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    • Yarrowia Lipolytica Yeast

      • 1st Edition
      • July 14, 2025
      • Mohamed Koubaa + 2 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Yarrowia Lipolytica Yeast: From Metabolic Engineering to Biotechnological Applications gathers all the information about the genetics, uses, extraction, purification, and applications of this non-conventional yeast, not just focusing on the genetics and metabolic engineering, nor on its biotechnological applications. Chapters cover the genetic modifications and techniques used to genetically modify Y. Lipolytica, fermentation conditions, various media used in biotechnological applications, and all value-added compounds that can be produced. Edited by the most renowned researchers of this yeast, this book is of great interest to industries t working on biofuel production or searching for environmentally-frie... natural alternatives for their chemically produced value-added compounds.

    • The Microbiome in Cancer and Autoimmunity - Part B

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 395
      • July 14, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Microbiome in Cancer and Autoimmunity - Part B, Volume 395 offers a comprehensive exploration of the intricate relationship between the human microbiome and the development of cancer and autoimmune diseases. Delving into cutting-edge research and clinical insights, this groundbreaking work elucidates the role of microbial communities in influencing immune responses, disease pathways, and therapeutic outcomes. Specific chapters cover the Effect of Microbial Dysbiosis on Autoimmune-Associate... Inflammation, Gut Microbiota and Systemic Immune Responses in Cancer, The role of microbiome in gastrointestinal cancer, Cancer and Microbiome-Targeted Therapies, Autoimmune disease and Microbiome Targeted Therapies, and the Effect of Diet and Lifestyle on Microbiome Composition.

    • Biotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops

      • 1st Edition
      • July 14, 2025
      • Avinash Chandra Rai + 4 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Biotic Stress Tolerance in Horticultural Crops: Challenges and Mitigation Strategies explores concepts, strategies, and recent advancements in the area of biotic stress tolerance in horticultural crops, highlighting the latest advances in molecular breeding, genome sequencing, and functional genomics approaches. The book highlights a variety of aspects of biotic stress tolerance in horticultural crops, from classical breeding, hybrid breeding, speed breeding, epigenetics, gene/quantitative trait loci (QTL) mapping, transgenics, physiological and biochemical approaches to OMICS approaches, including functional genomics, proteomics, and genomics assisted breeding. This volume has been designed to include the advancements mitigating the effects of bacterial, viral, fungal, and insects-pests.Reader... will find this to be a comprehensive resource for anyone working in the field of biotic stress management in horticultural crops, including students, educators, and scientists in industry and academia.

    • Biotechnology

      • 3rd Edition
      • July 14, 2025
      • David P. Clark + 3 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Biotechnology: The Technological Applications of Genetics and Genomics, Third Edition, approaches modern biotechnology from a molecular basis, discussing how the fields of genetics, molecular biology, microbiology, and biochemistry are merging their respective discoveries into the expanding applied field of biotechnology. Each chapter starts with basic concepts that develop into more specific and detailed applications, providing readers with a good image of possibilities and current limitations in the field and future research directions.This new edition has been fully revised and updated to include research advances, and has new chapters on artificial intelligence, genome editing, precision and personalized medicine, and more. This book is an invaluable resource to anyone interested in understanding what molecular biotechnology is as a scientific discipline, how research in this area is conducted, and how this technology may impact the future.

