Biology, Life Sciences

If you''re like most people, you probably believe that your identity is stable. But in fact, your identity is constantly changing - often outside y...

Testing the immunogenicity, protective efficacy and safety in animal models is a crucial step in vaccine development. Pigs raised in germ-free envi...

Testing the immunogenicity, protective efficacy and safety in animal models is a crucial step in vaccine development. Pigs raised in germ-free envi...

Understanding and quantifying the effects of membrane transporters within the human body is essential for modulating drug safety and drug efficacy....

This book collects the contributions to the symposium The current state of evolutionary archeology in Argentina that was held in Buenos Aires, for ...

The first comprehensive monograph of Aldrovanda, the rare and extraordinary carnivorous Waterwheel Plant . This incredible carnivore, known for tr...

Field Guide to the Pitcher Plants of the Sulawesi is a beautiful and colourful overview of the eleven species of Sulawesian pitcher plants (Nepent...

The billfish is fixed at the apex of the oceanic food chain. Composed of sailfish, marlin, spearfish, and swordfish, they roam the pelagic waters o...

The greatest mass extinction in Earths history happened some 251 million years ago. In this cataclysm at least 90% of life was killed, both on land...

This book provides a comprehensive understanding of the discovery of a new cellular structure the porosome, which is the universal secretory machin...

Interest in the role of extracellular vesicles (microvesicles and exosomes) is expanding rapidly. It is now apparent that far from being merely cel...

Why are humans so different from each other and what makes the human species so different from all other living organisms? This introductory book p...

This book is a collection of essays by scientists, historians, philosophers of science, and students. The essays meld biotechnology into science fi...

Covering 172 species of the most significant common grasses growing in Texas, this complete update of the now-classic Common Texas Grasses: An Illu...

This is the third volume of the five-volume book series Engineering Tools for Environmental Risk Management. The book series deals with the followi...

At the turn of the noneteenth century - when mmost food in America was blan and brown and few people appreciated the economic potential of then-ex...