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The only book available in the area of forward-time population genetics simulations—applicable to both biomedical and evolutionary studies The rapid increase of the power of personal computers has led to the use of serious forward-time simulation programs in genetic...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-01-25
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The goal of this volume is to provide a comprehensive mechanistic and quantitative view of the processes that mediate or influence the quality control in translation. In addition to discussing processes with direct contribution to translation fidelity, such as...
Editeur :
Academic Press
Parution :
2012-01-25
epub sans DRM
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Horticultural Reviews presents state-of-the-art reviews on topics in horticultural science and technology covering both basic and applied research. Topics covered include the horticulture of fruits, vegetables, nut crops, and ornamentals. These review articles, written...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-01-25
Collection :
Horticultural Reviews
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In 1543, Nicolaus Copernicus fomented a revolution when he debunked the geocentric view of the universe, proving instead that our planet wasn't central to the universe. Almost five hundred years later, the revolution he set in motion is nearly complete. Just as earth is...
Editeur :
Basic Books
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2012-01-24
ePub
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Sequencing projects have revealed the presence of at least several hundred receptor kinases in a typical plant genome. Receptor kinases are therefore the largest family of primary signal transducers in plants, and their abundance suggests an immense signaling network...
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Springer
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2012-01-21
Collection :
Signaling and Communication in Plants
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Secretions and emissions in biological systems play important signaling roles within the organism but also in its communications with the surrounding environment. This volume brings together state-of-the-art information on the role of secretions and emissions in...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-21
ePub
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Plants are sessile, highly sensitive organisms that actively compete for environmental resources both above and below the ground. They assess their surroundings, estimate how much energy they need for particular goals, and then realise the optimum variant. They take...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-21
ePub
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The role of parasites and pathogens in the evolution of life history traits is of increasing interest to both ecologists and evolutionary biologists. Immunology, which was once studied almost exclusively by immunologists, has become an important area of proximate...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2012-01-17
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This book fills in a gap in the NO literature. Recent progress in the field of NO-biology shows that NO is generated within distinct cell compartments, including specific plasma membrane regions, mitochondria, chloroplasts, peroxisomes, the Golgi-complex and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-14
ePub
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Written by Steve Potter and revised by a senior examiner, Martin Rowland, this AQA AS Biology Student Unit Guide is the essential study companion for Unit 2: The Variety of Living Organisms. This full-colour book includes all you need to know to prepare for your unit...
Editeur :
Philip Allan
Parution :
2012-01-13
Collection :
Student Unit Guides
ePub
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Fruit Breeding is the eighth volume in the Handbook of Plant Breeding series. Like the other volumes in the series, this volume presents information on the latest scientific information in applied plant breeding using the current advances in the field, from an efficient...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-13
ePub
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Animals that must hunt and kill for at least part of their living are inherently interesting to many people and the role that carnivores play in biological communities attract interest from ecologists and conservation biologists. Conflicts with human activities...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-01-12
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Animals that must hunt and kill for at least part of their living are inherently interesting to many people and the role that carnivores play in biological communities attract interest from ecologists and conservation biologists. Conflicts with human activities...
Editeur :
OUP Oxford
Parution :
2012-01-12
ePub
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Amyloid-forming proteins are implicated in over 30 human diseases. The proteins involved in each disease have unrelated sequences and dissimilar native structures, but they all undergo conformational alterations to form fibrillar polymers. The fibrillar assemblies...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-11
ePub
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This book was written for graduate and medical students, as well as clinicians and postdoctoral researchers. It describes the theory of alternative pre-mRNA splicing in twelve introductory chapters and then introduces protocols and their theoretical background relevant...
Editeur :
Wiley-Blackwell
Parution :
2012-01-09
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By way of its clear and logical structure, as well as abundant highresolution illustrations, this is a systematic survey of the players and pathways that control genome function in the mammalian cell nucleus. As such, this handbook and reference ties together recently...
Editeur :
Wiley-VCH
Parution :
2012-01-09
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Today, veterinary science experiences major development in all its fields as a consequence of continuous technological advances in diagnostic tools and breakthrough in applied genomics and biology. This book contains 33 proceedings that were selected among those...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-06
ePub
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors have played a key role in the advancement of knowledge of pharmacology and neurotransmission since the inception of studies in these fields, and the effects of naturally occurring drugs acting on muscarinic receptors were known and...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-06
Collection :
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology
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Infectious fungal diseases continue to take their toll in terms of human suffering and enormous economic losses. Invasive infections by opportunistic fungal pathogens are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in immuno-compromised individuals. At the same time, plant...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-06
Collection :
Topics in Current Genetics
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Some primate field studies have been on-going for decades, covering significant portions of individual life cycles or even multiple generations. In this volume, leading field workers report on the history and infrastructure of their projects in Madagascar, Africa, Asia...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2012-01-06
ePub
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