In this book internationally acclaimed experts review cutting-edge topics in Salmonella research. Chapters are written from a molecular perspective and provide a unique insight into the current... More > status of Salmonella research. Topics include epidemiology, molecular typing, antibiotic resistance, host-interaction in the gut, adhesins, pathogenecity islands, virulence plasmids, gene regulation, biofilms, and microarray analysis. Essential reading for all researchers working with Salmonella and related organisms, and recommended reading for other scientists working bacterial genomics, molecular biology, antibacterial research, and bacterial molecular and cellular pathogenesis.< Less
"Plant biotechnology offers an unprecendented opportunity to produce modern, recombinant pharmaceutical proteins at scale, quickly and at low cost. In essence, a “low-tech high... More > technology”, it has the potential to address many of the global health issues that cannot be solved using conventional technologies. This meeting followed on from the first Molecular Farming meeting in January 2006, and visited the latest advances and enabling technologies, and reviewed the progress that is being made towards the first commercial products." Chair: Professor Julian Ma, St Georges Hospital, University of London, UK.< Less
"Plant biotechnology offers an unprecendented opportunity to produce modern, recombinant pharmaceutical proteins at scale, quickly and at low cost. In essence, a “low-tech high... More > technology”, it has the potential to address many of the global health issues that cannot be solved using conventional technologies. This meeting followed on from the first Molecular Farming meeting in January 2006, and visited the latest advances and enabling technologies, and reviewed the progress that is being made towards the first commercial products." Chair: Professor Julian Ma, St Georges Hospital, University of London, UK.< Less
Spectroscopic techniques are most commonly used in molecular biology to study macromolecules: absorption and fluorescence of UV or visible light, circular dichroism to monitor their chiral... More > properties, vibrational spectra, and electron spin resonance when molecules have unpaired electrons. These chapters are taken from the larger volume "The Physical and Chemical Basis of Molecular Biology" (2010, Helvetian Press, www.HelvetianPress.com).< Less
Flaviviruses constitute a family of linear, single-stranded RNA(+) viruses. They cause approximately 70 different diseases which have a major impact on national economies and health authorities... More > worldwide. With contribution from internationally acclaimed authors such as Ernest Gould and Hubert Blum, this book reviews the most significant cutting edge discoveries in the flavivirus field. Aspects of molecular biology common to flaviviruses are explored in depth. Topics include the evolution and function of flavivirus RNA, flavivirus replication, laboratory diagnosis and vaccine development. Individual chapters are devoted to the molecular biology of yellow fever virus, dengue virus, Japanese encephalitis virus, and hepatitis virus C virus. Essential reading for all flavivirus researchers and a recommended text for all virology laboratories.< Less
The genus Streptococcus is huge and encompasses a large variety of human and animal pathogenic and commensal bacteria. It is not known why some species are virulent and others not, and why even... More > within one species, the virulence potential varies. These and other key questions are addressed in this timely book which draws on the recent advances in streptococcal genomics to provide an up-to-date coherent picture of the molecular and cellular biology of streptococci. With contributions from internationally renowned streptococcal researchers, this comprehensive book reviews all of the important topics. Essential reading for all streptococcal genome, moecular biology researchers and a recommended text for scientists and medical microbiologists working on bacterial genomics and pathogenesis.< Less
Written by internationally acclaimed researchers, this is the first book to provide a comprehensive coverage of this important parasite from both the host and pathogen perspectives. The book is... More > divided into six main themes ranging from pathogenesis in humans to molecular details of parasite motility and invasion.
The authors of this book describe in detail the biological characteristics that make T. gondii and related apicomplexans the most common and successful group of parasites on earth. Essential reading for all researchers working with Toxoplasma and related apicomplexans.< Less
This book evolved from the notes for a course of the same title that we’ve taught for the last eighteen years at the University of Wisconsin to graduate students in cancer biology, genetics,... More > molecular biology, and other biomedical programs. We concentrate on a class of statistical methods, so-called nonparametric statistics, which requires us to make very few assumptions regarding the model that gives rise to the data. These methods are also attractive because they are usually simple to apply and have considerable intuitive appeal.< Less
This book describes the most fundamental aspects of biophysical chemistry: thermodynamics for molecular biology, calorimetry, noncovalent interactions between atoms and molecules, hydrogen bonds,... More > intramolecular interactions and cooperativity, aqueous solutions, hydration, compressibilities, the hydrophobic interaction, membranes and detergents, ionization and electrostatic interactions, buffers, Hofmeister series, kinetics of biochemical reactions, transition states, free-energy relationships, isotopes and radioactivity, hydrogen exchange, and mass spectrometry. These chapters are taken from the larger volume "The Physical and Chemical Basis of Molecular Biology" (2010, Helvetian Press, www.HelvetianPress.com).< Less
Molecular biology and genetics have changed our world. Medicine, food, clothing, and even how we manage our environment are all influenced by advances in these fields. This introduction to molecular... More > biology and genetics, written by experts from the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute, will lead you through an engaging introduction to the fascinating world of molecular biology.< Less
