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Elsevier's Life Sciences collection helps researchers get comprehensive coverage and up-to-date information on the study of living organisms, their processes, and interrelationships, spanning disciplines like biology, genetics, and biochemistry, and addressing emerging trends such as genomics, biotechnology, and sustainability, essential for advancing knowledge and driving innovation in the field.

    • Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 34
      • December 7, 2021
      • Aleš Iglič︎ + 2 more
      • English
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      Advances in Biomembranes and Lipid Self-Assembly, Volume 34, formerly titled Advances in Planar Lipid Bilayers and Liposomes, provides a global platform for the study of cell membranes, lipid model membranes and lipid self-assemblies, from the micro- to the nanoscale. As planar lipid bilayers are widely studied due to their ubiquity in nature, this book presents research on their application in the formulation of biomimetic model membranes, and in the design of artificial dispersion of liposomes. Chapters cover Physical properties of SOPC lipid membranes containing cholesterol by molecular dynamics simulation, Exciting membrane fluctuations - more than thermal stimulation, Fluctuations shaping bio-membrane adhesion, and more.
    • Novel Approaches to Colorectal Cancer

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 151
      • June 18, 2021
      • English
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      Novel Approaches to Colorectal Cancer, Volume 151 in the Advances in Cancer Research series, is composed of 11 reviews covering state-of-the-art research relating to the etiology, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of colorectal cancer. The book's chapters were written by recognized experts in the field, and include sections on molecular biomarkers in diagnosis and therapy, the interplay of diet, lifestyle, and the microbiome, early-age onset disease, mutational signature analysis, challenges in early detection, immunotherapy, organoid technology, the role of epigenetic alterations, disparities in minority populations, field carcinogenesis, and cancer as an evolutionary process. Each of these topics provides novel insights and concepts on various aspects of the nature of colorectal cancer, offering new opportunities for the management of a major source of cancer incidence and mortality.
    • Recombinant Protein Expression: Prokaryotic hosts and cell-free systems

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 659
      • October 28, 2021
      • English
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      Recombinant Protein Expression, Part A, Volume 659 in the Methods in Enzymology series, highlights new advances in the field with this new volume presenting interesting chapters on Multiplexed analysis protein: Protein interactions of polypeptides translated in Leishmania cell-free system, MultiBac system and its applications, performance and recent, Production of antibodies in Shuffle, Designing hybrid-promoter architectures by engineering cis-acting DNA sites to enhance transcription in yeast, Designing hybrid-promoter architectures by engineering cis-acting DNA sites to deregulate transcription in yeast, Antibody or protein-based vaccine production in plants, Cell-free protein synthesis, Plant-based expression of biologic drugs, and much more. Additional sections cover the Use of native mass spectrometry to guide detergent-based rescue of non-native oligomerization by recombinant proteins, Advancing overexpression and purification of recombinant proteins by pilot optimization through tandem affinity-buffer exchange chromatography online with native mass spectrometry, Method for High-Efficiency Fed-batch cultures of recombinant Escherichia coli, Method to transfer Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) shake flask experiments to the ambr® 250, and Expression of recombinant antibodies in Leishmania tarentolae.
    • Methods in Microbiology

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 49
      • July 7, 2021
      • English
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      The book Methods in Silkworm Microbiology is the first ever publication that provides in-depth reviews on the latest progresses about silkworm –pathogen interactions, diseases and management practices for sustainable development of sericulture. Different molecular and immunodiagnostic methods for the detection of pathogens have been comprehensively addressed. Most recent advancements on the role of Micro RNAs in silkworm and pathogen interactions are provided with suitable illustrations. Recent technological advances and emerging trends in exploring silkworm gut microbial communities towards translation research, particularly to understand microbiome functions have been highlighted. Information on various immune mechanisms of silkworm against invading pathogens is summarized. The book further highlights the silkworm gut microbiota as a potential source for biotechnological applications.
    • Mechanisms and Therapy of Liver Cancer

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 149
      • February 10, 2021
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      Mechanisms and Therapy of Liver Cancer, Volume 149, presents the latest information on the incidence and mortality of liver cancer research and how it has gained significant momentum because of its direct causative association with obesity-induced fatty liver disease. The literature on liver cancer is moving fast with exciting, novel findings, providing new insights reflected in the following updated chapters: Introduction and molecular classification of HCC, Signaling Pathways in Liver Cancer, HCV and HCC, NASH and HCC, Microbiome and Metabolic Abnormalities in HCC, Systemic Therapy of Liver Cancer, Immunotherapy of Liver Cancer, and Desmoplastic Tumor Microenvironment and Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Progression: Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications.
    • Eutectic Solvents and Stress in Plants

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 97
      • January 14, 2021
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      Eutectic Solvents and Stress in Plants, Volume 97 in the Advances in Botanical Research series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters surrounding NADES: from simple systems to complex colloidal mixtures, DES nanostructures with water, micelle and DES interaction, Dissolving proteins protein physics, Enzyme reactions in NADES, Protection against oxidation of metabolites, stability food, DES for pharmaceutical preparations, Cosmetics, Metabolons and bio-condensates: the essence of plant plasticity and the key elements in development of green production systems, Immediate in the whole plant during extreme conditions metabolomics, NADES in sees spores, and much more.
    • Hormones, Regulators and Viruses

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 117
      • August 20, 2021
      • Gerald Litwack
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      Vitamins and Hormones series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors
    • Molecular Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Visions for the Future - Part B

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 177
      • January 14, 2021
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      Molecular Biology of Neurodegenerative Diseases: Visions for the Future, Part B, Volume 177 in the Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science series, provides the most topical, informative and exciting monographs available on a wide variety of research topics. The series includes in-depth knowledge on the molecular biological aspects of organismal physiology, with this release including chapters on Alzheimer's disease, Prion-like propagation of alpha-synuclein, What - if anything - can we learn about neurodegenerative diseases from yeast?, Mitochondrial rejuvenation and replacement as a novel strategy for treatment of age-related neurodegenerative diseases, and more.
    • Advances in Genetics

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 107
      • February 25, 2021
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      Advances in Genetics, Volume 107, provides the latest information on the rapidly evolving field of genetics, presenting new medical breakthroughs that are occurring as a result of advances in our knowledge of the topic. The book continually publishes important reviews of the broadest interest to geneticists and their colleagues in affiliated disciplines, with this new release including chapters on Advances in Asthma Genetics: Filling persistent gaps, Nutritional control of postembryonic development progression and arrest in Caenorhabditis elegans, Genetic determinants of climate-resilience traits in millets, Founder variants and population genomes - towards precision medicine, and much more.