Alessandro Duranti introduces linguistic anthropology as an interdisciplinary field that studies language as a cultural resource and speaking as a cul ...
Following an introductory analysis of each shared meta-technological space, the book examines the impact of biotechnology on how we understand informa ...
This volume provides a thorough account of the structure and synthesis of microbial exopolysaccharides and of their widespread application across a br ...
Biotechnology is one of the major new technologies of the twenty-first century that covers multi-disciplinary issues, including DNA techniques, clonin ...
The application of biotechnology to food processing has been one of the most important and controversial recent developments in the food industry. Wit ...
Historically, the field of hematopoietic growth factor research began with the work of Carnot and Deflandre-in 1906 they suggested that the rate of er ...
This NATO Advanced Research Workshop held 25-30 September, 1988 at the Villa Gualino, Turin, Italy, was the first international meeting of its kind to ...
An outstanding panel of hands-on experts and developers of CE equipment describe in step-by-step fashion their best cutting-edge methods for the detec ...
Anyone who attempts to read genetics or epidemiology research literature needs to understand the essentials of biostatistics. This book, a revised new ...
This book summarizes the evidence from different African countries about the local impacts of climate change, and how farmers are coping with current ...
Many aspects of human activity involve energy transfer of some type. Human Energetics in Biological Anthropology examines some of the ways in which me ...
Biotechnology is the major technology of the 21st century, yet few people realise how much it impacts on many aspects of human society. The defining a ...
Biotechnology can deliver complex flavors both as fermentation products and single constituents. Recent developments in transgenic research have spawn ...
Silicon chemistry was initiated in 1823 by Berzelius who prepared elemental silicon. In many ways silicon was considered a typical opposite of carbon, ...
Australian Saltmarsh Ecology presents the first comprehensive review of the ecology and management of Australian saltmarshes. The past 10 years in par ...
The vast array of molecular level information now available presents exciting opportunities to characterize the genetic underpinnings of complex disea ...
Biostatistics for Oral Healthcare offers students, practitioners and instructors alike a comprehensive guide to mastering biostatistics and their appl ...
Throughout the world, milk and milk products are indispensable components of the food chain. Not only do individual consumers use liquid milk for beve ...
During the period August 5-9, 1992, and immediately preceding the 1992 Gordon Research Conference on Motile and Contractile Systems, the "Third Intern ...
Historically the field of endocrine research has always been at the forefront of scientific endeavors. The investigators of these important breakthrou ...
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th Australian Conference on Artificial Life, ACAL 2009, held in Melbourne, Australia, in Decemb ...
Mosquitoes and black flies are a constant threat to health and comfort, yet the modern chemical pesticides used to control them have cre ated serious ...
Crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) represents one of the best-studied metabolic examples of an ecological adaptation to environmental stress. Well ove ...
Written by experts in the field, Marine Microbiology presents the latest experimental techniques in the detail required for modern environmental micro ...
