Metabolism
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Tablets of Anatomy [electronic Resource]
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On the Variation of Species
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Essentials of Biology Presented in Problems
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Footprints of the Creator, or the Asterolepis of Stromness
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Weed Ecology and New Approaches for Management
Satisfying consumer needs through the production of healthy and nutritious agricultural products is a substantial challenge facing modern agriculture. However, agricultural production should be carried out with care for plant health, biological safety of products, and environmental safety while minimizing the risks to human health. Therefore, the implementation of agricultural practices while respecting these principles is very important for improving the quantity and quality of crops. Additionally, ecosystems have been altered as a result of human activities and climate change, resulting in the reduction of biodiversity and creation of new niches where pests can thrive. This is of particular importance in 2020, as the United Nations General Assembly declared this year as the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), with "protecting plants, protecting life" as a leading subject.This Special Issue promotes the subject of plant health and emphasize the importance of preventing the spread of pests, including weeds, which cause substantial economic losses. Research articles cover topics related to the biology and harmfulness of weeds, particularly in connection with crop health, segetal weed communities and their biodiversity, and integrated methods of weed control. For this Special Issue, we welcome all types of articles, including original research, opinions, and reviews.
Microbes of Merit
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Molecular Basis of Apomixis in Plants
Apomixis is the consequence of a concerted mechanism that harnesses the sexual machinery and coordinates developmental steps in the ovule to produce an asexual (clonal) seed. Altered sexual developments involve widely characterized functional and anatomical changes in meiosis, gametogenesis, and embryo and endosperm formation. The ovules of apomictic plants skip meiosis and form unreduced female gametophytes whose egg cells develop into a parthenogenetic embryo, and the central cells may or may not fuse to a sperm to develop the seed endosperm. Thus, functional apomixis involves at least three components, apomeiosis, parthenogenesis, and endosperm development, modified from sexual reproduction that must be coordinated at the molecular level to progress through the developmental steps and form a clonal seed.Despite recent progress uncovering specific genes related to apomixis-like phenotypes and the formation of clonal seeds, the molecular basis and regulatorynetwork of apomixis is still unknown. This is a central problem underlying the current limitations of apomixis breeding.This book collates twelve publications addressing different topics around the molecular basis of apomixis, illustrating recent discoveries and advances toward understanding the genetic regulation of the trait, discussing the possible origins of apomixis and the remaining challenges for its commercial deployment in plants.
Ubiquitin and Autophagy
This book is a collection of articles from the Cells Special Issue on "Ubiquitin and Autophagy". It contains an Editorial and 13 articles at the intersection of ubiquitin- and autophagy-related processes. Ubiquitin is a small protein modifier that is widely used to tag proteins, organelles, and pathogens for their degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system and/or autophagy-lysosomal pathway. Interestingly, several ubiquitin-like proteins are at a core of the autophagy mechanism. This book dedicates a lot of attention to the crosstalk between the ubiquitin-proteasome system and autophagy and serves as a good starting point for the readers interested in the current state of the knowledge on ubiquitin and autophagy.
American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology
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CRISIS, CULL or COUP? WHAT, HOW and WHO? Facts and Truths to Make You Think!
EXPOSING THE GREAT LIE! So, you want to know what's really going on? Are you ready for the shocking truth? An inconvenient truth that requires each and every one of us to take individual and collective responsibility in the face of what may yet prove to be the greatest orchestrated crime against humanity that the world has ever seen. Indeed, this could very well be the proverbial Biblical apocalypse - that final battle between good-and-evil being played out in our lifetimes here-and-now - with or without our active participation.Thousands are dying because of the Covid-19 phenomenon. Many millions more are facing into a future where life hardly seems worth living. The longstanding truism that, "Truth is its own witness" may never have had such import, and we owe it to ourselves and to future generations to have this debate now; and to have it in a well-informed context, honestly, intelligently and courageously.The plain fact of the matter is that most of us have been broadsided by the sheer scale of the Covid-19 phenomenon, and many of us are still reeling with shock, fear and confusion as we struggle to get our heads around it all. The easy option of course is to accept the official narrative without question and meekly comply with all of the directions and diktats coming down the pipeline, especially when punishments and sanctions are already in place if we do not. The contrary position is that something truly awful and terrible is happening to us, and it's not 'the virus' that we should be most afraid of, but rather, the sinister emergence of totalitarian measures that could spell the end of free-and-democratic society as we knew it just eighteen months ago. The move to radically change society-however it's being justified-from one where individual rights are honoured and respected to a society where arguably, we will have none of those rights or privileges, must be resisted and questioned with every fibre of our being if we are to retain our essential humanity. And "being human" means more than just obeying orders, or earning a living, or managing to survive for 70 or 80 years in a world devoid of hope. This book has been written for anyone and everyone who wants to "see the bigger picture" here, especially in context of a broader understanding of what's right and what's wrong; of truth versus deception; and of good versus evil. It aims to inform the reader of the fundamentals and facts of the Covid-19 phenomenon; about the documented, fully-referenced proofs that this has all been preplanned; that there's nothing 'novel' about this virus; and that we are being sleepwalked into Hell by cartel of diabolicals, soul-less and sinister, who only have eyes for the prize: the total domination and control of humanity and ownership of the Earth's resources. But they are messing with Universal Law now and with the souls of the innocents, and that's never a good thing. If we are ever going to stop them, then we all need to wake up, and wake up fast, and face up to our responsibilities.For us humans, 'being alive' means more than just functioning as a biological organism, intelligent or not as the case may be; it means being truly alive and aware as to the purpose and meaning of life. That too is discussed in a crucial conversation that many are now aching to have, with the Covid crisis stirring us all to seek answers to those eternal questions which now, at last, are coming to the fore. But we have to have ears to hear and eyes to see, and then harness the will and the courage to do what is right.A word of caution to those of you who live by the mantra; "I don't want to know!" My respectful advice to you is NOT to read this book.
