To meet challenges in health, agriculture, and industry, knowledge of genetic engineering is indispensable. This volume coherently presents comprehensive information from recent studies on its principles and applications for students and researchers in the biological sciences.
This book explores the Mississippi River’s influence on the Northern Gulf of Mexico. This highly productive coastal region, home to the most extensive marsh communities in the US, is eroding and stressed by excess nutrients and the Macondo oil leak as remediation is problematic.
This guide introduces medical parasitology, covering human parasites, their epidemiology, control, and animal vectors. It features exercises, case histories, tables, a glossary, and semi-diagrammatic identification keys for students, researchers, and physicians.
Plant-parasitic nematodes cause drastic yield loss globally, and chemical controls are often toxic. This book explains an eco-friendly alternative: using humic acid for nematode control. It details successful research trials on banana and citrus nematodes and future prospects.
Butterfly Wings
Butterfly wing patterns evolved to protect against predators. But predators see a different world, reacting to colours and cues invisible to us. Their wings mimic dangerous animals—snakes, spiders, hawk eyes—to trigger alarm. Updated with new evidence and examples of mimicry.
Herbal Drug Delivery Systems
The efficacy of herbal medications is often reduced by traditional delivery techniques. This book covers herbal extractions and advanced oral and transdermal drug delivery systems. It offers a one-stop source on the essentials and recent advances in this field.
This volume on interdisciplinary life sciences is for researchers across various scientific fields and anyone interested in the topic. It integrates disciplines to solve complex problems and is lavishly illustrated with flow charts, diagrams, and tables for easy learning.
Pesticides are vital for crop protection, but their overuse poses a health and environmental hazard. This book overviews developments in pesticides and pests, covering chemical, botanical, and biorational agents, pest resistance, and climate change.
A dinosaur book like no other, this irreverent chronicle of science and pseudoscience finds humour in absurdity and takes the reader on a journey through some of the numerous bizarre ideas of young-Earth creationism which have infiltrated grade-school science textbooks.
Pharmaco-Biotechnology and Nanotechnology
This volume on pharmaceutical biotechnology covers nano-biotechnology for cancer detection, biosensors, pharmacogenetics, and nutrigenetics. It deciphers the interplay between diet, drugs, and genetics for improving human health. For students, researchers, and professionals.
This book offers original, internationally significant contributions from all fields of marine biology. It explores the enigmas of our oceans, from biodiversity and survival to commercial utility, proving beneficial for students, researchers, scientists, and industrialists.
Six chemical elements make up 98% of the human body, but what remains is equally important. This book is about the other elements that are vitally important for some animals and plants, as well as a few that are deadly or used as protection by others.
Processes and Apparatus in Chemical-Pharmaceutical Technology
This book combines theoretical knowledge with the industrial production of medicines. It describes the equipment and chemical synthesis of important drugs with pain-relief, anti-tumour, and other properties. Useful for students, teachers, and specialists in drug synthesis.
Putting Samotherium in its Place
This book explores the rich Miocene mammalian fossils of Samos, from the ancient Greek myths that explained them to the Barnum Brown expeditions. It compares the osteology of the giraffe, okapi, and the extinct giraffid Samotherium, and maps the island’s famous bone quarries.
Blindsight, Traumatic Brain Injuries, and the Brain
Advances in neuroscience are revolutionizing society. This book provides insight into the wonders of sensory experience, traumatic brain injuries, and diseases like Alzheimer’s, exploring the field from individual cells to the majestic organ now contemplating itself.
Domestic Production and Procurement of Medicines in Nigeria
This book reports on Nigeria’s on-going efforts to improve medicine accessibility. It presents the status of local drug production, articulates the key challenges impeding it, and explores how they could be addressed through plausible policies.
The Determination of a Lifespan
Human lifespan differs by as much as 30 years across the world due to factors like meals, disease, and genes. This book clarifies these factors and suggests how to live longer. It also surveys animals and plants living for 10,000 years or longer.
Existing textbooks on endocrinology do not link theory to the practical world, leading to a lack of applicable knowledge. Smirnova reduces the gap between theoretical knowledge and its practical applications in the management of endocrine disorders.
Restoring agricultural ecosystems through regenerative practices revives soil health and combats climate change. This boosts landscape resilience, supporting abundant food production while safeguarding the environment for future generations.
Climate change threatens agriculture, and the volatility of international wheat and rice prices will increase. This book shows how agricultural investments play a crucial role in stabilising global markets, decreasing food loss, and alleviating climate change risks.