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Biology, life sciences

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400722316
ISBN
9789400722316
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 119.56

Hardback. Focusing on the role of social and political ideology in the development of bioethics, this book offers offers a retrospective look at the ideological foundations of the discipline, and a range of perspectives on the current influence of ideology in bioethics. Editor(s): Engelhardt, H. Tristram. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 212 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBDC; PSAD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400722439
ISBN
9789400722439
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.03

Hardback. Based on the Symbolic Species Conferences I, II, which took place in 2006, 2007, this volume offers contributions from a wide variety of scholars. Topics include emergence in evolution, the origin of language, the semiotic 'missing link', Peirce's semiotics in evolution and biology, and more. Editor(s): Schilhab, Theresa; Stjernfelt, Frederik (University of Copenhagen, Denmark); Deacon, Terrence W. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPK; PSAJ; PSAN; RBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 158 x 11. Weight in Grams: 564.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400723351
ISBN
9789400723351
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 250.47

Hardcover. This volume explores issues in the philosophy of science relating to biology and economics. It interrogates the concepts of mechanism and causality in these disciplines and draws careful juxtapositions between philosophical apparatus and scientific practice. Editor(s): Chao, Hsiang-Ke; Millstein, Roberta L.; Chen, Szu-Ting. Series: History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences. Num Pages: 266 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: KCA; PDA; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 20. Weight in Grams: 536.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400724532
ISBN
9789400724532
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.70

Hardback. Lactoferrin is an iron-binding glycoprotein belonging to the transferrin family. It acts as a defense in host animals against microbes and viruses, since it has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial and antiviral activities. This title deals with this topic. Num Pages: 108 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; MFGC; PSBC; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
108
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400724662
ISBN
9789400724662
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.13

Hardback. A collection of the contributions presented at the 42nd Erice Crystallographic Course whose main objective was to train the younger generation on advanced methods and techniques for examining structural and dynamic aspects of biological macromolecules. Editor(s): Carrondo, Maria Armenia; Spadon, Paola. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Num Pages: 222 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNT; PSBC; PSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 493.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400725294
ISBN
9789400725294
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.44

Paperback. A collection of the contributions presented at the 42nd Erice Crystallographic Course whose main objective was to train the younger generation on advanced methods and techniques for examining structural and dynamic aspects of biological macromolecules. Editor(s): Carrondo, Maria Armenia; Spadon, Paola. Series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series A: Chemistry and Biology. Num Pages: 222 pages, 95 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PNT; PSBC; PSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 321.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012
Number of pages
222
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400725324
ISBN
9789400725324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.14

Hardback. This book covers edible fruits and seeds used fresh or processed, as vegetables, spices, stimulants, edible oils and beverages. Entries include taxonomy, common and vernacular names, origin and distribution, agroecology, edible parts and uses, botany and more. Num Pages: 898 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: MMG; PST; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 53. Weight in Grams: 1895.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012
Number of pages
898
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400725331
ISBN
9789400725331
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 359.41

Hardback. This book explores current research on nanomaterials in imaging and biological research, nanomaterials as a biosensing tool, DNA nanotechnology, nanomaterials for drug delivery, medicinal and therapeutic application and cytotoxicity of nanomaterials. Editor(s): Zahavy, Eran; Ordentlich, Arie; Yitzhaki, Shmuel; Shafferman, Avigdor. Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. Num Pages: 182 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGR; PS; TBN; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 15. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012
Number of pages
182
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400725546
ISBN
9789400725546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 228.06

Hardback. Collecting current research on yeast aging, this book covers mitochondrial theories of aging, emphasizing oxidative stress and retrograde responses; autophagy and mitophagy; the relationship of apoptosis to aging processes; replication stress and more. Editor(s): Breitenbach, Michael; Jazwinski, Michal S.; Laun, Peter. Series: Subcellular Biochemistry. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSF; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012
Number of pages
380
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400725607
ISBN
9789400725607
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.95

Paperback. This collection of essays, written by noted scholars and theorists, covers everything from the practical to the theoretical, and investigates the obligations we have to future persons, ranging from our own future offspring to distant future generations. Series: International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine. Num Pages: 342 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; LND; PSAK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 585.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
342
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400726048
ISBN
9789400726048
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 195.01

Paperback. Darwin's theory of natural selection still ignites debate between evolutionists and creationists, but this seminal work in the field of Biosemiotics offers a new angle, one that focuses on the life of living beings, treating them as co-creators of their world. Series: Biosemiotics. Num Pages: 226 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GBC; HP; PSAJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 351.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
226
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400726123
ISBN
9789400726123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 193.42

