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Ecology of the Shortgrass Steppe: A Long-Term Perspective summarizes and synthesizes more than sixty years of research that has been conducted throughout the shortgrass region in North America. The shortgrass steppe was an important focus of the International Biological...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2008-08-28
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Communication is essential for all forms of social interaction, from parental care to mate choice and cooperation. This is evident for human societies but less obvious for bacterial biofilms, ant colonies or flocks of birds. The major disciplines of communication...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2008-08-21
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Phase transitions occur throughout nature. The most familiar example is the one that occurs in water – the abrupt, discontinuous transition from a liquid to a gas or a solid, induced by a subtle environmental change. Practically magical, the ever-so-slight shift of...
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Springer
Parution :
2008-08-15
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This long-awaited, first comprehensive book on this topic of fundamental importance in our understanding of cancer begins with an overview of cellular junctions, before covering cell-matrix junctions, cell-cell junctions and cell-matrix and cell-cell adhesion in...
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Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-08-08
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The definitive biography of Tsien Hsue-Shen, the pioneer of the American space age who was mysteriously accused of being a communist, deported, and became -- to America's continuing chagrin -- the father of the Chinese missile program.
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2008-08-06
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Candid, provocative, and disarming, this is the widely-praised memoir of the co-discoverer of the double helix of DNA.
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2008-08-06
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"This book contains extremely detailed and informative content on structure and function of ligands, receptors, and signalling intermediates plus interactions … the extent of detail and appropriate referencing is impressive." –Microbiology Today, July 2009 "A very...
Editeur :
Wiley
Parution :
2008-08-06
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This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date account of where we stand in immunological strategies for preventing or treating type 1 diabetes (T1D). Brings together contributions from the leaders in the arena of clinical immunotherapy, not limited to the diabetes field...
Editeur :
Wiley
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2008-07-31
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Novartis Foundation Symposia
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Collaborative research in bioinformatics and systems biology is a key element of modern biology and health research. This book highlights and provides access to many of the methods, environments, results and resources involved, including integral laboratory data...
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Springer
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2008-07-22
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A decline in populations of Allegheny woodrats (Neotoma magister) was first noticed in the 1980s. Since that time, woodrats have become extirpated from at least two states and have declined dramatically in several others. Recent evidence suggests that the decline of...
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Springer
Parution :
2008-07-20
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Agrarian Landscapes in Transition researches human interaction with the earth. With hundreds of acres of agricultural land going out of production every day, the introduction, spread, and abandonment of agriculture represents the most pervasive alteration of the Earth's...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2008-07-18
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An up-to date review of basic research on biomembranes. In this volume, foremost experts in the field consider the most important structural and functional aspects of biomembranes: Membrane Lipids and Aging Membrane-bound Enzymes Ion Channels in Biological Membranes...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-07-11
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Sequencing, cloning, transcription - these are but a few key techniques behind the current breathtaking advances in molecular biology and biochemistry. As these methods continuosly diversify, biochemists need a sound chemical understanding to keep the pace. Chemists...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2008-07-11
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How do plants react to elements in the soil? A vital question, particulary in today's world of increasing environmental contamination... The answer can be found in this book. It has an extraordinarily broad basis, compiling up-to-date information from numerous...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-07-11
Collection :
Don Merson
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Both a thorough introduction and laboratory guide! This book is based on the lectures and demonstrations presented at a successful workshop organized by the authors. Expert contributions and the support of more than a dozen companies engaged in bioanalysis and...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-07-11
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This book is concerned with modelling the fate of organic substances in the soil. Once a chemical enters the soil it is subject to various transformation processes. It partitions between the liquid, solid and gaseous phase, it is sorbed to different binding sites with a...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-07-11
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It is unlikely that the established genomes of present day organisms remain stable forever.It is conceivable that foreign DNA can gain entry into individual cells of an organism. Foreign DNA is defined as genetic material that derives from another organism of the same...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-07-11
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This book supplies an application-oriented introduction to molecular simulation techniques used to study a wide range of problems in molecular biology. Each chapter focuses in detail on one kind of application, including the scientific background, the appropriate...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-07-11
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This volume is the continuation of a successful bookseries devoted to an increasingly vital subject: the utilization of carbohydrates as chemical raw materials. Sixteen contributions present an overview of current research thereby covering several new topics which were...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2008-07-11
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The knee bone's connected to the leg bone...Like its counterparts in calculus, chemistry, and physics,The Complete Idiot's Guide to Anatomy, Illustrated, is aimed at students who need an understandable supplement to their more rigorous textbook. However, unlike students...
Editeur :
Dk
Parution :
2008-07-01
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