Books in Life sciences

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.

Books Journals

Genes and Evolution

1st Edition
Volume 119
June 6, 2016
Virginie Orgogozo
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 7 1 9 4 7
eBook
9 7 8 0 1 2 4 1 7 2 0 1 2

Genes and Evolution, the latest volume in the Current Topics in Developmental Biology series, covers genes and evolution, with contributions from an international board of authors. The chapters provide a comprehensive set of reviews covering such topics as genes and plant domestication, gene networks, phenotypic loss in vertebrates, reproducible evolutionary changes, and epithelial tissue.

Advances in Agricultural Microbiology

1st Edition
June 6, 2016
N.S. Subba Rao
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 0 0 3 3 3

Advances in Agricultural Microbiology is a collection of papers about the progresses in the field of agricultural microbiology. The said papers are contributions of different experts in related fields. The book is divided into three sections. Section A covers topics related to the role of microorganisms in the mobilization of nutrients for plant growth such as the relationship of microbial genetics and biological nitrogen; plant surface microflora and plant nutrition; and developments in grass-bacteria associations. Section B discusses the use of microorganisms in the management of pathogens, pests, and weeds and includes topics such as the microbial control of insect pests; microbial herbicides; and agricultural antibiotics. Section C tackles strategies in bioconversion such as the production of biogas from agricultural wastes; bioconversion of lignocelluloses into protein-rich food and feed; and ethanol fuel from biomass. The text is recommended for biologists and agriculturists who would like to know more about the importance of microorganisms in the field of agriculture.

The First Week of Life

1st Edition
June 6, 2016
Roma Chamberlain + 2 more
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 6 5 4 3 1

British Births 1970, A Survey under the Joint Auspices of the National Birthday Trust Fund and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Volume 1: The First Week of Life covers a fresh survey and a national study of all deliveries during a one-week period in 1970. This report is composed of eight chapters, tracing the success of the First Perinatal Mortality Survey done in 1958 to the new British Births survey in 1970, which took place in the week beginning April 5, 1970 in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Topics analyzed are factors affecting the accuracy of the measurement of birth weight and those affecting the length of gestation. These factors are grouped into social, biological, maternal, and fetal factors that include the precise use of the weighing machines and poor recording. A useful guide throughout the survey is the state of the baby's health. The illnesses prone to affect the baby are also discussed, from extra cranial injuries, hypoglycemia, hypocalcemia, congenital abnormalities, jaundice, and remaining other conditions such as feeding problems. The care of the baby is then discussed, including feeding patterns and the choice of feed. This report concludes with a discussion on stillbirths and deaths occurring in the first-week of life. Because of these surveys, British obstetric and pediatric management is improved, and the disabilities arising before and during birth, and in the early neonatal period, are reduced. This book is suitable for pediatricians, obstetricians and gynecologists, nurses, professors in general medicine, and administrators of public health services.

Medical and Health Genomics

1st Edition
June 4, 2016
Dhavendra Kumar + 1 more
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 1 2 4 2 0 1 9 6 5
eBook
9 7 8 0 1 2 7 9 9 9 2 2 7

Medical and Health Genomics provides concise and evidence-based technical and practical information on the applied and translational aspects of genome sciences and the technologies related to non-clinical medicine and public health. Coverage is based on evolving paradigms of genomic medicine—in particular, the relation to public and population health genomics now being rapidly incorporated in health management and administration, with further implications for clinical population and disease management.

The Zebrafish: Cellular and Developmental Biology, Part A Cellular Biology

4th Edition
Volume 133
June 4, 2016
H. William Detrich III + 2 more
English
Hardback
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 3 4 7 5 0
eBook
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 3 4 8 9 7

The Zebrafish: Cellular and Developmental Biology, Part A Cellular Biology, is the latest edition in the Methods in Cell Biology series that looks at methods for analyzing cellular and developmental biology of zebrafish. Chapters cover such topics as cell biology and developmental and neural biology.

Alkaline Earth Metabolism in Adult Man

1st Edition
June 3, 2016
Sam Stuart
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 2 8 0 8 7 5

Heating in Toroidal Plasmas

1st Edition
June 3, 2016
T. Consoli
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 2 0 8 7

Heating in Toroidal Plasmas, Volume 1 documents the proceedings of the symposium held at the Centre d'Etudes Nucléaires, Grenoble, France, on July 3-7, 1978. This volume compiles 52 articles that are thematically grouped in this publication. The first two sets of papers focus on the general theory and topics on neutral beam injection. The subsequent group of papers studies heating at ion cyclotron- and lower frequencies. A bulk of papers compiled in this volume examines lower hybrid resonance heating. The remaining set of papers is devoted to electron cyclotron heating. This volume will be invaluable to physics students and others interested in studying plasma, specifically the method of heating in toroidal plasmas.

Soil Fungi and Soil Fertility

2nd Edition
June 3, 2016
S. D. Garrett
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 2 2 7 8

Biofluid Mechanics

1st Edition
June 3, 2016
Ali Ostadfar
English
Paperback
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 2 4 0 8 9
eBook
9 7 8 0 1 2 8 0 2 6 0 0 7

Biofluid Mechanics is a throrough reference to the entire field. Written with engineers and clinicians in mind, this book covers physiology and the engineering aspects of biofluids. Effectively bridging the gap between engineers’ and clinicians’ knowledge bases, the text provides information on physiology for engineers and information on the engineering side of biofluid mechanics for clinicians. Clinical applications of fluid mechanics principles to fluid flows throughout the body are included in each chapter. All engineering concepts and equations are developed within a biological context, together with computational simulation examples as well. Content covered includes; engineering models of human blood, blood rheology in the circulation system and problems in human organs and their side effects on biomechanics of the cardiovascular system. The information contained in this book on biofluid principles is core to bioengineering and medical sciences.

Plant Pests and Their Control

1st Edition
June 3, 2016
P. G. Fenemore
English
eBook
9 7 8 1 4 8 3 1 8 2 8 6 5

Plant Pests and Their Control covers all phases of the science of applied entomology. It aims to provide students, practicing agriculturalists and horticulturalists, and other interested persons with a basic introduction to insects as living organisms and to the principles and practice of pest control. This book is organized into 13 chapters that deal with topics essential to the training and continuing education of agriculturalists and horticulturists. These include the types of harmful and beneficial insects; the types of predators, parasites and pathogens and attack specific plants; the concept, principles and practices of pest management; and the information required when dealing with a pest problem. This volume also provides a catalog of insecticides and acaricides. This book will be of interest to students, practicing agriculturalists and horticulturalists, and others interested in pest management.

Related subjects

Biochemistry biophysics

Biotechnology

Endocrinology

Life sciences general

Molecular biology cellular biology and genetics

Physiology

Life Sciences

Physical Sciences & Engineering

Social Sciences & Humanities

Health