Hardback. The Biotechnology Debate presents a deliberative democratic theory within a more refined understanding of practice, focusing especially on moral disagreement regarding novel technologies. The examination traces the varying perspectives in this debate back to fundamentally different worldviews and values. Series: Library of Ethics and Applied Philosophy. Num Pages: 356 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPQ; PSAD; TCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400726901
ISBN
9789400726901
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.41

Hardcover. This book details an array of numerical and statistical techniques used in palaeolimnology and other branches of palaeoecology, including exploratory data analysis, error estimation, clustering, ordination and modern statistical learning techniques. Editor(s): Birks, H. John B.; Lotter, Andre F.; Juggins, Steve; Smol, John P. Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research. Num Pages: 745 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBKF; RNPG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 163 x 242 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1200.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
734
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400727441
ISBN
9789400727441
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 233.27

Hardback. Editor(s): Srivastava, Rakesh; Shankar, Sharmila. Num Pages: 640 pages, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: MJCJ; PSC; PSF; PSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 38. Weight in Grams: 1116.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
640
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728004
ISBN
9789400728004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.07

Paperback. This book describes a breakthrough approach in which somatic cells are reprogrammed into induced pluripotent (iPS) cells. Covers reprogramming methods, control and determination of cell identity, new epigenetic models and iPS cell therapy in brain disease. Series: Springerbriefs in Neuroscience. Num Pages: 74 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 6 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: MFN; MJN; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 153 x 239 x 6. Weight in Grams: 134.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
74
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728158
ISBN
9789400728158
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 64.82

Hardback. This book explores roles played by subcellular Nitric Oxide-signaling microdomains in prokaryote-, fungus-, plant- and animal cells, shows how NO behaves as an intracellular signal and summarizes understanding of the evolutionary development of NO synthesis. Num Pages: 210 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSB; PSF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 508.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
210
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728189
ISBN
9789400728189
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.48

Hardback. This book examines the Lysenko controversy. It covers the interwar eugenics movement, the Scopes Trial, the popularity of Lamarckism as a theory of heredity prior to the synthesis of genetics and Natural Selection, and the Cold War. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 186 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSAK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 162 x 17. Weight in Grams: 452.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728394
ISBN
9789400728394
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.97

Hardback. This volume contains information on the diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis of spinal tumors. It discusses various aspects of different major types of spinal tumors and offers insights into the understanding of molecular pathways involved in tumor biology. Editor(s): Hayat, M. A. Series: Tumors of the Central Nervous System. Num Pages: 241 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MBGL; MJCL; MMPH; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 16. Weight in Grams: 710.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
241
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728653
ISBN
9789400728653
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 195.80

Hardback. This book offers in-depth discussion of two types of brain tumors, meningioma and schwannoma, covering diagnosis, therapy, and prognosis. Covers molecular genetics, and such therapeutic methods as neurosurgery, Gamma knife radiosurgery, and adjuvant radiation. Editor(s): Hayat, M. A. Series: Tumors of the Central Nervous System. Num Pages: 359 pages, 32 black & white illustrations, 35 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: MBGL; MJCL; MMPH; PSAN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 935.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
359
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400728936
ISBN
9789400728936
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.63

Hardcover. This book summarizes current knowledge of plastid and mitochondrial genomes in all major groups of algae and land plants. Includes chapters on endosymbioses, plastid and mitochondrial mutants, gene expression profiling and methods for organelle transformation. Editor(s): Bock, Ralph; Knoop, Volker. Series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration. Num Pages: 508 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSF; PSTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1145.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400729193
ISBN
9789400729193
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 254.65

Hardback. This book covers several aspects of life on Earth and in Solar system and beyond. It reviews new data in the field, following current studies from gene and molecular to macro levels. Editor(s): Seckbach, Joseph. Series: Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology. Num Pages: 973 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PSAJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 241 x 59. Weight in Grams: 1596.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
973
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400729407
ISBN
9789400729407
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 257.08

Hardback. This book examines the global pattern of arsenic concentration and speciation in rice, discusses human exposures to inorganic arsenic and the resulting health risks. It outlines approaches for lowering arsenic in the human diet through agronomic management. Num Pages: 184 pages, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PSTD; RGM; RNP; TVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400729469
ISBN
9789400729469
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.05

Hardback. This is the first account of the incorporation of insects in considerations of conservation, tracing the genesis of the discipline and its acceptance as a component of biodiversity conservation. Covers current and future scenarios and priorities for progress. Editor(s): New, Tim R. Num Pages: 436 pages, 10 black & white tables, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PSVT7; RNC; RNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 29. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
436
Condition
New
SKU
V9789400729629
ISBN
9789400729629
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 252.04

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