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What is responsible for the differences between the sexes in so many animals, from the brilliant plumage of birds of paradise to the antlers on deer? And why are the traits that distinguish the sexes sometimes apparently detrimental to survival? Even when they look more...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-08-13
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This book delves into the biotechnological applications of Quorum sensing (QS)- a peculiar gene-regulatory process of some microorganisms. Quorum Sensing allows a large bacterial population to work together in a coordinated manner to carry out metabolic activities,...
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Springer
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2018-08-11
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Immunologists, perhaps understandably, most often concentrate on the human immune system, an anthropocentric focus that has resulted in a dearth of information about the immune function of all other species within the animal kingdom. However, knowledge of animal immune...
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Springer
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2018-08-07
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This book highlights the potential advantages of using marine invertebrates like tunicates, echinoderms, sponges and cephalopods as models in both biological and medical research. Bioactive compounds found in marine organisms possess antibacterial, antifungal,...
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Springer
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2018-08-06
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This book contributes to better understand how lifestyle modulations can effectively halt the emergence and progression of human diseases. The book will allow the reader to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms by which the environment interferes with the...
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Springer
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2018-08-03
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The origin of life is one of the biggest unsolved scientific questions. This book deals with the formation and first steps of the chemical evolution of nucleic acids, including the chemical roots behind the origin of their components from the simplest sources in a...
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Springer
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2018-08-01
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Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology
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Exam Board: SQALevel: National 5Subject: BiologyFirst Teaching: August 2017First Exam: May 2018The second edition of this textbook covers all recent revisions to course content, incorporating essential new material whilst retaining the unique style of the original. The...
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Hodder Gibson
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2018-07-30
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Ausgehend von einem relationalen und dynamischen Autonomiebegriff fokussiert sich Helen Schneider auf die Frage, wie Pflegebedürftige in der stationären Altenpflege Abhängigkeit im Kontext von Autonomie und Identität erleben und verarbeiten. Anthropologische...
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Springer VS
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2018-07-30
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This book discusses and addresses the rapidly increasing world population demand for food, which is expected to double by 2050. To meet these demands farmers will need to improve crop productivity, which relies heavily on nitrogen (N) fertilization. Production of N...
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Springer
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2018-07-28
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This book presents a novel molecular description for understanding the regulatory mechanisms behind the autonomy and self-organization in biological systems. Chapters focus on defining and explaining the regulatory molecular mechanisms behind different aspects of...
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Springer
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2018-07-28
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Dysfunction of nuclear-cytoplasmic transport systems has been associated with many human diseases. Thus, understanding of how functional this transport system maintains, or through dysfunction fails to maintain remains the core question in cell biology. In eukaryotic...
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Springer
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2018-07-27
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Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology
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Ornamental plants are economically important worldwide. Both growers and consumers ask continuously for new, improved varieties. Although there are numerous ornamental species, ornamental plant breeding and plant breeding research is mainly limited to some major...
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Springer
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2018-07-25
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Felix Tirschmann untersucht Spuren, die der Tod im Alltag hinterlässt. Er durchleuchtet die Topoi der sozialpolitischen Debatten, betrachtet die unterschiedlichen Todesbilder in Öffentlichkeit und Wissenschaft und führt Interviews mit Experten und Laien. Die dichte...
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Springer VS
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2018-07-21
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Synthetic biology is one of the 21st century's fastest growing fields of research, as important for technology as for basic science. Building on traditional genetic engineering, which was restricted to changing one or two genes, synthetic biology uses multi-gene modules...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-07-19
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The book examines the extent to which the sustained population growth of Australia’s heartland regional centres has come at the expense of demographic decline in their own hinterlands, and, ultimately, of their entire regions. It presents a longitudinal study,...
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Springer
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2018-07-16
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This book highlights the latest breakthrough developments in bioinformatics. It presents a series of timely, in-depth reviews, drug clinical trial studies, biodiversity informatics and thematic issues. In addition, it includes insightful reviews on advances in...
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Springer
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2018-07-09
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Daryoush Daniel Vaziri illustrates that the use of mixed methods designs may support the induction of more subtle and complete theories about older adults’ use of technologies for the support of active and healthy aging. The results show that older adults’ social...
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Springer Vieweg
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2018-07-09
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Microbial ecology is the study of interactions among microbes in natural environments and their roles in biogeochemical cycles, food web dynamics, and the evolution of life. Microbes are the most numerous organisms in the biosphere and mediate many critical reactions in...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-07-05
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This book covers the applications of fungi used in biorefinery technology. As a great many different varieties of fungal species are available, the text focuses on the various applications of fungi for production of useful products including organic acids (lactic,...
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Springer
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2018-07-04
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How do plants, animals, and humans manage to survive and adapt to the urban environment? This book provides a comprehensive coverage of biological matters related to urban environments presenting both the conceptual and theoretical underpinnings, and practical examples...
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OUP Oxford
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2018-06-28
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