Basic Sciences

Written by a team of experts from a variety of disciplines, Gene Therapy considers in general terms the genetic basis of disease and gene therapies. It also concentrates in detail on specific genetic illnesses and their treatment. This text will be of considerable interest to pharmacists and other h... More

In the amazing advancement of process biotechnology, the pressing need of the current millennium is to exploit biological processes. In order to do this various fundamental aspects of process biotechnology need to be understood adequately. This book in its second edition is intended for teaching sen... More

Bioengineering is the application of electrical, mechanical, chemical, optical and other engineering principles to understand, modify or control biological (plant and animal – including human) systems, and also to design and manufacture products for monitoring physiological functions, assisting in... More

New Page 1 In this text, the author has tried to unfold before the student, the essence of immunology-from its historic beginnings, to the understanding of basic concepts of host defence and onto the many clinical applications of this science. Immunology: Introductory Textbook, covers the t... More

Sustaining the new bioeconomy requires a global biotechnology governance regime to bring a large number of developing countries into the global trading system. Failure to do so will create a "genetic divide" among countries and is likely to intensify public opposition to biotechnology. This unique i... More

A comprehensive text for undergraduate and postgraduate medical students and students of genetics, this book deals with the principles of human genetics, and discusses the mechanism of inheritance at the molecular and genetic level. It also examines the latest conceptual and technological developmen... More

This extensively revised edition incorporates the latest information necessary for students of nursing and lab technology. A section on parasitology makes a valuable contribution to the book.... More

A science writer explores six seemingly unconnected but unique human traits--the big toe, thumbs, pharynx, tears, kissing, and laughter. Each trait marks a fork in the evolutionary road where humans went one way and the rest of the animal kingdom went the other.The fascinating evolutionary links bet... More

This book discusses the basic principles and concepts of biochemistry in ahighly accessible and comprehensive manner. The topics have been developedwithin a systematic framework for ease of learning. This book is amplyillustrated to serve as a definitive resource to understand the complexities inthe... More

Epigenetic phenomena are increasingly recognized as having significant economic and medical relevance. For instance, certain human disease syndromes may be due to the inheritance of paternal-specific patterns of gene activity that are largely independent of DNA sequence. This book both assesses our ... More

For ages 8 and up, it's the human body from head to toe... More

The present book entitled BIOINORMATICS comprises 19 articles pertaining to this discipline is basically a proceeding of the 17th All India Congress of Zoology held from 15th-17th October, 2006 at Vidyanagri, Baramati, Pune. This book will be very useful for the students, teachers and researchers in... More

Bioinformatics is a fast evolving interdisciplinary field of science requiring an understanding of biological science, Computer science, mathematics and statistics. It is used to acquire store manage, share, analyze, represent and transmit genetic data. This book covers a systematic, comprehensive, ... More