Tetraciclinas E Macromol矇culas
As tetraciclinas s瓊o antibi籀ticos de amplo espectro bem conhecidos, ligam-se a macromol矇culas (albumina s矇rica e DNA). A maior afinidade de liga癟瓊o das tetraciclinas para macromol矇culas no corpo est獺 implicada na estabilidade e pot礙ncia do f獺rmaco com um risco potencial de dano macromolecular devido ao ac繳mulo intracelular de tetraciclinas. A foto-oxida癟瓊o de TCs produz esp矇cies reativas de oxig礙nio. As esp矇cies reativas de oxig礙nio n瓊o apenas danificam a prote穩na, mas tamb矇m induzem quebras de fita no DNA. A liga癟瓊o direta das tetraciclinas com o DNA, induzindo as altera癟繭es conformacionais, e a concomitante redu癟瓊o do Cu (II), envolvendo a forma癟瓊o de radicais livres, contribuem para a quebra da fita. Indicando o papel essencial dos radicais hidroxila na quebra do DNA, al矇m da metila癟瓊o na posi癟瓊o N-3 e N-7 da purina (A&G), que resultou em pares de bases incompat穩veis. Assim, al矇m da forma癟瓊o de quebras de fita, a metila癟瓊o de bases de DNA pelas tetraciclinas tamb矇m 矇 potencialmente mutag礙nica.
A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms
Originally published in 1993, A Guide to Kansas Mushrooms went out of print in 2017. Original author Richard Kay suggested his wife, Sherry Kay, could assume the undertaking of revising the book, collaborating with him working as a consultant. After Richard's death in 2018, Sherry later added two coauthors, Benjamin Sikes and Caleb Morse, to complete the task.Kay, Sikes, and Morse have revised this new edition to account for the variety of ways mycology has changed in the last twenty-five years, while holding to its original purpose as a guide for active mushroomers. Primarily, A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms highlights the upheaval in taxonomy caused by advances in molecular genetics: an estimated 25 percent of fungal names included in the original guide have changed since 1993. Second, the list of mushrooms found in Kansas has expanded and the new edition will add 50 species to the 150 described in the original guide. All anthology entries have been updated to reflect these changes in the field, and the essays have also been edited, reduced, or expanded to include updated information as well as brand-new material. The outdated genus-level classification of fungi has been replaced by two cladograms--diagrams that illustrate how organisms branch off from their last common ancestors.This revised edition provides a wealth of new material on Kansas mushrooms that will aid and fascinate both newbies and seasoned mycophiles and includes information on online resources and notes on how to grow mushrooms in Kansas. While the book fully treats 200 species, readers will be able to identify 320 different macrofungi using the keys and discussions. Additionally, the book introduces readers to fascinating, common slime molds (myxomycetes). A New Guide to Kansas Mushrooms incorporates new understanding of fungal taxonomy that has been largely unearthed by genetic tools over the past three decades, highlights key taxa, and includes a life list of the more than 1,200 species now cataloged from Kansas--nearly twice the number known at the time of the first edition.
