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The study of plant development using molecular and genetic techniques is rapidly becoming one of the most active areas of research on flowering plants. The aim of this book is to present a sense of the accomplishments of the past and of the outstanding problems of the future in the study of plant development. An important feature of this book is the integration of results from molecular and genetic studies on various aspects of plant development in a cellular and physiological context. Of particular interest to readers will be the clear treatment of each landmark stage in the life cycle of plants such as seed germination, seedling growth, flowering, gametogenesis, pollen-pistil interactions, embryogenesis, fruit ripening, and seed and bud dormancy. The book also considers the development of individual plant organs such as the shoot, leaf, root and flowers as well as alternate developmental strategies of plants. ... Read more

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This is a good book for advanced botany and plant biology students.The author has a comprehensive literature review. ... Read more

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This is a wide ranging and deeply learned examination of evolutionary developmental biology, and the foundations of life from the perspective of information theory. Hermeneutics was a method developed in the humanities to achieve understanding, in a given context, of texts, history, and artwork. In Readers of the Book of Life, the author shows that living beings are also hermeneutical interpreters of genetics texts saved in DNA; an interpretation based on the past experience of the cell (cell lineage, species), confronted with and incorporating present environmental clues. This approach stresses the history, not only of the digital record saved in the DNA, but also of the flesh - the cellular organization which has a direct time-continuity with the very origins of life.This book is aimed at reconciling two opposite approaches to life. The first strictly sticking to a belief that all phenomena observed in the realm of the living can be explained from laws of physics. The opposite stressing the importance of features characteristic for a given level of description. To bring both views into a common understanding, the first part gives a comparison of the two problem solving strategies. The second part surveys the development of 20th century biology, bringing to light branches that never became part of the research mainstream. The third section of the book reviews a large body of recent evidence that can be interpreted in favor of the hermeneutic arguments. ... Read more

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The early environment in which we grow up has profound, long lasting, and often irreversible consequences for us throughout our lives.Stresses due to undernutrition in early childhood can mean that in adulthood individuals are smaller, more prone to disease, and have a shorter life expectancy than those with normal diets.Disease and poor living conditions in infancy and childhood also have serious implications in adulthood.While environmental effects on human growth and development are well documented, the long term consequences due to processes taking place at the early stages of growth and development have only recently become a focus of intense study. In this volume, leading researchers in nutrition, epidemiology, human biology, anthropology and physiology bring together a uniquely accessible source of information on this fascinating topic. ... Read more

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Although evolutionary developmental biology is a new field, itsorigins lie in the last century; the search for connections betweenembryonic development (ontogeny) and evolutionary change (phylogeny)has been a long one. Evolutionary developmental biology is howevermore than just a fusion of the fields of developmental andevolutionary biology. It forges a unification of genomic,developmental, organismal, population and natural selection approachesto evolutionary change. It is concerned with how developmentalprocesses evolve; how evolution produces novel structures, functionsand behaviours; and how development, evolution and ecology areintegrated to bring about and stabilize evolutionary change. The previous edition of this title, published in 1992, defined theterms and laid out the field for evolutionary developmental biology.This field is now one of the most active and fast growing withinbiology and this is reflected in this second edition, which is morethan twice the length of the original and brought completely up todate. There are new chapters on major transitions in animal evolution,expanded coverage of comparative embryonic development and theinclusion of recent advances in genetics and molecular biology. The book is divided into eight parts which:place evolutionary developmental biology in the historical context ofthe search for relationships between development and evolution; detail the historical background leading to evolutionary embryology; explore embryos in development and embryos in evolution; discuss the relationship between embryos, evolution, environment andecology;discuss the dilemma for homology of the fact thatdevelopment evolves;deal with the importance of understandinghow embryos measure time and place both through development andevolutionarily through heterochrony and heterotrophy; and set out theprinciples and processes that underlie evolutionary developmentalbiology.With over one hundred illustrations and photographs, extensivecross-referencing between chapters and boxes for ancillary material,this latest edition will be of immense interest to graduate andadvanced undergraduate students in cell, developmental and molecularbiology, and in zoology, evolution, ecology and entomology; in factanyone with an interest in this new and increasingly important andinterdisciplinary field which unifies biology. ... Read more

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The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest research findings in the biology of aging. Intended as a summary for researchers, it is also adopted as a high level textbook for graduate and upper level undergraduate courses.

