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Clinical Microbiology Made Ridiculously Simple

2011-10-27T09:06:00.003-07:00

A brief, clear, thorough, and highly enjoyable approach to clinical microbiology, brimming with mnemonics, humor, summary charts and illustrations, from AIDS to "flesh-eating bacteria" to ebola, mad cow disease, hantavirus, anthrax, smallpox, botulism, etc. Excellent Board review.

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Biotechnology And Your Health: Pharmaceutical Applications

2011-10-27T09:06:00.001-07:00

I turned to this book to get background on the biotech industry. A cursory review of the material showed me the topics were there. However, the book really needed editing for both clarity and style. Yes, the introduction may have been by a Nobel Laureate, but that doesn't mean it didn't need editing. Actually, there is the same introduction in all the books in the series.

Since this is a book billed for those new to the field, it should have spent more time on fundamental explanations.

Book has good glossary and nice illustrations.

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Genetic Engineering in Livestock

2011-10-27T09:04:00.001-07:00

Recently, the first "zoopharming" product has reached market approval: it is a recombinant human protein for medical use that is produced in the milk of transgenic goats. In addition, other transgenic animals, including faster-growing salmon and „environmentally friendly" pigs with reduced levels of phosphate in their faeces are awaiting regulatory approval. These are only some examples of upcoming applications of genetic engineering in farm animals. Other potential applications include traditional breeding goals such as higher milk or meat yields, leaner meat, and disease resistance. While genetic engineering in livestock opens a huge range of possibilities, it also brings about concerns of safety and justification: does genetic engineering affect animal welfare? Is it safe and morally acceptable to apply genetic engineering to farm animals for the various purposes that are envisaged?

It is against this background that the Europäische Akademie GmbH and the Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften addressed the topic of transgenic farm animals in an interdisciplinary symposium in 2007. In these proceedings the following topics are covered: an analysis of the state of the art of the technology and its applications, an introduction to the specific application zoopharming (including its historical industrial development and the market for biopharmaceuticals), an assessment of ethical aspects, and considerations regarding the investigation of animal welfare implications of livestock biotechnology. The proceedings address science, industry, politics and the general public interested in the chances and risks of this upcoming field of biotechnology.

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Genentech: The Beginnings of Biotech

2011-10-27T09:03:00.002-07:00

In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc., a little-known California genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall Street, raising over $38 million in its initial public stock offering. Lacking marketed products or substantial profit, the firm nonetheless saw its share price escalate from $35 to $89 in the first few minutes of trading, at that point the largest gain in stock market history. Coming at a time of economic recession and declining technological competitiveness in the United States, the event provoked banner headlines and ignited a period of speculative frenzy over biotechnology as a revolutionary means for creating new and better kinds of pharmaceuticals, untold profit, and a possible solution to national economic malaise. Drawing from an unparalleled collection of interviews with early biotech players, Sally Smith Hughes offers the first book-length history of this pioneering company, depicting Genentech’s improbable creation, precarious youth, and ascent to immense prosperity. Hughes provides intimate portraits of the people significant to Genentech’s science and business, including cofounders Herbert Boyer and Robert Swanson, and in doing so sheds new light on how personality affects the growth of science. By placing Genentech’s founders, followers, opponents, victims, and beneficiaries in context, Hughes also demonstrates how science interacts with commercial and legal interests and university research, and with government regulation, venture capital, and commercial profits. Integrating the scientific, the corporate, the contextual, and the personal, Genentech tells the story of biotechnology as it is not often told, as a risky and improbable entrepreneurial venture that had to overcome a number of powerful forces working against it.

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Clinical Adult Neurology

2011-10-27T09:03:00.001-07:00

Extensively illustrated and liberally laced with clinically helpful tools, Clinical Adult Neurology is an affordable reference for all clinicians and residents. With emphasis on diagnostic tools and strategies as well as management pearls and perils, Clinical Adult Neurology will meet the needs of all health care practitioners caring for patients with neurologic disorders. The book is organized into three sections, with Section 1 covering all aspects of neurologic evaluation, Section 2 describing common clinical problems in neurology, and Section 3 discussing all aspects of neurologic diseases. All sections and chapters emphasize the clinical approach to the patient with consistently useful pedagogical tools, including Features tables for diagnostic help with all neurologic diseases, Pearls and Perils boxes that represent pithy distillations of clinical wisdom from leading experts, Key Clinical Questions boxes that help clinicians frame patient diagnosis and management; and annotated bibliographies that highlight the most important references for further study. The book s organization, format, and features all stress the efficient and well-rationed use of medical care for patients with neurologic disease. Succinct content presentations make all information easy to locate and digest. The format will also be a helpful tool for those preparing for examinations.