Ethology of Some Butterflies and Moths of Jamshedpur
This book is all about Ethology of some butterflies and moths of Jamshedpur lifescape aims to make available user friendly accounts to nurture the study of living organisms as a part of teaching biology, promote studies, feed into a nationwide programmed of monitoring a range of taxa for conservation, economic significance and other related subjects in India.Already worked on this interesting topic by me during my post-graduation (M.Sc. batch: 1997-1999, duration 1999 - 2001) and this inspired me to work on it further.This study was undertaken to observe their behavior patterns that when they are active and they rest, when they take shelter after whole day's work, which flower juice (nectar) they like, which leaves are being eaten by caterpillar, how long it had taken them to develop from egg to caterpillar, caterpillar to pupa and finally into an adult, and how do they protect themselves from their predators like spider, birds, lizards etc.This research was carried out from 18th of July 2007 to 26th April 2008 in Jamshedpur, and was conducted in 5 species (4 butterflies and 1 moth) [Mottled emigrant (Catopsilia pyranthe), Common mormon (Papilio polytes), Common Indian crow (Euploea core), Plain tiger (Danaus chrysippus) and Toadflax moth (Calophasia lunula)]. This study was carried out in the kitchen garden and garden of Swarn Vihar, garden and forest of Telco temple and Butterfly garden of zoological park of Jamshedpur to enumerate the butterfly and moth species in different habitats.These insects are different in their physical characteristic like body size, color and wing size. The butterflies are very attractive and eye catching whereas moth is dull in appearance. Most of them could be seen in evergreen forest and gardens, whereas some are restricted to semiarid and arid woody vegetation. Some of them are poisonous and some are non-poisonous. They have a complicated life-cycle and include egg, larva (caterpillar), pupa, and adult.I would like to suggest for further research in the area such as life span, number of dead eggs, failure of larva to fully pupate, failure of larva to survive till last instars due to unfavorable conditions, diseases and viral, bacterial and fungal infections.Economically these insects are of great importance like yielding silk preparing cloths, fishing cords, parasites, insulating coils of telephones and wireless, tires of racing cars, ornaments and Unani medicines etc.Butterflies and moths are very useful to men because they amuse us by their brilliant coloration and help in pollinating the crop plants and other flowering plants. We should not kill them for our profit because butterflies and moths are beautiful creatures gifted by nature. They fly with their vibrant colored wings soothing our eyes and minds. From a small child to the aged folk, all loves to watch them flying and feel happy. As mentioned by Great Mahatma Gandhi - it is true that-"Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed."
The Evolution of Social Behaviour
How can the stunning diversity of social systems and behaviours seen in nature be explained? Drawing on social evolution theory, experimental evidence and studies conducted in the field, this book outlines the fundamental principles of social evolution underlying this phenomenal richness.To succeed in the competition for resources, organisms may either 'race' to be quicker than others, 'fight' for privileged access, or 'share' their efforts and gains. The authors show how the ecology and intrinsic attributes of organisms select for each of these strategies, and how a handful of straightforward concepts explain the evolution of successful decision rules in behavioural interactions, whether among members of the same or different species. With a broad focus ranging from microorganisms to humans, this is the first book to provide students and researchers with a comprehensive account of the evolution of sociality by natural selection.
Photosynthesis
This book assembles state-of-the-art approaches for harnessing light energy as a model to develop natural systems such as biofuels. After the basics and potential of photosynthesis of microalgae it discusses topics from engineering micro-algae towards increased photosynthetic efficiency till the optimization of photobioreactor techniques for enhanced biotechnological applications such as cyanobacteria.
Post-transcriptional Regulation through Long Noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs)
This book is a collection of eight articles, of which seven are reviews and one is a research paper, that together form a Special Issue that describes the roles that long noncoding RNAs (lncRNA) play in gene regulation at a post-transcriptional level.
Essential oil
The objective of this work is to study the impact of different extraction processes on the yield, chemical composition, antioxidant activity and insecticidal power of Eucalyptus salubris essential oils against Sitophilus oryzae adults. Three extraction processes of essential oils were tested: a conventional or traditional method simple hydrodistillation (HS) and two new or modern methods ultrasound assisted extraction (UEA) and microwave assisted extraction (MEA). In addition, the collections were made in two arboerta of the region of Gabes El-hamma and Zrig. The insecticidal power of these essential oils was evaluated by fumigation tests against adults of S. oryzae. The results showed that the fumigant power depends on the harvesting region, the extraction process, the concentration and the exposure time. Antioxidant activity results showed that the E. salubris oils tested had significant antioxidant activity that varied with the collection region as well as the extraction processes.
Conflict Management and Motivation of Hospitality Professionals
This research aims to contribute with some further studies on how conflict management strategies are combined with motivational profiles. To this end, questionnaires were conducted to 349 individuals from the hospitality industry in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The results suggest that: 1) the success motive correlates positively with the accommodation, commitment, avoidance and integration strategies; 2) the affiliation motive correlates negatively with the imposition strategy and positively with the accommodation, commitment, avoidance and integration strategies; 3) the power motive correlates positively with the imposition strategy and negatively with the accommodation and avoidance strategy.The discussion of the results obtained with this research intends to contribute to understanding the relationship between conflict and motivation in the particular hospitality context and to point out human resource management measures that help to deal with conflict and employees' motivation.