The Sixth Edition is 20% larger than the Fifth Edition, with 21 chapters summarizing the latest findings in research on the biology of aging. The content of the work is virtually 100% new. Though a selected few topics are similar to the Fifth Edition, these chapters are authored by new contributors with new information. The majority of the chapters are completely new in both content and authorship.

The Sixth Edition places greater emphasis and coverage on competing and complementary theories of aging, broadening the discussion of conceptual issues. Greater coverage of techniques used to study biological issues of aging include computer modeling, gene profiling, and demographic analyses. Coverage of research on Drosophilia is expanded from one chapter to four. New chapters on mammalian models discuss aging in relation to skeletal muscles, body fat and carbohydrate metabolism, growth hormone, and the human female reproductive system. Additional new chapters summarize exciting research on stem cells and cancer, dietary restriction, and whether age related diseases are an integral part of aging.

The Handbook of the Biology of Aging, Sixth Edition is part of the Handbooks on Aging series, including Handbook of the Psychology of Aging and Handbook of Aging and the Social Sciences, also in their 6th editions. ... Read more

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Provides a general overview of the aging process and sufficient background on biological aspects. ... Read more

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This acclaimed text has been fully revised and updated, now incorporating issues including aging of the reproductive system, and updates on the chapters on conception and Gamete Transport and Fertilization, and Pregnancy.

Human Reproductive Biology, 3rd edition emphasizes the biological and biomedical aspects of human reproduction, explains advances in reproductive science and discusses the choices and concerns of today. Generously illustrated in full color, the text provides current information about human reproductive anatomy and physiology.

The ideal book for courses on human reproductive biology - includes chapter introductions, sidebars on related topics of interest, chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading.

* All material competely updated with the latest research results, methods, and topics now organized to facilitate logical presentation of topics

* New chapters on Reproductive Senescence, Conception: Gamete Transport, Fertilization, Pregnancy: Maternal Aspects and Pregnancy: Fetal Development

* Full color illustrations, New companion website featuring latest information on current related topics ... Read more

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I was looking forward to reading this book, and very disappointed. This is the top book for reproductive physiology, and it's the best of what's out there. But what amazed me was that it can be the top seller and still be so poorly written.

What exactly is it about the writing that is weak? The authors provide explanations for some terms/concepts that are incredibly basic (like what is a hormone). But when they get into to meat of the subject, they neglect to provide the "big picture" and instead start laying out the plumbing of girls and boys. My previous courswork in human physiology was the only thing that helped me figure out what they were trying to say.

Nice graphics are actually a distractor, more eye candy and weakly tied to the text. ... Read more

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Cell culture techniques are invaluable to the modern researcher but difficult to carry out successfully. As part of the series of Handbooks in Practical Animal Cell Biology, this volume offers a concise practical guide to the basic essentials of the technique. Researchers new to cell culture will find a clear explanation of the essential equipment of a tissue culture facility, including tissue culture media and sera. It describes methods for growing suspension and adhesion cultures, including how to store cells and prepare primary cultures from cells.For those already culturing cells, the handbook will act as a handy reference to the basic techniques.The essence of the book is to deal with the generalities of cell culture and to give a grasp of the basic concepts before involvement in more specialized work in the field. Ideal for anyone moving into tissue cell culture techniques or looking for a concise reference book. ... Read more

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Whether a first year college student or a seasoned researcher, General Techniques of Cell Culture is a must.GTCC simplifies the complicated world of cell culturing without insulting. The authors, Maureen A. Harrisonand Ian F. Rae, make no assumptions about their readers, and take the taskof explaining large amounts of scientific information in an organized andeasy to read format. This handbook goes beyond general lab techniques andprovides not only the "how-to", but also gives the developing labthe where at, as it rounds out each section with a directory of servicesand researchable references. By providing time honored techniques, GeneralTechniques of Cell Culture also takes some of the trial and error out ofpropagating healthy cells in the lab. This alone should make the transitionfrom book to bench less tedius and more productive. ... Read more

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Developmental Neurotoxicology addresses a number of basic principles underlying the vulnerability of the developing nervous system to environmental toxicant exposure. Evidence of functional alterations, induced at levels of chemical exposure that fail to produce structural teratological alterations, indicates that the evaluation of the functional capacity of exposed animals may indeed offer a sensitive evaluation of developmental toxicity. The contributing authors discuss the basic principles of development in structure and functional components and present information covering various methodological approaches, as well as evidence for the value of examining the developing nervous system for environmentally induced perturbations. The final chapter covers how this type of data is used to evaluate human risk potential. ... Read more

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This book describes the biological implications and significance of apoptosis. Occurring naturally throughout the lifetime of most multicellular organisms, apoptosis, or programmed cell death, accounts for the continuous turnover of cells in the body. However, the genes regulating apoptosis are defective in many cancers. ... Read more

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Experimental Developmental Biology: A Laboratory Manual is designed for use in college-level laboratory courses in developmental biology. It offers challenging experiments for students to perform as independent investigators as they probe developmental processes in living embryos at the organizational, cellular, and subcellular levels.

