Life Sciences: General Issues

Bacterial surface or secreted polysaccharides are molecules that can function as barriers to protect bacterial cells against environmental stresses...

Arousal states are processes that include waking, deep sleep, and the dreaming phase of sleep (REM). Molecular Regulation of Arousal States explore...

This volume examines the scientific basis of reductionist approaches to understanding visual perception. The author makes the provocative argument ...

The purpose of NEURAL MECHANISM in TASTE is to emphasize physiological principles and reveal new insights of this most recent research. This book i...

Like speech, the species-specific vocalizations or calls of non-human primates mediate social interactions, convey important emotional information,...

Radioligand binding in situ is the most sensitive method for detecting available receptors; the success and reliability of this approach are determ...

Our understanding of the nature, origin, and biological roles of double-stranded RNA found in fungi, plants, and animals has advanced greatly durin...

This volume explores developments in techniques in diagnostics, DNA sequencing, bioanalysis of immunoassays, and single-molecule detection. It prom...

This volume presents computer simulation methods and mathematical modelling of physical processes used in surface science research. It offers in-de...

The purpose of this volume is to emphasize the fact that biological trace element research is a multidisciplinary science which requires a pruden...

Appropriate as a textbook for graduate courses, The Evolution and Function of Cognition provides a systematic and progressively inclusive integrati...

Metabolism of Brain Peptides discusses neuropeptide metabolism in light of recent research. It describes the processing mechanisms in the productio...

This book bridges the gap between models of human behavior that are based on cognitive task analysis and those based on neural networks. The author...

This volume presents an international group of researchers who model animal and human behavior--both simple and complex. The models presented focus...

This volume features the complete text of the material presented at the Twenty-Fourth Annual Conference of the Cognitive Science Society. As in pre...

Brain Slices in Basic and Clinical Research describes advancements in the field of brain function and dysfunction through use of central nervous sy...

Although the polymerase chain reaction has revolutionized genetic analysis by amplifying rare nucleic acid sequences, the in situ application is th...

Twenty years ago author Kurt Stern produced four monographs for the National Bureau of Standards on the high-temperature properties of inorganic sa...

This reference describes the important phases and applications of polymeric surface active materials - including colloid stabilization and solution...

Based on the author’s well-established courses, Group Theory for the Standard Model of Particle Physics and Beyond explores the use of symmetries t...

To harness the high-throughput potential of DNA microarray technology, it is crucial that the analysis stages of the process are decoupled from the...

Up to date and comprehensive in its coverage, Neutrinos in Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology reviews the whole landscape of neutrino phy...

With extraordinary clarity,the Systems Biology: Principles, Methods, and Concepts focuses on the technical practical aspects of modeling complex or...

How do electrons that stream into the high atmosphere from above to create the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis acquire the necessary speeds an...