Biological Sciences

The Rupa Humour series presents rib-tickling collection of jokes on choicest themes ranging from dysfunctional families to gender politics to cross border foreign affairs to judiciary to the medical establishment etc. The series is a collaboration with one of the foremost websites for humour in Indi... More

Birdwatching is reckoned to be an important tool for initiating the process of inquiry into the natural world. Birds are colorful, full of movement and diurnal. They capture the popular imagination well and are also important symbols of the conservation movement. In today’s context, with natural h... More

This is a user-friendly, practical guide for anyone new to the techniques involved in separating cells. Readers are introduced to the background of the techniques using simple and direct language. Detailed, step-by-step generic protocols describe the stages involved in each method, as well as how th... More

The truth about the climate crisis is an inconvenient one that means we are going to have to change the way we live our lives. Our climate crisis may at times appear to be happening slowly, but in fact it has become a true planetary emergency and we must recognise that we are facing a crisis. So ... 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

LaTex is a software system for typesetting documents. Because it is especially good for technical documents and is available for almost any computer system, LaTex has become a lingua franca of the scientific world. Researchers, educators, and students in universities, as well as scientists in indust... More

With extraordinary clarity, the Systems Biology: Principles, Methods, and Concepts focuses on the technical practical aspects of modeling complex or organic general systems. It also provides in-depth coverage of modeling biochemical, thermodynamic, engineering, and ecological systems. Among other me... More

The book "Microbes-Redefined Personality" is intended primarily as a text book of science teachers and students of biological sciences, interested in microbes and microbiology. It presents information that is mandatory in the modern aspects of biological development, economic of microorganisms, and ... More

Designed to meet the needs of undergraduate students, "Introduction to Biomechanics" takes the fresh approach of combining the viewpoints of both a wellrespected teacher and a successful student. With an eye toward practicality without loss of depth of instruction, this book seeks to explain the fun... More

The value of planet Earth's biodiversity has been estimated at US $16-54 trillion per year. Trillions of dollars of food, raw materials, pharmaceuticals, oxygen production, soil nutrient enrichment, climate regulation and sheer aesthetic delight and wonder. We are reliant on biodiversity to keep the... More