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Mast Cell Biology: Contemporary and Emerging Topics

2011-10-27T08:40:00.000-07:00

The editors of Mast Cell Biology, Drs. Gilfillan and Metcalfe, have enlisted an outstanding group of investigators to discuss the emerging concepts in mast cell biology with respect to development of these cells, their homeostasis, their activation, as well as their roles in maintaining health on the one hand and on the other, their participation in disease.

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Pioneers in Cell Biology

2011-09-17T13:24:00.000-07:00

Anton van Leeuwenhoek was not educated in science, but he created the best microscopes of the 17th century. He made more than 400 microscopes and used them to study living organisms. British scientist Robert Hooke was the first scientist to observe cells and give them their name.
Many scientists are still making discoveries in the areas of genetics and stem cell research.
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Clinical Biochemistry: An Illustrated Colour Text

2011-09-17T13:23:00.000-07:00

This edition covers all aspects of the subject needed by medical students. It is a volume in the Illustrated Colour Text series, with the subject matter divided into double-page spreads; this makes the information very accessible to the reader. Full use is made of flow charts and other graphics; clinical "boxes;" summary points; case histories; and clinical photographs. The whole orientation of the book is to concentrate on how clinical biochemistry relates to the care of the patient and to ensure that the medical student understands how to interpret laboratory.

Covers clinical biochemistry from the point of view of the clinician using the diagnostic servicePresents topics in easily accessible two-page spreadsIncludes mini case histories, key point boxes, flowcharts, and summary pointsWell illustrated with four-color drawings and clinical photographsNew appendix added of annotated web resources for students to take further many of the topics covered in the book.To reflect the difficulties people have sometimes in analyzing hyper- and hypo-kalaemia, the existing spread is split into two - one spread on hyperkalaemia and another on hypokalaemia. The spread on hypertension will be revised and updated to reflect the fact that biochemistry is used as much or more in guiding treatment as it is in screening for secondary hypertension.Spreads on Myocardial Infarction, Cancer and Tumour Markers will all substantially revised and updated.

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Bioinformatics: A Concept-Based Introduction

2011-09-17T13:22:00.000-07:00

Bioinformatics is an evolving field that is gaining popularity due to genomics, proteomics and other high-throughput biological methods. The function of bioinformatic scientists includes biological data storage, retrieval and in silico analysis of the results from large-scale experiments. This requires a grasp of knowledge mining algorithms, a thorough understanding of biological knowledge base, and the logical relationship of entities that describe a process or the system. Bioinformatics researchers are required to be trained in multidisciplinary fields of biology, mathematics and computer science. Currently the requirements are satisfied by ad hoc researchers who have specific skills in biology or mathematics/computer science. But the learning curve is steep and the time required to communicate using domain specific terms is becoming a major bottle neck in scientific productivity. This workbook provides hands-on experience which has been lacking for qualified bioinformatics researchers.

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Biochemical Calculations: How to Solve Mathematical Problems in General Biochemistry

2011-09-14T13:08:00.002-07:00

Designed to supplement and complement any standard biochemistry text or lecture notes, this book helps provide a balanced picture of modern biochemistry by use of elementary mathematics in understanding properties and behavior of biological molecules. It provides a balanced picture of modern biochemistry by using elementary mathematics to explore the properties and behavior of biological molecules. The text discusses such topics as:

Aqueous Solutions and Acid-Base Chemistry Chemistry of Biological Molecules Bioenergetics Enzymes Spectrophotometry and Other Optical Methods Isotopes in Biochemistry. Sample problems are solved completely in a step-by-step manner, and the answer to all practice problems are given at the end of the book. With Biochemical Calculations, 2nd Edition , students will gain confidence in their ability to handle mathematical problems, discovering that biochemistry is more than memorization of structures and pathways. Summary: Good bookRating: 5I received this book for the class. It helpful book for understanding and use typically rules for solve biochemical problems.Summary: The book is really goodRating: 5This book is definitely the best to read for anyone who deals with buffers biological systems protein purifications and so on. It reveals a lot of details so important for a practical chemist to know.

