Science and Technics / Science / Life Sciences

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology

by Kwang W. Jeon

International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology presents current advances and comprehensive reviews in cell biology--both plant and animal. Articles address structure and control of gene expression, nucleocytoplasmic...

The Scots

by Alistair Moffat & James Wilson

‘Here, guided by Jim Wilson’s researches into Scottish genetic history, he (Alistair Moffat) tackles on the of the biggest stories possible: linking up the story of the earliest Scots to the earliest men......

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Microbiology

by Ph.D., Jeffrey J. Byrd & Tabitha M. Powledge

Small creatures of great importance.

Microbiology, the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans, is a key part of medical training curriculum. Written by a top professor of microbiology...

Schaum's Outline of Biochemistry, Third Edition

by Smith Easterbrook, Philip W. Kuchel & Audrey Bersten

Confusing Textbooks? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's Outlines. More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's...

Out Of Control: The New Biology Of Machines, Social Systems, And The Economic World

by Kevin Kelly

<> Out of Control chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the machines and systems that drive our economy are so complex and autonomous as to be indistinguishable from living things.<>

Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update Edition

by David P. Clark

Molecular Biology

Regenesis: How Synthetic Biology Will Reinvent Nature and Ourselves

by George M. Church & Ed Regis

Everyone has heard of genetic engineering: we eat engineered foods, we take drugs made in engineered bacteria and yeast, and someday soon may drive our cars on fuel produced by engineered microorganisms. Regenesis...

Anatomy and Physiology for Dummies

by Maggie Norris & Donna Rae Siegfried

Learn about the human body from the inside out

Every year, more than 100,000 degrees are completed in biology or biomedical sciences. Anatomy and physiology classes are required for these majors and?others such...

Evolution: A View from the 21st Century

by James A. Shapiro

This is the eBook version of the printed book.James A. Shapiro's Evolution: A View from the 21st Century proposes an important new paradigm for understanding biological evolution. Shapiro demonstrates why traditional...

Computer Methods Part B

by Michael L. Johnson & Ludwig Brand

The combination of faster, more advanced computers and more quantitatively oriented biomedical researchers has recently yielded new and more precise methods for the analysis of biomedical data. These better...

G Protein-Coupled Receptors in Health and Disease, Part B

by Ya-Xiong Tao

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) transduce signals from a diverse array of endogenous ligands, including ions, amino acids, nucleotides, lipids, peptides, and large glycoprotein hormones. They are also responsible...

Force of Nature: The Unlikely Story of Wal-Mart's Green Revolution

by Edward Humes

What happens when a renowned river guide teams up with the CEO of one of the largest and least Earth-friendly corporations in the world? When it's former Wal-Mart CEO H. Lee Scott and white-water expert turned...

Microbial Ecology of the Oceans

by Ralph Mitchell & David L. Kirchman

"I would strongly recommend it for library purchase and the reading list of advanced students in this field."

—Microbiology Today, May 2009

Nearly a decade since its landmark publication, this book has been...

Tissue-Specific Vascular Endothelial Signals and Vector Targeting: Part A

by Renata Pasqualini

The field of genetics is rapidly evolving and new medical breakthroughs are occuring as a result of advances in knowledge of genetics. This series continually publishes imporatnt reviews of the broadest interest...

Socio-Genetics

by Marla Sokolowski

Socio-Genetics seeks to understand both the genetic and environmental contributions to individual variations in behavior. Behaviors, like all complex traits, involve multiple genes, a reality that complicates...

Herpetology: An Introductory Biology of Amphibians and Reptiles

by Laurie J. Vitt & Janalee P. Caldwell

This third edition, now fully revised and updated by two of Dr. Zug's colleagues, provides herpetology students and amateur reptile and amphibian keepers with the latest taxonomy and species developments from...

Advances in Insect Physiology: Physiology of Human and Animal Disease Vectors

by Stephen Simpson & Jerome Casas

This latest volume in this series contains articles on a variety of insect physiological topics from the nervous system to the cuticle and circulatory system.

* Contributions from the leading researchers in entomology...

Advances in Microbial Physiology

by Robert K. Poole

Advances in Microbial Physiology is one of the most successful and prestigious series from Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier. It publishes topical and important reviews, interpreting physiology to include...

Algorithms in Computational Molecular Biology: Techniques, Approaches and Applications

by Mourad Elloumi & Albert Y. Zomaya

This book represents the most comprehensive and up-to-date collection of information on the topic of computational molecular biology. Bringing the most recent research into the forefront of discussion, Algorithms...

Introduction to Protein Structure Prediction: Methods and Algorithms

by Huzefa Rangwala & George Karypis

A look at the methods and algorithms used to predict protein structure

A thorough knowledge of the function and structure of proteins is critical for the advancement of biology and the life sciences as well as...