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Robust Design brings together 16 chapters by an eminent group of authors in a wide range of fields presenting aspects of robustness in biological, ecological, and computational systems. The volme is the first to address robustness in biological, ecological, and...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005-03-03
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This comprehensive reference covers the comparative methodology involved in studying molecular evolution. Providing a practical introduction to the role of bioinformatics in comparative genomics, this publication further discusses the basic technology used in genome...
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Wiley-Liss
Parution :
2005-02-25
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Functional Metabolism of Cells is the first comprehensive survey of metabolism, offering an in-depth examination of metabolism and regulation of carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids. It provides a basic background on metabolic regulation and adaptation as well as the...
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Wiley-Liss
Parution :
2005-02-25
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This comprehensive resource provides stepwise protocols for the in vitro cultivation of the major types of human tumors. Written in a reader-friendly style, this book is organized by specific tumor, discussing cultures for lung, gastric, colorectal, pancreas, bladder,...
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Wiley-Liss
Parution :
2005-02-25
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Culture of Specialized Cells
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From the reviews of the 3rd Edition... "The standard reference for anyone interested in understanding flow cytometry technology." American Journal of Clinical Oncology "...one of the most valuable of its genre and...addressed to a wide audience?written in such an...
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Wiley-Liss
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2005-02-25
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This book addresses all scientists and others interested in the origins, development and fate of intelligent species in the observable part of our universe. In particular, the author scrutinizes what kind of information about extraterrestrial intelligent life can be...
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Springer
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2005-02-23
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Wiley is proud to announce the publication of the first ever broad-based textbook introduction to Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics by a trained biologist, experienced researcher, and award-winning instructor. In this new text, author Jonathan Pevsner, winner of...
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Wiley-Liss
Parution :
2005-02-18
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Microarray technology provides researchers in the life sciences with a revolutionary tool for measuring gene expression. However, this highly developed process involves multiple steps, from sample selection to data analysis, each susceptible to potentially costly...
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Wiley-Liss
Parution :
2005-02-18
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Insects and fungi have a shared history of association in common habitats where together they endure similar environmental conditions, but only recently have mycologists and entomologists recognized and had the techniques to study the intricacies of some of the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2005-02-03
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Thermodynamics of Biochemical Reactions emphasizes the fundamental equations of thermodynamics and the application of these equations to systems of biochemical reactions. This emphasis leads to new thermodynamic potentials that provide criteria for spontaneous change...
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Wiley-Interscience
Parution :
2005-01-14
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Respiration represents the major area of ignorance in our understanding of the global carbon cycle. In spite of its obvious ecological and biogeochemical importance, most oceanographic and limnological textbooks invariably deal with respiration only superficially and as...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2005-01-06
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For several years there has been a growing interest in understanding the dynamics of parasites in ecosystems, as well as the diversity of ways in which they influence ecosystem functioning through their effects on host populations and communities. Ecologists,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2005-01-06
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Biodiversity in Drylands, the first internationally based synthesis volume in the Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network Series, unifies the concepts of species and landscape diversity with respect to deserts. Within this framework, the book treats several...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-12-09
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Over the course of nearly half a century, Sam Edwards has led the field of condensed matter physics into new directions, ranging from the electronic and statistical properties of disordered materials to the mechanical properties of granular materials. Along the way, he...
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Clarendon Press
Parution :
2004-12-02
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Mammals are the dominant large animals of today, occurring in virtually every environment. This book is an account of the remarkable 320 million year long fossil record that documents their origin, their long spell as no more than small, nocturnal creatures, and their...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2004-11-04
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The environmental movement has often been accused of being overly negative--trying to stop "progress."The Nature of Design, on the other hand, is about starting things, specifically an ecological design revolution that changes how we provide food, shelter, energy,...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-10-14
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Published amid a firestorm of controversy in 1859, this is a book that changed the world. Reasoned and well-documented in its arguments, it offers coherent views of natural selection, adaptation, the struggle for existence, survival of the fittest, and other concepts...
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Penguin
Parution :
2004-09-02
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Genetically modified plants are currently causing controversy worldwide; a great deal has been written about their supposed environmental effects. However, the newspaper headlines and public debates often provide a level of reasoning akin to "this is your brain on...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-08-19
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This book provides basic principles of multivalent interactions found in biological systems as well as an up-to-date and thorough coverage in design concepts, syntheses, and biological activities of multivalent molecules. * Contains practical examples of synthetic...
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Wiley-Interscience
Parution :
2004-08-13
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The completion of the first draft of the human genome has led to an explosion of interest in genetics and molecular biology.The view of the genome as a network of interacting computational components is well-established, but researchers are now trying to reverse the...
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Oxford University Press
Parution :
2004-08-05
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