Food Microbiology
Food Microbiology is the study of action of microbes on food. The book discusses in a narrative style, the interaction between microbes, food and the environment besidestracing the beneficial and harmful effects of microbial growth in food. The contents of the book have been sequentially divided into 5 units giving a detailed account of the various aspects of food as an ecosystem, preservation techniquesboth traditional and advanced, importance of microbial degradation and fermentation of food along with the prevalent food-borne diseases. The laboratory diagnosis of the food-borne pathogens and their isolation, identification and characterization would be useful for students, researchers and teachers.
Sustainable Organic Agriculture for Developing Agribusiness Sector
Developing sustainable organic agriculture and resilient agribusiness sector is fundamental, keeping in mind the value of the opportunity presented by the growing demand for healthy and safe food globally, with the expectation for the global population to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, and 11 billion by 2100. Lately, the main threats in Europe, and worldwide, are the increasingly dynamic climate change and economic factors related to currency fluctuations. While the current environmental policy provides several mechanisms to support agribusinesses in mitigating organic food for daily increasing human population and stability of the currency, it does not contemplate the relative readiness of individuals and businesses to act correctly. Organic farming is the practice that relies more on using sustainable methods to cultivate crops and produce food animals, avoiding chemicals and dietary synthetic drug inputs that do not belong to the natural ecosystem. Organic agriculture can also contribute to meaningful socioeconomic, ecologically sustainable development, and significantly in the development of the agribusiness sector, especially in developing countries.
Isolamento e Caracteriza癟瓊o de Cons籀rcios Microbianos
A diversidade metab籀lica das bact矇rias torna-as um recurso 繳til para a remedia癟瓊o da polui癟瓊o no ambiente. As bact矇rias t礙m sido utilizadas na limpeza de derrames de petr籀leo, PCBs e metais pesados, tais como ars矇nico, merc繳rio, c獺dmio e chumbo. H獺 exemplos adequados que sugerem que h獺 poucas ou nenhumas subst璽ncias que n瓊o possam ser utilizadas, pelo menos em parte, por micr籀bios para a realiza癟瓊o metab籀lica. A biodegrada癟瓊o 矇 uma alternativa atraente ?s pr獺ticas actuais de elimina癟瓊o de res穩duos, uma vez que 矇 geralmente um processo mais barato, potencialmente muito mais eficiente e n瓊o produz poluentes secund獺rios, tais como os associados ? incinera癟瓊o e ? deposi癟瓊o em aterro. Em alguns casos, pode mesmo ser poss穩vel obter produtos finais 繳teis com benef穩cios econ籀micos do metabolismo bacteriano de poluentes, por exemplo, etanol para utiliza癟瓊o em biocombust穩veis.
Recent Developments in Annexin Biology
Discovered over 40 years ago, the annexin proteins were found to be a structurally conserved subgroup of Ca2+-binding proteins. While the initial research on annexins focused on their signature feature of Ca2+-dependent binding to membranes, over the years, the biennial "Annexin" conference series has highlighted additional diversity in the functions attributed to the annexin family of proteins. The roles of these proteins now extend from basic science to biomedical research, and are being translated into clinical settings. Research on annexins involves a global network of researchers and the 10th biennial Annexin conference brought together over 80 researchers from ten European countries, USA, Brazil, Singapore, Japan, and Australia for 3 days in September 2019. In this conference, the discussions focused on two distinct themes - the role of annexins in cellular organization and health and disease. The articles published in this Special Issue cover these two main themes discussed at the conference, offering a glimpse into some of the notable findings in the field of annexin biology
The Britannica Guide to Genetics
The Britannica Guide to Genetics is the ideal companion for students or general popular science readers who wish to know the facts behind the latest research and discoveries. After the introduction from bestselling science writer and geneticist Steve Jones, the book covers the entire history of genetics from Gregor Mendel's first experiments with peas at the end of the nineteenth century to the announcement of the Human Genome Project in 1998. Throughout the twentieth century new discoveries about the qualities of our genes have been heralded as essential leaps of progress in modern science forcing us to ask how much do our genes determine our personalities and what makes us different from other species. But as we enter the twenty-first century and we have begun to manipulate genes and the genome the questions have changed.
