LIFE SCIENCES 4 Synthetic Biology Robert A. Meyers (Previously Announced ) ✤✤ Contains a selection of updated articles from the acclaimed Meyers Encyclopedia of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, the most authoritative resource in cell and molecular biology, combined with new articles by "founding fathers" in the field ✤✤ The work is divided into nine sections: ✤✤ Biological Basis ✤✤ Modeling ✤✤ Modular Parts and Circuits ✤✤ Modular Parts and Circuits Applications ✤✤ Synthetic Biological Pathways ✤✤ Synthetic Genomes Techniques ✤✤ Synthetic Genomes ✤✤ Chemicals Production ✤✤ Diseases and Therapeutics ISBN 352733482-3 ✤✤ Ideally suited as advanced reading for students and postdocs, and with all current research trends covered by an impressive number of leading figures in the field, this is the first choice reference for research institutions Print ISBN: 978-3-527-33482-7 (Cloth) US$399.95 • Apr 2015 • 896PP The Retinoids Biology, Biochemistry, and Disease Pascal Dol & Karen Niederreither ✤✤ Provides an overview and synthesis of the retinoid molecules, from basic biology and mechanisms to diseases and therapy ✤✤ Divided into four sections, the book covers retinoic acid signaling from biochemical, genetic, developmental, and clinical perspectives ✤✤ Explains the vitamin A metabolism, storage, and tissue delivery mechanisms, the evolution of the retinoic acid signaling pathway ✤✤ Covers retinoic acid receptors and control of gene expression and includes teratology of retinoids and RA roles in embryonic development ✤✤ Explores the physiological functions of retinoids and focuses on the retinoid pathway in disease, including metabolic diseases, obesity, diabetes, leukemia, and breast cancer, as well as therapies and prevention ✤✤ Comprehensive in scope and written by leading researchers in the field, this is an essential reference for biologists, biochemists, geneticists and developmental biologists conducting retinoid research, as well as for clinicians and pharmacists in clinical research involving retinoids Print ISBN: 978-1-118-62798-3 (Cloth) US$149.95 • Mar 2015 • 608PP Online ISBN: 978-1-118-62800-3 Biotechnology (Life Sciences) Biotechnology An Illustrated Primer, 2nd Edition (Previously Announced ) Rolf D. Schmid & Ruth Hammelehle ✤✤ Presented in large format, the new Schmid is the ideal primer in biotechnology ✤✤ The two-page layout with one page being a full color figure and the opposite page being explanatory text is the ideal combination between rapid visual-based learning with in depth information ✤✤ Relevant for student courses in Biotechnology, Biology, Biochemistry, Medicine, Life Sciences and Pharmacy; lecturers; Process Engineers; Biochemists and Biological Laboratory Technicians Print ISBN: 978-3-527-33515-2 (Paper) US$59.95 • Feb 2015 • 400PP Lead Title 9 783527 334827 The Retinoids ISBN 111862798-9 9 781118 627983 Textbook Biotechnology ISBN 352733515-3 9 783527 335152
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