :
Advances in Polar Ecology
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This comprehensive, edited book explores carotenoids and their important functional roles in yeast, bacteria and plants and a profound exposition on the structures of carotenoid molecules, focusing in the first of three parts on the biosynthesis of carotenoids. The...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-02
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This volume intends to re-establish social gerontology as a discipline that has pragmatic links to policy and practice. Collectively, the chapters enrich public debates about the moral, cultural and economic questions surrounding aging, thereby ameliorating the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-02
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This book focuses upon air pollution, types of air pollutants and their impact on plant physiological and biochemical systems. The book begins with a brief background on air pollution and continues with a discussion on different types, effects, and solutions to the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-02
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Exam Board: AQALevel: GCSESubject: BiologyFirst Teaching: September 2016First Exam: June 2018AQA approved.Develop your students' scientific thinking and practical skills within a more rigorous curriculum; differentiated practice questions, progress tracking,...
Editeur :
Hodder Education
Parution :
2016-08-01
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"Research Progress in Oligosaccharins" is a valuable tool for students and researchers who want to learn about this unique class of bioactive compounds. This book provides important insight into the complex roles of oligosaccharins in plant immunity,...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-08-01
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The list of challenges facing nonhuman primates in the 21st century is a long one.The expansion of palm oil plantations to feed a growing consumer class is eating away at ape and monkey habitats in Southeast Asia and Central Africa. Lemurs are hunted for food in the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-28
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1. Coral reefs at the Crossroads
Dennis K. Hubbard
2. Coral Calcification and Ocean Acidification
Paul L. Jokiel, Christopher P. Jury and Ilsa B. Kufner
3. Photosymbiosis in Past and Present Reefs
Jere H. Lipps and Georhe D. Stanley, Jr.
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Springer
Parution :
2016-07-27
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This book presents a state-of-the-art compilation of articles on the role of non-coding RNAs as pivotal molecules for establishing functional relationships between different organisms. It also describes how non-coding RNA molecules can act as dynamic communication...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-26
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This book focuses on the taxonomic diversity of the genus Tuber as economically important truffles. In contributions by internationally respected scientists, it examines truffle systematics, interactions with abiotic and biotic environments, strategies for spore...
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Springer
Parution :
2016-07-26
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This book provides an overview
of the intricacies of plant communication via volatile chemicals. Plants
produce an extraordinarily vast array of chemicals, which provide community
members with detailed information about the producer’s identity, physiology...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2016-07-26
Collection :
Signaling and Communication in Plants
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