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Provides a broad snapshot of recent findings showing how the environment and genes influence behavior The great debate of nature versus nurture rages on — but our understanding of the genetic basis of many behaviors has expanded over the last decade, and there is now...
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Wiley
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2019-01-29
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This book illustrates the importance and significance of Quorum sensing (QS), it’s critical roles in regulating diverse cellular functions in microbes, including bioluminescence, virulence, pathogenesis, gene expression, biofilm formation and antibiotic resistance....
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Springer
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2019-01-28
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Over 7 billion people depend on plants for healthy, productive, secure lives, but few of us stop to consider the origin of the plant kingdom that turned the world green and made our lives possible. And as the human population continues to escalate, our survival depends...
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OUP Oxford
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2019-01-24
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This book will focus on the molecular basis of oxidative stress induced by toxicants or stresses and various molecular signalling pathways in regulating the toxicity of toxicants or stresses in Caenorhabditis elegans. It will also cover the discussion on the...
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Springer
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2019-01-24
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Mushrooms are fleshy fungi with a high prospective for the production of secondary metabolites including extracellular enzymes with high agricultural and biotechnological significance. Worldwide, they are well recognized as supplementary foods due to their high...
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Springer
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2019-01-24
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Fungal Biology
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This book presents the latest research on the uses of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), introducing readers to these natural, biodegradable polyesters produced by microorganisms, their functions and applications. The individual chapters discuss the various potentials of...
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Springer
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2019-01-24
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This edited work presents useful methods in experimenting in the area of Bioprocessing and Biotechnology. The four sections cover the area of Bioprocess, Whole Cells & Isolated Biocatalyst, Characterization of Biochemical Products and Cell Isolation & Culture. Its...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-23
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The vertebrate head is the most complex part of the animal body and its diversity in nature reflects a variety of life styles, feeding modes, and ecological adaptations. This book will take you on a journey to discover the origin and diversification of the head, which...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-23
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Early anthropological evidence for plant use as medicine is 60,000 years old as reported from the Neanderthal grave in Iraq. The importance of plants as medicine is further supported by archeological evidence from Asia and the Middle East. Today, around 1.4...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-22
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Im Zusammenhang mit der derzeit allgegenwärtigen Begriffsbildung ‚Lebenslanges Lernen‘ wird der menschliche Lebenslauf zum Bezugspunkt von Erwachsenenbildung. Der Begriff erhebt das ‚Lernen‘ zu einem zentralen Referenzpunkt der menschlichen Lebensphasen im Allgemeinen...
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Springer VS
Parution :
2019-01-18
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For millions of years reptiles have walked, crawled, and slithered over the face of our Earth. From the mighty dinosaurs who dominated the land, the pterosaurs who took to the air, and the marine adapted ichthyosaurs, to the living reptiles today such as the lizards,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-01-17
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For millions of years reptiles have walked, crawled, and slithered over the face of our Earth. From the mighty dinosaurs who dominated the land, the pterosaurs who took to the air, and the marine adapted ichthyosaurs, to the living reptiles today such as the lizards,...
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OUP Oxford
Parution :
2019-01-17
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Chelicerates do not possess dedicated antennae like the Mandibulata but have evolved their second sets of appendages into the eponymous chelicerae. In scorpions, pectines are specialized comb-like structures, located on the ninth body segment, used for examining the...
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Springer Spektrum
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2019-01-17
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In this book, renowned scientists describe the role of steroid chirality and modification of lipid membrane physical properties in the modulation of G protein-coupled receptors and ion channels. The application of commonly-used technical approaches such as mass...
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Springer
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2019-01-16
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In Form eines Essays thematisiert Bernd Herrmann das menschliche Ökosystem in humanökologischer und erkenntnistheoretischer Hinsicht. Die lebenszuträglichen Eigenschaften eines Ökosystems werden sonderbarerweise ausschließlich für Menschen als ökosystemare...
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Springer Spektrum
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2019-01-14
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Cell surface small molecules and macromolecules, such as members of cholesterol family (including steroid hormones), the glycolipid family (sphingolipids), the glycoprotein family (both N-linked and O-linked), and a vast array of other receptors have been shown to be...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2019-01-12
Collection :
Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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This book provides up-to-date multidisciplinary information regarding microbial physiological groups in terms of their role in the Antarctic ecology. How do microorganisms shape the Antarctic environment? The book presents a thorough overview of the most important...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-11
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This book reviews the advances and challenges of structure-based drug design in the preclinical drug discovery process, addressing various diseases, including malaria, tuberculosis and cancer. Written by internationally recognized researchers, this edited book discusses...
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Springer
Parution :
2019-01-10
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Dieses essential soll als Einführung für eine zeitgemäße öffentliche Diskussion zur Gentechnologie dienen. Die Gentechnik betrifft uns alle in vielen Bereichen und wir müssen uns trauen, bunter und weiter zu denken. Tatsächlich kann bereits das komplette Erbgut von...
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Springer Spektrum
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2019-01-10
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An authoritative overview of the ecological activities of microbes in the biosphere Environmental Microbiology and Microbial Ecology presents a broad overview of microbial activity and microbes' interactions with their environments and communities. Adopting an...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2019-01-09
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