Infec癟瓊o Nosocomial
Este livro compilou informa癟繭es e fatos sobre infec癟繭es hospitalares, tamb矇m conhecidas como "Infec癟繭es Nosocomiais", que s瓊o uma das principais causas de morbidade e mortalidade em pacientes hospitalizados, levando direta ou indiretamente a um enorme aumento no custo dos cuidados hospitalares e ao surgimento de novos riscos ? sa繳de da comunidade. Estas infec癟繭es podem ser causadas por quaisquer organismos, mas poucos organismos ou pat籀genos podem ser particularmente atribu穩dos a elas. Devido a estas infec癟繭es, n瓊o s籀 os custos, mas tamb矇m o uso de antibi籀ticos aumenta com uma hospitaliza癟瓊o prolongada. Aqui reside a necessidade urgente de compreender o significado das infec癟繭es nosocomiais, como um microbiologista ou uma faculdade de medicina, e uma necessidade adicional de educar os trabalhadores e profissionais de sa繳de sobre o assunto.
Understanding DNA Ancestry
DNA ancestry companies generate revenues in the region of $1bn a year, and the company 23andMe is said to have sold 10 million DNA ancestry kits to date. Although evidently popular, the science behind how DNA ancestry tests work is mystifying and difficult for the general public to interpret and understand. In this accessible and engaging book, Sheldon Krimsky, a leading researcher, investigates the methods that different companies use for DNA ancestry testing. He also discusses what the tests are used for, from their application in criminal investigations to discovering missing relatives. With a lack of transparency from companies in sharing their data, absent validation of methods by independent scientists, and currently no agreed-upon standards of accuracy, this book also examines the ethical issues behind genetic genealogy testing, including concerns surrounding data privacy and security. It demystifies the art and science of DNA ancestry testing for the general reader.
Next Generation Sequencing in Forensic Science
Next Generation Sequencing in Forensic Science prepares practitioners and students to utilize and implement this new technology into their lab casework for forensic investigations, highlighting early applications of how NGS results have been used in court.
Cellular Oxidative Stress
This book collects 17 original research papers and 9 reviews that are part of the Special Issue "Cellular Oxidative Stress", published in the journal Antioxidants.Oxidative stress on a cellular level affects the function of tissues and organs and may eventually lead to disease. Therefore, a precise understanding of how oxidative stress develops and can be counteracted is of utmost importance.The scope of the book is to emphasize the latest findings on the cellular targets of oxidative stress and the potential beneficial effect of antioxidants on human health.
The Notochord
Although it is the defining organ of the Chordata, the notochord and its cells are one of the least understood vertebrate organs. This may be because large parts of the notochord are often replaced with cartilaginous or bony vertebral bodies. The presence of cartilage in the notochord raises questions about the evolutionary relationships between notochord cells and cartilage cells. This book integrates classical analytical studies with recent palaeontological, experimental, and molecular studies in both developmental and evolutionary contexts. For example, although the early signaling function of the notochord is conserved across the vertebrates, many will be surprised to find that the role of the notochord in vertebral body development in tetrapods is not the blueprint for all vertebrates. Recent studies on zebrafish and medaka embryos have uncovered the molecular mechanisms of a somite-independent notochord-driven segmentation process that establishes vertebral centra and intervertebral spaces. As this process is not restricted to teleosts, the authors have written a general discussion about the role of the notochord in vertebral formation. Modularity and segmentation of the vertebral column are related topics. Further overarching themes are the structure, function and fate of the notochord in adult vertebrates and notochord-cartilage relationships.Key Features The first book devoted to notochord development, function and evolution Includes and integrates information on the notochord from studies going back 169 years Integrates developmental, molecular, functional, experimental and palaeontological studies Documents the fate of the notochord across the vertebrates Extensively illustrated with classical and new images Related TitlesBard, J. Evolution: The Origins and Mechanisms of Diversity (ISNB 978-0-3673-5701-6)Leys, S. and Hejnol. A. Origin and Evolution of Metazoan Cell Types (ISBN 978-1-1380-3269-9)
After Meat
Animals make for terrible technology. The technological use of animals--making food, drugs, clothing, and cosmetics out of animal material--will cease. A cow takes over one year to grow, "wastes" over ninety percent of what it's fed, and cannot be innovated much further. After Meat explains the fundamental limits of animal technology in terms of physics and biology. Replacement technology such as microbial fermentation will surpass those limits. Eventually, we'll have food that is better in every way--in terms of taste, cost, nutrition, resource consumption, and ethics--because we won't use animals to produce it.Along the way, After Meat leads us through a veritable forest of adjacent topics. We wade into evolution and reductivism, broach consciousness and the Multiverse, dive into economics and policy, bounce from weather prediction to the problem of hunger to the morality of eating plants. In sum, we ineluctably conclude that our future has little room for animal technology, and that future will be better for it.
