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"The World of the Cell, "Sixth Edition continues the tradition of previous editions widely praised for covering some of the most difficult concepts for students bioenergetics, metabolism, enzyme kinetics, thermodynamics, membrane transport, cell signaling, regulatory mechanisms, transcription and translation, signal transduction, and DNA replication and recombination at the right level and clarity. "Principles of Biochemistry" is a concise, introductory text which focuses on the basic principle...

This introduction to one of the most common phytoplankton types provides broad coverage from molecular and cellular biology all the way to its impact on the global carbon cycle and climate. Individual chapters focus on coccolithophore biology, ecology, evolutionary phylogeny and impact on current and past global changes. The book addresses fundamental questions about the interaction between the biota and the environment at various temporal and spatial scales.

In Lipids: Structure, Physical Properties and Functionality, Professor Kare Larsson, Peter Quinn, Kiyotaka Sato and Fredrik Tiberg have provided an up-to-date description of the diversity of lipid molecular arrangements in different physical states as a basis for the understanding of lipid functionality in biological and technical systems. Lipids are components of many complex systems, some of which are natural in origin, such as the cell membranes of living organisms, and others created by hum...

Intracellular signal transduction, regulation of cellular activities, tumor formation, apoptosis - how do they work? These questions have become a central topic in Biology and Biological Chemistry. The importance of this field is mirrored in the 1999 Nobel price for Physiology that went to G. Blobel for his findings in protein transport regulation. Over the last decade there has been great progress in the understanding of the molecular basis of signal transduction, and many facts are now basic k...

This symposium is the third in a series featuring the propaga­ tion of higher plants through tissue culture. The first of these symposia, entitled "A Bridge Between Research and Application," was held at the University in 1978 and was published by the Technical Information Center, Department of Energy. The second symposium, on "Emerging Technologies and Strategies," was held in 1980 and pub­ lished as a special issue of Environmental and Experimental Botany. One of the aims of these symposia was...

In a presentation to the Linnean Society of London in November 1831, the Scottish botanist Robert Brown (perhaps better known for his discovery of Brownian motion) mentioned almost as an afterthought that in orchid epidermal cells, a single "circular areola" could be seen, a "nucleus of the cell as perhaps it might be termed." Thus, the term "nucleus" (from Latin nucleus or nuculeus, "little nut" or kernel) was born for the compartment of the eukaryotic cell that contains the maj- ity of genetic...

In 1961, neurobiologists found that the conduction velocity of the nerve impulse in the giant nerve fiber of the Penaeus shrimp abdominal nerve cord was over 200 m/s, the highest speed of information transmission ever observed in the animal kingdom. The peculiar myelin sheath with its unique nodal structure and the electrical properties of the nerve fibers of the shrimp have continued to be investigated for a quarter of century and are now fully described in this book. The investigation dispels...

Thus far in the history of biology, two, and only two, fundamental principles have come to light that pervade and unify the entire science-the cell theory and the concept of evolution. While it is true that recently opened fields of inves­ tigation have given rise to several generalizations of wide impact, such as the universality of DNA and the energetic dynamics of ecology, closer inspection reveals them to be part and parcel of either of the first two mentioned. Because in the final analysis...

The rapid growth of the study of apoptosis-mechanism-driven, regulated cell death-has created an urgent need for reliable documentation of the different approaches to and methods of studying the various aspects of the field. Apoptosis in Neurobiology is an important resource for researchers in this emerging frontier of biomedical study. This volume allows the uninitiated neuroscientist intellectual and practical access to the study of apoptosis, with special consideration to the nervous system....

Die Beziehungen zwischen molekularen Strukturen und biologischen Aktivitaten stehen fUr den Biochemiker im Zentrum seines Interesses. Urn die Eigenschaften der molekularen Strukturen zu durchschauen, hat er sich mit Chemie beschliftigt; die biologische Aktivitat kann er nur verstehen, wenn er auch die zellularen Strukturen und deren Funktionen analysiert hat. Wahrend eine Beschreibung einzelner physio- logischer Phanomene schon vor hundert oder mehreren tausend lahren moglich war, machten erst d...

Plant virus nanoparticle (VNP) is a useful platform with biocompatibility and versatile monodisperse protein structures that can be engineered with bioactive cues, offering opportunities to functionalize bioinert hydrogels for tissue engineering. The hypothesis in this study was that osteogenesis of human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) and biomineralization could be enhanced by incorporating VNPs, which were engineered with osteogenesis-associated or cell-adhesive peptides, into cell-laden hydro...

Did you know that one single enzyme impacts your odds of contracting most deadly diseases and health conditions? An enormous body of reputable research into this enzyme has been isolated, ignored, and misunderstood by medical experts. The importance of this enzyme simply cannot be overstated.The Calcium Connection: The Little-Known Enzyme at the Root of Your Cellular Health delivers a clear explanation of this enzyme’s function and outlines the steps you can take to gain optimal enzyme health. T...

The chemistry of metals is providing new insights into DNA chemistry, making it necessary for scientists in this emerging interdisciplinary research to be able to understand work in both fields. This new volume provides an examination of the application of metal chemistry to molecular biology, as well as a review of recent research results. Its 11 chapters provide broad coverage of such topics as the development and use of metal complexes as tools in molecular biology, the involvement of metal i...

This book provides an analysis of the current subdisciplines comprising the study of humoral immune response. The first chapter presents a detailed discussion regarding the experimental and conceptual studies conducted prior to the mid-1970s that have served as a valuable research framework for investigators interested in the process by which B cells are activated following their exposure to antigens. Other chapters focus on topics such as membrane-associated proteins with important functional r...

Cell separation is an important process that occurs throughout the life cycle of a plant. It enables the radicle to emerge from the germinating seed, vascular tissue to differentiate, sculpturing of leaves and flowers to take place, pollen to be shed from the mature anther, fruit to soften, senescent and non--functional organs to be lost, and seeds to be shed. In addition to its intrinsic scientific interest, many of the developmental processes to which it contributes have importance for agricul...

Each animal and plant cell can be constructed of at least ten distinctive types of membrane whose isolation and characterization are now feasible using the wide-ranging techniques presented in this book. Both newly developed and more established methods for the analysis of proteins and lipids and for the investigation of their topography are described in detail. Also provided are procedures for the reconstitution and characterization of membrane systems. Particular attention has been paid to imm...

This work addresses the homeostatic balance between the birth and death of cells in tissues, organs and organisms and emphasizes the molecular processes involved in cellular cycles. It is illustrated, using line drawings and cartoons to explain the concepts involved.