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The field of plant nitrogen metabolism continues to be a compelling focus for basic research activities because there is a strong demand for immediate solutions, particularly in key areas, such as improving plant nitrogen use efficiency, which are crucial to future...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
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2010-09-07
Collection :
Annual Plant Reviews
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Infectious Disease is a core topic within the clinical curriculum and students are expected to recognize, understand and know how to investigate and manage many infectious conditions. Infectious Disease: Clinical Cases Uncovered leads students through a clinical...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2010-09-02
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RNA technologies are the driving forces of modern medicine and biotechnology. They combine the fields of biochemistry, chemistry, molecular biology, cell biology, physics, nanotechnology and bioinformatics. The combination of these topics is set to revolutionize the...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-09-02
Collection :
RNA Technologies
ePub
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Features that characterize the aging process include the gradual accumulation of cell damage after prolonged exposure to oxidative and inflammatory events over a lifetime. In addition to the accretion of lesions, the intrinsic levels of pro-oxidant and aberrant immune...
Editeur :
Humana
Parution :
2010-09-02
Collection :
Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice
ePub
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By many measures, Earth’s ecosystems are stressed. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that Earth’s remaining ecosystems are stressed. The fact is that most of the planet’s biomes support only a fraction of the biological communities they once did, primarily...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-09-02
ePub
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Protein hydrolysates, otherwise commonly known as peptones or peptides, are used in a wide variety of products in fermentation and biotechnology industries. The term “peptone” was first introduced in 1880 by Nagelli for growing bacterial cultures. However, later it was...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-28
ePub
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Charles Darwin transformed our understanding of the world with the idea of natural selection, challenging the notion that species are fixed and unchanging. These writings from On the Origin of Species explain how different life forms appear all over the globe, evolve...
Editeur :
Penguin
Parution :
2010-08-26
ePub
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In the years since the first edition of “Arbuscular Mycorrhizas: Physiology and Function” was published, an exceptional proliferation of interest in mycorrhizal biology has developed. This has been associated with advances in different research disciplines such as...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-25
ePub
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Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-25
ePub
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The annual Evolutionary Biology Meetings in Marseille aim to bring together leading scientists, promoting an exchange of state-of-the-art knowledge and the formation of inter-group collaborations. This book presents the most representative contributions to the 13th...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-24
ePub
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Measurements of variable chlorophyll fluorescence have revolutionised global research of photosynthetic bacteria, algae and plants and in turn assessment of the status of aquatic ecosystems, a success that has partly been facilitated by the widespread commercialisation...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-23
ePub
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Plants are sessile organisms that live under a constant barrage of biotic and abiotic insults. Both biotic and abiotic stress factors have been shown to affect various aspects of plant system including the acceleration in the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS)....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-20
ePub
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Optical screening of excessive and potentially harmful solar radiation is an important photoprotective mechanism, though it has received much less attention in comparison with other systems preventing photooxidative damage to photoautotrophic organisms. This...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-18
Collection :
Springer Series in Biophysics
ePub
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Mosquitoes and Their Control presents a wealth of information on the bionomics, systematics, ecology, research techniques and control of both nuisance and disease vector mosquitoes in an easily readable style, providing practical guidelines and important information for...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-18
ePub
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The problems engendered by the conflicting imperatives of development and ecology show no sign of ending, and every day more locations are added to the list of landscapes poisoned by human activity. This vital book, featuring an international set of authors, is a key...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-17
ePub
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Marine mammals command a high level of public attention, reflected in specific legislation for their protection and management in many countries. They also present particular challenges to ecologists and conservation biologists. They are mostly difficult to observe,...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2010-08-12
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System Biology encompasses the knowledge from diverse fields such as Molecular Biology, Immunology, Genetics, Computational Biology, Mathematical Biology, etc. not only to address key questions that are not answerable by individual fields alone, but also to help in our...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-09
ePub
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Since the concept of allelopathy was introduced almost 100 years ago, research has led to an understanding that plants are involved in complex communicative interactions. They use a battery of different signals that convey plant-relevant information within plant...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-05
ePub
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In this state-of-the-art exploration of a hugely dynamic and fast-evolving field of research, leading researchers share their collective wisdom on the role that stem cells could play in the context of physiological stress and lung injury. The text focuses on reviewing...
Editeur :
Humana
Parution :
2010-08-05
Collection :
Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
ePub
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Marsupials belong to the Class Mammalia, sharing some features with other mammals, yet they also possess many unique features. It is their differences from the more traditionally studied mammals, such as mice and humans, that is of greatest value to comparative studies....
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-08-05
ePub
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