Evolu癟瓊o Biol籀gica
Voc礙 compreende como, e por que, as esp矇cies evoluem? Conhece as evid礙ncias que comprovam que a evolu癟瓊o 矇 um fato cient穩fico t瓊o real quanto a gravidade? A sele癟瓊o natural 矇 uma das mais influentes ideias da hist籀ria da ci礙ncia. N瓊o obstante, passados mais de 150 anos desde que foi proposta por Darwin e Wallace, o tema continua sendo mal compreendido fora do c穩rculo cient穩fico. At矇 mesmo entre professores, n瓊o 矇 dif穩cil encontrar quem confesse que compreende mal a evolu癟瓊o. O livro Evolu癟瓊o Biol籀gica: princ穩pios e evid礙ncias foi escrito para minimizar essas lacunas do conhecimento. Em 27 cap穩tulos, o livro apresenta os fundamentos centrais e as evid礙ncias que comprovam o processo evolutivo utilizando uma linguagem clara e objetiva, atendendo as necessidades espec穩ficas dos estudantes de Biologia, mas tamb矇m de todos que tenham interesse em conhecer o tema de forma aprofundada. Al矇m da linguagem objetiva e acess穩vel, outro diferencial do livro s瓊o suas ilustra癟繭es. Com mais de 100 figuras, o livro apresenta informa癟繭es gr獺ficas acess穩veis que facilitam a compreens瓊o das ideias discutidas. Leigo ou especialista, todos ir瓊o se beneficiar com o conte繳do do livro Evolu癟瓊o Biol籀gica: princ穩pios e evid礙ncias.
The Ninth Revolution
We are at a critical point in human history and that of the planet. In this book, a world leader in agricultural research, Professor Sayed Azam-Ali, proposes a radical transformation of our agrifood system. He argues that agriculture must be understood as part of global biodiversity and that food systems have cultural, nutritional, and social values beyond market price alone. He describes the perilous risks of relying on just four staple crops for most of our food and the consequences of our current agrifood model on human and planetary health.In plain language for the wider public, students, researchers, and policy makers, Azam-Ali envisions the agrifood system as a global public good in which its practitioners include a new and different generation of farmers, its production systems link novel and traditional technologies, and its activities encompass landscapes, urban spaces, and controlled environments. The book concludes with a call to action in which diversification of species, systems, knowledge, cultures, and products all contribute to The Ninth Revolution that will transform food systems for good.
Separation and fractionation techniques
Today, more varied and complex methods are the rule in the laboratory. This book presents the different separation techniques such as dialysis, filtration and centrifugation, with their principles and possible uses, in order to provide the reader with the information to choose the most suitable technique. This book is intended for students in many technological fields: biochemistry, biotechnology, microbiology and applied biology.
Gr羹ne Gentechnik
Bettina Heberer gibt interessierten Laien einen Einblick in die gr羹ne Gentechnik. Ein kurzer ?berblick zu Grundlagen der Genetik und den Methoden der Pflanzenz羹chtung hilft, Hintergr羹nde zu verstehen. Die Autorin erl瓣utert die Herstellung und Eigenschaften gentechnisch ver瓣nderter Pflanzen ebenso wie Zulassungsverfahren und Kennzeichnungspflichten. Eine Diskussion der Risiken und Chancen der gr羹nen Gentechnik und der aktuelle Stand der Forschung runden das Werk ab.
A Natural History of Shells
From "one of the master naturalists of our time" (American Scientist), a fascinating exploration of what seashells reveal about biology, evolution, and the history of life Geerat Vermeij wrote this celebration of shells to share his enthusiasm for these supremely elegant creations and what they can teach us about nature. Most popular books on shells emphasize the identification of species, but Vermeij uses shells as a way to explore major ideas in biology. How are shells built? How do they work? And how did they evolve? With lucidity and charm, the MacArthur-winning evolutionary biologist reveals how shells give us insights into the lives of animals today and in the distant geological past.
Knowledge and Evolution
The question of the origins of the universe is probably one of the most dwelled upon and argued about over the last couple of centuries. Ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory, evolutionists and creationists want to settle the issue on their sides. But science did not stop at Darwin's time. It progressed enormously, creating significant problems for Darwinian explanations. Is there a better answer than the dominant neo-Darwinian synthesis? Even more fundamental is the question of whether natural science, by itself, can explain the origins of nature. What are the limits of science and where should we turn to philosophy and theology? How do these three domains--science, philosophy, and theology--relate when addressing the question of origins? Theistic evolution, the idea of God using evolution as a means of creating the universe, faces problems from both classic Christian theology as well as classic metaphysics. Today things do not look good for the dominant views. The time has come to propose a new faith and science synthesis, one that offers a serious approach to the Bible on the one hand and an honest look at biological findings on the other. This book sets a path to such a new synthesis.
