Evolution

With Behes book, the theory of intelligent design finally has its masterwork, a comprehensive scientific statement that draws the line between random and non-random mutation in nature, arguing that random mutation plays only a minor role in evolutionary change.When Michael J. Behe's first book, "Dar... More

Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing links to recent discoveries." A history of the human brain from the big ... More

An Introduction to Software Tools for Biological Applications Bioinformatics--the application of computational and analytical methods to biological problems--is a rapidly evolving scientific discipline. Genome sequencing projects are producing vast amounts of... 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

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

What is gene therapy? How are genes delivered? Which diseases can be treated? What is the status of current clinical trials? What are the ethical issues? What are the future prospects? Understanding Gene Therapy answers all these questions and more, providing an ideal introduction to this complex an... More

This book is a concise yetcomprehensive book for undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers who need tolearn about this dynamic field. All the important area in bioinformatics arecovered in a format that is ideal for learning and rapid revision. ... More

This book deals with Darwin’s major theories which are woven into the text in such a way as to appeal to all. It also details about his family life and work.... More

This text offers clear, comprehensive and unique coverage of genetics, with an emphasis on applications, written primarily for students. It provides up-to-date coverage of the most recent techniques used in modern genetics such as gene cloning and Southern, Western and Northern blot analyses of gene... More

This book is about Gregor Mendel and his discovery of the principles of genetics and heredity. A schoolteacher by profession, he used to spend time carrying out plant-breeding experiments.... 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

The contemporary scientific method is built on reductionism. The surprising finding that this paradigm has limits gave rise to the concept of complexity. This book presents the new science of complexity by presenting diverse concepts from the analyses of a wide range of real world systems (chemical,... 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

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