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Medical Biochemistry

2011-09-14T13:08:00.001-07:00

A conceptual approach to clinical biochemistry, with humor. Includes a color map of Biochemistryland (an amusement park in which clinical biochemistry is seen as a whole, along with its key pathways, diseases, drugs, and laboratory tests). For biochemistry courses and medical Board review.

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American Laboratory Subscribe for free

2011-05-22T04:50:00.000-07:00

Short Description: Serves Industry, University, Government, Independent and Foundation Research Laboratories and others allied to the field with special interests in analytical chemistry and life science research.

Long Description: American Laboratory is a practical resource for analytical chemistry laboratory solutions for chemists and life scientists with interest in the application of modern scientific instrumentation for the practice of analytical/bioanalytical chemistry, basic research, applied spectroscopy, petrochemicals, and material science.

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Biotechnology: Applying the Genetic Revolution

2011-05-22T04:47:00.000-07:00

Unlike most Biotechnology textbooks, Dr. David P. Clark's "Biotechnology" approaches modern Biotechnology from a Molecular Basis, which grew out of the increasing biochemical understanding of physiology. Using straight forward, less-technical jargon, Clark manages to introduce each chapter with a basic concept, that ultimately evolves into a more specific detailed principle. This up-to-date text covers a wide realm of topics including forensics and bioethics using colorful illustrations and concise applications.

This book will help readers understand what molecular biotechnology actually is as a scientific discipline, how the research in this area is conducted, and how this technology may impact the future.

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Clinical Laboratory International Subscribe for free

2011-05-22T04:45:00.001-07:00

Short Description: Is the leading clinical lab magazine internationally and is crammed with information of direct relevance to everyone working in clinical and blood bank laboratories.

Long Description: Each issue contains specially commissioned mini-review articles written by eminent scientists or clinicians on hot topics carefully chosen to be of special interest to pathologists, clinical biologists and clinical lab management. The articles go into the principles, diagnostic significance, practice and applications of the latest technological advances.

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Principles of Biochemistry

2011-05-22T04:44:00.001-07:00

This concise, introductory text focuses on the basic principles of biochemistry, filling the gap between the encyclopedic volumes and the cursory overview texts.
Principles of Biochemistry, 4/e has a well-deserved reputation for being the most accurate biochemistry textbook in the market.

Widely praised in its previous edition for currency, and clarity of exposition, the new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect recent changes in this dynamic discipline.

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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing subcribe for free

2011-05-22T04:43:00.001-07:00

Short Description: Is the only publication devoted exclusively to drug manufacturing and scaleup, is dedicated to sharing best practices that will help drug industry professionals.

Long Description: Pharmaceutical Manufacturing's print and digital products focus on the manufacturing, quality and scaleup functions so critical to the industry's future. Pharmaceutical Manufacturing's editors search for examples of best practices from all over the world, so that readers can learn from their peers and the experts who are actively applying the principles of quality by design and scientific manufacturing, each and every day, at their facilities.

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Biotechnology Healthcare subscribe for free

2011-05-22T04:40:00.000-07:00

Short Description: Features the impact of biologics on health, business and benefits, delivering high interest articles and features developed through original research and writing.

Long Description: Its editorial mission is to articulate biomedical business and clinical applications to healthcare decision makers and stakeholders. A strict fact-checking and peer review process assures the accuracy and relevance of editorial content.

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Fundamental Food Microbiology

2011-05-22T04:39:00.000-07:00

Maintaining the high standard set by the previous bestselling editions, Fundamental Food Microbiology, Fourth Edition presents the most up-to-date information in this rapidly growing and highly dynamic field. Revised and expanded to reflect recent advances, this edition broadens coverage of foodborne diseases to include many new and emerging pathogens, as well as descriptions of the mechanism of pathogenesis. An entirely new chapter on detection methods appears with evaluations of advanced rapid detection techniques using biosensors and nanotechnology. With the inclusion of many more easy-to-follow figures and illustrations, this text provides a comprehensive introductory source for undergraduates, as well as a valuable reference for graduate level and working professionals in food microbiology or food safety.