Natural Polymers
Covers the synthesis, characterizations, and properties of natural polymeric systems, including their morphology, structure, and dynamics. It also introduces the most recent innovations and applications of natural polymers and their composites in the food, construction, electronics, biomedical, pharmaceutical, and engineering industries.
Basic Concepts in Environmental Biotechnology
The book includes current and emerging concepts in the area of environmental biotechnology like pollution- source, control and measurement, bioremediation, biofuels, biosensors, conservation biotechnology etc. The book includes recent studies and innovations made in this field and incorporates case studies to help in understanding the concepts.
The Evolutionary Imperative
The Evolutionary Imperative provides a unifying perspective on the evolution of the universe in all its physical and biological detail, with a call to action for redirecting the evolutionary trajectory of human society. The book's thesis is that change is inevitable, driven by resolution of energy gradients through the Principle of Least Action and the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This energy dissipation model of the evolutionary imperative accounts for all the organization of matter and energy that has ever come about, and offers a transcendent view of the world, and the place and fate of the human species within it.
Microbial Electrochemical Technologies
Microbial Electrochemical Technologies will not only provide historical perspective of the technology and its evolution over the years but also examples of up-scaling and near future commercialization. This book is an updated account of the research and implementation of METs and provides a holistic view of how METs functi
Knowledge and Evolution
The question of the origins of the universe is probably one of the most dwelled upon and argued about over the last couple of centuries. Ever since Charles Darwin proposed his theory, evolutionists and creationists want to settle the issue on their sides. But science did not stop at Darwin's time. It progressed enormously, creating significant problems for Darwinian explanations. Is there a better answer than the dominant neo-Darwinian synthesis? Even more fundamental is the question of whether natural science, by itself, can explain the origins of nature. What are the limits of science and where should we turn to philosophy and theology? How do these three domains--science, philosophy, and theology--relate when addressing the question of origins? Theistic evolution, the idea of God using evolution as a means of creating the universe, faces problems from both classic Christian theology as well as classic metaphysics. Today things do not look good for the dominant views. The time has come to propose a new faith and science synthesis, one that offers a serious approach to the Bible on the one hand and an honest look at biological findings on the other. This book sets a path to such a new synthesis.
Professional Development in Biology
Professional Development in Biology: Strategies for Success bridges the gap between students' previous learning experiences and the new expectations they face as college students. The text equips readers with the tools they need to succeed in college and prepare for their future careers in the health care industry.The first chapter of the book addresses the transition from high school to college. Additional chapters introduce students to skillsets that are critical for their academic achievement, including taking responsibility for their actions, practicing effective time management, nurturing their passion, learning how to ask for help, and building their self-awareness and understanding. Students explore tenets of professionalism, learn how to become a competitive applicant for professional schools, and the importance of ethics and diversity within the modern workforce.The third edition includes new research and citations to bring the information up-to-date and also explores new career tracks in biology. The final chapter on ethics and diversity is completely new.Professional Development in Biology is an ideal textbook for freshmen and transfer students within biology programs. It can also be used by students preparing for advanced study in medical, dental, or pharmacological programs.
Potential Therapeutic Applications of Nano-Antioxidants
This book highlights the nano-antioxidants and their potential therapeutic applications. The chapters start with basic information on free radicals and antioxidants, through natural antioxidants, mechanisms of their action, ending with the use of nano-antioxidants particularly its potential therapeutic applications. Nano-antioxidant therapy has a promising future that has to be explored. It is a bridge topic to connect the already existing literature with potential therapeutic highlights. This book is designated for students and researchers interested in Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Food Science and nutrition, Pharmaceutical Science and Medicine. It would also be interesting to global audiences from human and animal nutrition to food preservation and packaging.
Reclaiming and Rewilding River Cities for Outdoor Recreation
The introduction of sports and recreational facilities into natural environments calls for reflection on their impact on fragile ecosystems. This book is unique in providing an interdisciplinary approach to the ecological restoration of urban and industrial degraded habitats and their use by nearby city-dwellers. For the first time ecologists, sociologists and anthropologists have worked together on particularly sensitive ecosystems such as rivers and estuaries to propose recovery strategies that allow their basic ecological functions to be restored, and which can benefit local populations through nature activities.Nonetheless, the use of natural spaces calls for the building of sustainable towns. This is why this book is distinctive in considering quality of life and well-being as stated objectives of modern river towns. Recently, leisure time has become a part of urban rhythms. In order to favour personal development, an extensive palette of leisure activities is considered by the authors: bird watchingentertainmentsportscultureMany aspects including physical and psychological attributes in relation to the contemporary socio-political fabric are dealt with.While creating areas of freedom, landscaping also induces certain forms of practice and encourages certain social skills. Conversely, the book questions certain types of management based on mass consumption. Don't they, in the end, aim to satisfy needs that are impermanent and shallow? The image of the contemporary town relies on urban planning projects which, in a global economy, seek to capture the interest of tourists and local populations. How can suitable, diligent planning be successfully combined with both creative design and ecological care? This book demonstrates how biology and sociology can (and should) work in harmony in order to promote an ecosystem approach to environmental management.