    • Genomics-Guided Natural Products Discovery

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 717
      • July 12, 2025
      • English
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      Genomics-Guided Natural Products Discovery, Volume 717 focuses on how the genomics revolution has catalyzed a resurgence of interest in natural products research. With the explosion of new sequencing data to analyze, “genome-mining” tools have grown in sophistication. Hence, this volume captures the utility of these tools, serving as a how-to guide to lower the entry barrier for newcomers. Topics covered in this new release include Merging RODEO with genomic enzymology workflows to guide RiPP discovery, Exploring Ribosomally Synthesized and Post-translationally Modified Peptides through SPECO-Based Genome Mining, Genome Mining for Natural Products Made by Multinuclear Iron-dependent Oxidation Enzymes (MNIOs), and much more.Additional sections explore Genome-based discovery of polyketides generated by trans-acyltransferas... polyketide synthases, Global genome mining in fungi using FunBGCe, Plant genome mining of burpitides from fused precursor peptides, Determining biosynthetic gene cluster boundaries thru comparative bioinformatics, Genome mining for bacterial terpenoids, Bioinformatics guided synthesis of natural product cyclic peptides, Overview of Genome Mining Strategies for Natural Products Discovery, and much more.

    • Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Diseases

      • 1st Edition
      • July 11, 2025
      • Sultan Ayoub Meo
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Environmental Pollution and Cardiovascular Diseases helps stakeholders enhance their knowledge about environmental pollution, weather conditions, climate change, and impacts on the cardiovascular system. The book further aims to ameliorate the global burden of cardiovascular deaths attributable to pollution by identifying trends in pollution-linked cardiovascular disease from the 1990s to present day. Overall, air pollution is estimated to cause about 34% of ischemic heart disease deaths. As these figures show no sign of declining, this book is a must-have for researchers, cardiologists, and others seeking to understand such an important etiological factor in so many cardiovascular illnesses.

    • Advances in Clinical Chemistry

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 127
      • July 11, 2025
      • English
      • Hardback
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      Advances in Clinical Chemistry, Volume 127 explores physiologic and pathophysiologic biochemistry in both general and clinical chemistry. Complex molecular pathways are elucidated using historical, current, and emerging technologies such as biosensor design, metabolomics, and proteomics. Chapters in this new release include The Cancer Microbiome, Metabolomics of Nephrotic Syndrome, Advances in Biomimetic Sensor Technology, Gel electrophoresis-base... proteoform separation and analysis, Advances in blood microsampling technology for cancer biomarker detection, and MDDB: A public databank of host microRNAs in Tuberculosis diagnosis.

    • Management and Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms, An Issue of Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

      • 1st Edition
      • Volume 35-3
      • July 11, 2025
      • Daniel Sahlein + 1 more
      • English
      • Hardback
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      In this issue of Neuroimaging Clinics, guest editors Drs. Daniel Sahlein and Charles Kulwin bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Management and Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysms. Top experts discuss diagnostic and clinical aspects of cerebral aneurysms, as well as epidemiology, unruptured cerebral aneurysms, predicting cerebral aneurysm rupture, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and follow-up imaging in treated and untreated cerebral aneurysms.

    • Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias

      • 1st Edition
      • July 10, 2025
      • Wilma Barcellini + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemias: A Practical Guide is a comprehensive update of autoimmune hemolytic anemias, a rare disease that is sometimes difficult to diagnose and manage. This book describes diagnosis, pathogenesis, classification, standard therapy, new treatments, as well as secondary forms, such as lymphoproliferative, immunodeficiency, Evans, and other autoimmune diseases. It is a practical guide to manage transfusions and monitoring complications, such as infections and thromboses, and preventive measures. This book is useful to researchers, clinicians, doctors and students working in hematology, transfusion centers, immunohematology labs, and internal medicine.

    • Cryo-electron Tomography

      • 1st Edition
      • July 10, 2025
      • Dorit Hanein + 1 more
      • English
      • Paperback
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      Cryo-Electron Tomography: A Journey from Sample Preparation to Data Mining providing a holistic overview of this rapidly advancing field and equipping researchers with the knowledge and tools necessary to initiate their own investigations. The book begins with a section on advanced cryogenic sample preparation for in situ cellular tomography, covering a range of sample types including viruses, bacteria, eukaryotic cells, and perspectives for organoids and tissues. Specific chapters focus on essential approaches such as vitrification, sample thinning, and bimodal correlative techniques. The book then transitions to a section on data mining and validation.

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