* Combines classical embryology with modern experimental methods
* Provides numerous in-depth experiments in each exercise that focus on a single species of an organism
* Concentrates on the living embryos of sea urchins, frogs, chicks, Drosophila, and sponges
* Covers the procedures for gel electrophoresis and microscopy
* Assembles essential references for background and further study
* Offers guidelines for writing lab notes and reports
* Contains an extensive preparer's guide to show students how to set up each lab
* Outlines the theory of optics ... Read more

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In this book Ron Amundson examines 200 years of scientific views on the evolution-development relationship from the perspective of evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo). This new perspective challenges several popular views about the history of evolutionary thought by claiming that many earlier authors made history come out right for the Evolutionary Synthesis.The book starts with a revised history of nineteenth-century evolutionary thought. It then investigates how development became irrelevant to evolution with the Evolutionary Synthesis.It concludes with an examination of the contrasts that persist between mainstream evolutionary theory and evo-devo. ... Read more

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This gives a great view of the history of evo-devo. My supervisor, one of the reviewers of the book, had joked that it was fantastic "even though it was written by a philosopher".

Admundson gives a great analysis on the Neo-Darwinian Synthesis and its dominance in biological thought. As well, the section on heredity was fantastic as I had been mulling these same ideas over for some time before I came across this, which really helped crystalize things. In short, the notion of heredity was pirated from developmental biology by the geneticists(T Morgan and followers), and this had long term consequences for developmental biology in evolutionary theory. Perfect example today is that "heritability" is stricly a population level concept, which is at odds whith heredity as understood by developmental biologist. However, it seems clear that "heritability" in the individual is a neessary precondition to detection of "heritability" in a population. Failing to recognize the importance of "developmental heredity" will mean that the neo-darwinian synthesis will be incomplete.

Get this book. If you don't know the history of your discipline, you can't understand it fully. ... Read more

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This is the second volume of a two-volume, comprehensive treatment of the methodologies used in researching the Zebrafish, an emerging vertebrate model system. The text includes discussions on development, genetic methodologies, and model applications.

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* Details state-of-the-art zebrafish protocols in a single-source reference
* Presents methods and reagents in user-friendly format
* Delineates critical steps and pitfalls of he procedures
* Illustrates techniques with full-color plates
* Summarizes many new and interesting developmental mutants
* Includes appendices with strain information and a compendium of zebrafish World Wide Web sites
* Is relevant to clinicians interested in vertebrate models of human congenital diseases ... Read more

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No field of contemporary biomedical science has been more revolutionized by the techniques of molecular biology than developmental biology. This is an outstanding concise introduction to developmental biology that takes a contemporary approach to describing the complex process that transforms an egg into an adult organism. The book features exceptionally clear two-color illustrations, and is designed for use in both undergraduate and graduate level courses. The book is especially noteworthy for its treatment of development in model organisms, whose contributions to developmental biology were recognized in the 1995 Nobel Prize for physiology and medicine. ... Read more

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This volume outlines all of the phases of the gametophytic generation in ferns such as spore germination and sex organ initiation, from how the gametophyte grows to how it eventually initiates the sporophytic generation.The book discusses these stages in morphological, physiological, cytological and biochemical terms, and, by combining all these perspectives, presents a new view of this interesting developmental process that sheds light on general plant development.Developmental biologists will find this book a useful resource. ... Read more

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This compendium provides a concise and up-to-date assessment of critical recent issues related to erythroid biology.Developmental, epigenetic, methodological, biochemical, and clinical aspects are integrated to provide a powerful overview of their interrelationships and importance to the generation of the red cell.The excitement generated by these novel observations and the anticipation of future directions in studies of the red cell is a highlight of this volume.

*The first comprehensive volume covering the breadth of the topic

*The latest advancements that lead to novel directions in the study of red cells

*An informative discussion of red cells as they relate to the essential oxygen-carrying component of the body ... Read more