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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.

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    • Enzyme Engineering and Evolution: Specific Enzyme Applications

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 644
      • September 15, 2020
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Methods in Enzymology, Volume 644, the latest release in this ongoing serial, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Chapters in this new release include Site-directed recombination (SDR) in vivo: a fast and reliable tool to unveil beneficial epistasis, Creation and application of amine oxidase with expanded substrate specificities from porcine kidney D-amino acid oxidase, Methods to assess correlation networks for engineering transketolase, Exploration of Enzyme Diversity by Integrating Bioinformatics with Microfluidics, Engineering lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs), Emulsion-based directed evolution of enzymes in yeast, and much more.

    • Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy - Integrated Methods Part B

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 636
      • March 15, 2020
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy - Integrated Methods Part B, Volume 636 in the Methods in Enzymology series, continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field. Chapters in this update include Quantification methods of Transforming Growth Factor beta (TGF˗β) activity in the setting of cancer immunotherapy, Decoding cancer cell death-driven immune cell recruitment: An in vivo method for site-of-vaccination analyses, Tracking and interrogating tissue-resident and recruited microglia in brain tumors, Metabolomics and lipidomics of the tumor microenvironment, Monitoring abscopal responses to radiation in mice, and much more.

    • Storing Digital Binary Data in Cellular DNA

      • 1st Edition
      • August 18, 2020
      • Rocky Termanini
      • English
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      Storing Digital Binary Data into Cellular DNA demonstrates how current digital information storage systems have short longevity and limited capacity, also pointing out that their production and consumption of data exceeds supply. Author Rocky Termanini explains the DNA system and how it encodes vast amounts of data, then presents information on the emergence of DNA as a storage technology for the ever-growing stream of data being produced and consumed. The book will be of interest to a range of readers looking to understand this game-changing technology, including researchers in computer science, biomedical engineers, geneticists, physicians, clinicians, law enforcement and cybersecurity experts.

    • Seaweeds Around the World: State of Art and Perspectives

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 95
      • March 26, 2020
      • English
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      Seaweeds around the World: State of Art and Perspectives, Volume 95, includes discussions on current research conducted in the field of algae. Specific chapters cover Isotopic Labeling of Cultured Macroalgae and Isolation of 13C-labeled Cell Wall Polysaccharides for Trophic Investigations, Selected Red Seaweeds from the Philippines with Emerging High-Value Applications, Challenges to the Future Domestication of Seaweed Cultivated Species: Understanding Individual Needs and Physiological Processes for Large-Scale Production, The Importance of Mucilage in Dispersion and Efficiency of Fertilization of Male Gametes, The Application of Seaweeds in Environmental Biotechnology, Indonesian Sargassum Species Prospecting: Potential Applications of Bioactive Compounds, and much more.

    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 98
      • June 18, 2020
      • English
      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 98, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest and most up-to-date technologies related to the field of clinical chemistry. It is the benchmark publication for novel analytical approaches in the clinical laboratory.

    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 95
      • February 27, 2020
      • English
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 95, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest and most up-to-date technologies related to the field of clinical chemistry, with this new release including sections on Advances in diagnostic microfluidics, Vascular and valvular calcification biomarkers, Long noncoding RNAs in cancer: From discovery to therapeutic targets, Exosomes of male reproduction, Tryptophan in health and disease, Biochemistry of blood platelet activation, and the beneficial role of plant oils in cardiovascular diseases.

    • Odorant Binding and Chemosensory Proteins

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 642
      • August 20, 2020
      • English
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      This new volume of Methods in Enzymology continues the legacy of this premier serial with quality chapters authored by leaders in the field.

    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 94
      • January 17, 2020
      • English
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 94, the latest installment in this internationally acclaimed series, contains chapters authored by world-renowned clinical laboratory scientists, physicians and research scientists. The serial discusses the latest technologies relating to the field of clinical chemistry, with specific chapters in this new release covering Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy: Strategy to develop clinical peptide biomarkers for more accurate evaluation of the pathophysiological status of this syndrome, Clotting factors - Clinical biochemistry and their roles as plasma enzymes, Myokines: The endocrine coupling of skeletal muscle and bone, Epigenetic reprogramming and potential application of epigenetic-modifying drugs in acquired chemotherapeutic resistance, and more.

    • Cell-derived Matrices Part A

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 156
      • March 24, 2020
      • English
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      Cell-Derived Matrices, Part A, Volume 156, provides a detailed description and step-by-step methods surrounding the use of three-dimensional cell-derived matrices for tissue engineering applications. Biochemical, biophysical and cell biological approaches are presented, along with sample results. Specific chapters cover Anisotropic cell-derived matrices with controlled 3D architecture, Generation of functional fluorescently-labell... cell-derived matrices by means of genetically-modified fibroblasts, Bi-layered cell-derived matrices, Engineering clinically-relevant cell-derived matrices using primary fibroblasts, Decellularized matrices for bioprinting applications, and much more.

    • Encyclopedia of Bone Biology

      • 1st Edition
      • June 18, 2020
      • Mone Zaidi
      • English
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      Encyclopedia of Bone Biology, Three Volume Set covers hot topics from within the rapidly expanding field of bone biology and skeletal research, enabling a complete understanding of both bone physiology and its relation to other organs and pathophysiology. This encyclopedia will serve as a vital resource for those involved in bone research, research in other fields that cross link with bone, such as metabolism and immunology, and physicians who treat bone diseases. Each article provides a comprehensive overview of the selected topic to inform a broad spectrum of readers from advanced undergraduate students to research professionals. Chapters also explore the latest advances and hot topics that have emerged in recent years, including the Hematopoietic Niche and Nuclear Receptors. In the electronic edition, each chapter will include hyperlinked references and further readings as well as cross-references to related articles.

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