Each chapter within the text’s seven sections contains an introduction as well as a conclusion, references, and questions. Beginning with the history and development of the field, Part I discusses the characteristics and sources of predominant food microorgasnisms and their significance. Part II introduces microbial foodborne diseases, their growth and influencing factors, metabolism, and sporulation. The third Part explains the beneficial uses of microorganisms in starter cultures, biopreservation, bioprocessing, and probiotics.

Part IV deals with food spoilage and methods of detection, followed by a discussion in Part V of foodborne pathogens associated with intoxication, infections, and toxicoinfections. Part VI reviews control methods with chapters on control of microbial access and removal by heat, organic acids, physical means, and combinations of methods. The final section is an in-depth look at advanced and traditional methods of microbial detection and food safety. Four appendices provide additional details on food equipment and surfaces, predictive modeling, regulatory agencies, and hazard analysis critical control points.

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Biophotonics International Journal subscribe free

2011-05-22T04:37:00.000-07:00

Biophotonics International delivers a unique global insight into the photonic products and techniques that solve problems for researchers, product developers, clinical users, physicians and others actively involved in the field of medicine and biotechnology.

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Biotechnology

2011-05-11T09:48:00.000-07:00

Biotechnology is the major technology of the 21st century, yet few people realise how much it impacts on many aspects of human society. The defining aim of this new fifth edition is to re-establish the correct understanding of the term biotechnology. Using the straightforward style that made the previous editions of his textbook so popular, John Smith once again helps students with the deciphering and use of biological knowledge. He explains the historical developments in biotechnology and the range of activities from brewing beer, the treatment of sewage and other wastes, and the creation of biofuels. He also discusses the innovations in molecular biology, genomics and proteomics, systems biology and their impact on new biotechnology. In this edition John Smith also re-examines the ethics and morality of aspects of biotechnology and puts new emphasis on stem cells and regenerative medicine and micro RNA.

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Clinical biochemistry

2011-05-11T09:47:00.000-07:00

A conceptual approach to clinical biochemistry, with humor. Includes a color map of Biochemistryland
(an amusement park in which clinical biochemistry is seen as a whole, along with its key pathways, diseases, drugs, and laboratory tests).

For biochemistry courses and medical Board review.

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Comprehensive Biotechnology( Cell Biology/ Genetics)

2011-04-26T08:41:00.000-07:00

COMPREHENSIVE BIOTECHNOLOGY-I Cell Biology and Genetics. This book compre-hensively covers the syllabus of B.Sc (Biotechnology) I semester and clearly explains the basic concepts in Cell Biology and Genetics. A molecular approach to the study of cells is followed throughout the book.The text is illustrated by a large number of clearly drawn labelled diagrams for an easier understanding of the subject.

detailed cellular metabolism pathways are also mentioned wherever necessary for easy understanding.
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Check Your Vocabulary for English for the IELTS Examination

2011-04-26T08:40:00.001-07:00

Nonnative speakers of English will find this instructional workbook a helpful source for improving and expanding their English language vocabulary in preparation for the IELTS examination (International English Language Test for Students).

over 60 activities are provided, including word games, puzzles, and quizzes that are specifically designed to target problems areas common to nonnative speakers.
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Nuclear Structure And Gene Expression

2011-04-26T08:38:00.000-07:00

Nuclear Structure And Gene Expression (CELL BIOLOGY: SERIES OF MONOGRAPHS)

By R. CURTIS BIRD
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Essential Words for the TOEFL

2011-04-26T08:36:00.000-07:00

Students of English as a Second Language will find vital help as they build a large English vocabulary.

Nearly 500 words are listed with definitions and pronunciation help. There is also detailed advice for dramatically expanding one’s vocabulary with help from a standard dictionary and a thesaurus.

Tests with answer keys help students measure their progress as they develop increased fluency in English.
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