Biological Sciences

This book furnishes information about biochemistry and its varied applications. It is divided into three sections: Biological Compounds, such as proteins, nucleic acids, carbohydrates, lipids, and amino acids; Metabolism of Energy-Yielding Compounds, including comprehensive chapters on photosynthesi... More

Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates is written bearing in mind that the modern trends of studies on the chordates have changed drastically from classical study of one or two commonly available representative types to rather detailed comparative account of organs and organ systems present in all avail... More

An eye-opening discussion of how biological clocks affect the lives of all living organismsWhy can't teenagers get out of bed in the morning? How do bees tell the time? Why do some plants open and close their flowers at the same time each day? Why do so many people suffer the misery of jet lag? In t... More

"iGenetics: A Molecular Approach" reflects the dynamic nature of modern genetics by emphasizing an experimental, inquiry-based approach with a solid treatment of many research experiments. Genetics: An Introduction, DNA: The Genetic Material, DNA Replication, Gene Control of Proteins, Gene Expressio... More

Ecological Footprinting is rapidly being adopted as the most effective and practical way to measure our impact on the environment - in both large and small scale planning and development. Government agencies, NGOs, local authorities, planners and managers are all turning to it, since without a way o... More

The reality of the challenges to our globe, driven by population growth and climate change, is daunting and well understood. But solutions are much less clear. Judith Jacobsen and John Firor help us to chart a future in which these trends reverse and the global outlook is more optimistic.... More

* What Is A Bioprocess Engineer?  PART 2 The Basics Of Biology : An Engineer's Perspective * An Overview Of Biological Basics * Enzymes * How Cells Work * Major Metabolic Pathways * How Cells Grow * Stoichiometry Of Microbial Growth And Product Formation * How Cellular Information Is Altered... More

Advertised as "the book that gets you results," "Cracking the SAT"--from the world's best test-prep company--offers proven techniques for scoring higher.The Princeton Review realizes that acing the SAT Biology E/M Subject Test is very different from earning straight A's in school. We don't try to te... More

According to conventional wisdom, our genes and lifestyles are the most important causes of the most deadly ailments of our time. Conventional wisdom may be wrong. In this controversial book, the eminent biologist Paul W. Ewald offers some startling arguments: -Germs appear to be at the root of hear... More

Table of Contents1. Introduction- Exploring Life. UNIT ONE- THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE. 2. The Chemical Context of Life. 3. Water and the Fitness of the Environment. 4. Carbon and the Molecular Diversity of Life. 5. The Structure and Function of Macromolecules. UNIT TWO- THE CELL. 6. A Tour of the Cell. ... More

This title integrates basic science with clinical practice and also revised case studies to help readers to take a problem-based approach treatment. Urology Handbook provides the simple but authoritative guidance medical students need to get them through the urology sections of their training. Thro... More

Protein Purification – Theory and Techniques provides a good reference for the techniques and strategies involved in the purification of antibodies and recombinant proteins. The detailed practical guidelines given in the book aim particularly at laboratory scale purification. The book is designed ... More

An Essential Guide to the Basic Local Alignment Search Tool Sequence similarity is a powerful tool for discovering biological function. Just as the ancient Greeks used comparative anatomy to understand the human body and linguists used the Rosetta stone to de... More