Tendencias emergentes
El libro Tendencias emergentes: Biotecnolog穩a Aplicada. Este libro est獺 dise簽ado para servir a los cient穩ficos, investigadores, estudiantes de postgrado y de posgrado. La aplicaci籀n avanzada de la biotecnolog穩a implica el desarrollo de procesos ecol籀gicos y el desarrollo de productos. El desarrollo de probi籀ticos, el uso de enzimas y metabolitos microbianos, el desarrollo de formulaciones para controlar las plagas, los enfoques bioinform獺ticos, etc., forman parte de la investigaci籀n moderna. El libro abarca la revisi籀n detallada en el contexto de los temas mencionados, por lo que ser獺 繳til para proporcionar una plataforma de investigaci籀n para los investigadores reci矇n nombrados. El objetivo principal de este libro es definir la biotecnolog穩a como la columna vertebral de diversas investigaciones en ciencias de la vida. Hay un breve detalle de la aplicaci籀n y las tendencias de la bioinform獺tica.
Adam and Evolution
Let us start with the obvious. Living matter, having once emerged from obscure beginnings on this planet Earth - the home selected for it in the Universe - has continued to exist in countless different forms right to the present time. As a means to cope with the enormous diversity involved, natural scientists have created a comprehensive classification system. This enables one to get a grasp of the complexities of the chronological and biological relationships that all forms of life bear to one another. It is called the Linnaean System, named after Carl von Linn矇, its Swedish instigator. This is known more generally as taxonomy and the immediately following discourse is by way of a r矇sum矇 to aid those to whom it is not entirely familiar. Yet is it ultimately a completely satisfactory method? Will it ever be able to explain all aspects of evolution? In later chapters there will be some discussion on this matter and suggestions made that are meant to clarify points that hitherto have been inexplicable.
Adam and Evolution
Let us start with the obvious. Living matter, having once emerged from obscure beginnings on this planet Earth - the home selected for it in the Universe - has continued to exist in countless different forms right to the present time. As a means to cope with the enormous diversity involved, natural scientists have created a comprehensive classification system. This enables one to get a grasp of the complexities of the chronological and biological relationships that all forms of life bear to one another. It is called the Linnaean System, named after Carl von Linn矇, its Swedish instigator. This is known more generally as taxonomy and the immediately following discourse is by way of a r矇sum矇 to aid those to whom it is not entirely familiar. Yet is it ultimately a completely satisfactory method? Will it ever be able to explain all aspects of evolution? In later chapters there will be some discussion on this matter and suggestions made that are meant to clarify points that hitherto have been inexplicable.
Inmunolog穩a desinflamada
Este libro pretende introducir al lector en los fascinantes mecanismos por los que es sistema inmunitario mantiene a raya a los microorganismos que nos acechan todos los d穩as y amenazan con causarnos enfermedad. La primera parte del libro se estructura como una historia en la que se produce un ataque al organismo por parte de una bacteria. Para defenderse, este pone en marcha distintos actores celulares y mecanismos moleculares, que vamos introduciendo de manera sencilla, pero haciendo hincapi矇 en los detalles m獺s importantes, a medida que la historia se desarrolla. En particular, se explica de manera casi narrativa y con gran sencillez la forma en que el sistema inmunitario distingue entre lo propio y lo extra簽o. Se abordan tambi矇n los mecanismos de acci籀n de las vacunas y los distintos tipos de vacunas que se conocen, incluidas las novedosas vacunas de ARN frente al coronavirus, as穩 como algunas de las fascinantes razones por las que los microrganismos pueden evadirse de la acci籀n del sistema inmunitario y las vacunas pueden resultar ineficaces. Los conocimientos que se adquieren con la lectura de los siete primeros cap穩tulos se aplican en los siguientes para profundizar en la acci籀n del sistema inmunitario a la vez que se abordan los problemas que su mal funcionamiento puede causar. Se explican as穩 las alergias, las enfermedades por inmunodeficiencia, las enfermedades autoinmunitarias y el rechazo a los trasplantes, entre otros aspectos interesantes. Finalmente, se aborda c籀mo el sistema inmunitario puede ser farmacol籀gicamente manipulado para beneficio de nuestra salud. La lectura de este libro nos ayudar獺 a entender algunas de las razones de las pandemias y de las enfermedades infecciosas, y los motivos por los que unos las superan y otros no lo consiguen.
