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Recent advances in imaging technology reveal, in real time and great detail, critical changes in living cells and organisms. This manual is a compendium of emerging techniques, organized into two parts: specific methods such as fluorescent labeling, and delivery and detection of labeled molecules in cells; and experimental approaches ranging from the detection of single molecules to the study of dynamic processes in organelles, organs, and whole animals. Although presented primarily as a laboratory manual, the book includes introductory and background material and could be used as a textbook in advanced courses. It also includes a DVD containing movies of living cells in action, created by investigators using the imaging techniques discussed in the book. The editors, David Spector and Robert Goldman, whose previous book was Cells: A Laboratory Manual, are highly respected investigators who have taught microscopy courses at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, the Marine Biology Laboratory at Woods Hole, and Northwestern University. Related Titles from the Publisher Basic Methods in Microscopy Cells: A Laboratory Manual Imaging in Neuroscience and Development: A Laboratory Manual Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, 3rd edition

Live Cell Imaging: A Laboratory Manual

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This text presents the latest advances in supercritical fluid technology, biocatalysis, bioprocess engineering, and crop breeding. It offers an in-depth review of the most recent principles and approaches utilized in the development and design of lipids for cosmetic, industrial and pharmaceutical, and food products. Discussing a variety of lipid-active enzymes from animal, plant, fungal, and microbial sources, “Lipid Biotechnology” covers modern techniques in genetic engineering for the modification of conventional oilseed crops and biosynthetic pathways for cutin polymers, flavor volatiles, oxylipins, and terpenoid compounds. It chronicles the use of lipases and phospholipases in the creation of structured lipids and fats, including cocoa butter, low-calorie fats, and Betapol, and emerging methods using supercritical carbon dioxide as a benign solvent for lipid analysis, fractionation, and enzymatic reaction. It also covers reaction conditions, reactor design, solvent selection, immobilization technology, and enzyme sources for optiml large-scale manufacturing, and describes the formation of oxylipins through the lipoxygenase pathway, as well as other unusual fatty acids. The authors provide in-depth analyses of the structure, metabolic and enzymatic functions and mechanisms, defensive and catalytic properties, industrial uses, and other applications of oxilipins and lipases.

Lipid Biotechnology

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The contamination of the environment is of enormous economic and environmental significance. This book presents the latest research on the harnessing of microorganisms to decontaminate the environment. Internationally acclaimed authors from diverse fields present comprehensive reviews of all aspects of bioremediation.

Bioremediation

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This comprehensive reference illustrates optimal preparation methods in biological electron microscopy compared with common methodological problems. Not only will the basic methodologies of transmission electron microscopy like fixation, microtomy, and microscopy be presented, but the authors also endeavor to illustrate more specialized techniques such as negative staining, autoradiography, cytochemistry, immunoelectron microscopy, and computer-assisted image analysis.

Key Features
* Authored by the key leaders in the biological electron microscopy field
* Illustrates both optimal and suboptimal or artifactual results in a variety of electron microscopy disciplines
* Introduces students on how to read and interpret electron micrographs

Biomedical Electron Microscopy: Illustrated Methods and Interpretations

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This book: provides comprehensive and authoritative coverage of vibrio research compiled by experts; presents new guidelines and paradigms for the different branches of vibrio research; features state-of-the-art coverage of a variety of disciplines, including taxonomy, pathogenesis, epidemiology, ecology, and genomics; and conveys important new developments and their impact on the study of vibrios.

The Biology of Vibrios

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A biomedical and genetic analysis of the Orang Asli of Malaysia: four chapters cover biocultural aspects of various Orang Asli groups; other chapters cover ethnic views, malaria, nutrition, future health. Includes photographs, tables, extensive endnotes, an annotated bioliography (40 pp.), and an index. Nonfiction.

Health, disease, and survival: A biomedical and genetic analysis of the Orang Asli of Malaysia

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Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA. Review of the major biochemical, molecular, bacteriological, and physical techniques available to assess antimicrobial peptides. 33 contributors, 22 U.S.

Antibacterial Peptide Protocols

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University of Leicester, U.K. Review of the histocompatibility complex, for immunologists, scientists, and clinicians. Covers the molecular genetics of MHC, the structure and function of MHC-encoded molecules, and their role in health and disease. 33 contributors, 5 U.S.

HLA AND MHC GENES MOLECULES AND FUNCTIONS

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Traces the development of molecular ecology, reviewing basic molecular biological techniques, and discussing the strengths and limitations of each method, selecting the most appropriate methods for different ecological problems. Softcover. DLC: Molecular ecology.

Molecular Methods in Ecology

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From the Preface:
Over a dozen years have passed since the first edition of this textbook was published. As is to be expected, tremendous progress has been made in the study of zooparasites and the nature of parasitism. This is especially true in the case of the protozoans and helminths of medical and economic importance. Continuing the original intent, this book is meant to be a teaching tool rather than a reference volume for seasoned investigators. It is meant to supplement formal lectures, but at the same time to provide students with sufficient information as to where more detailed review articles and primary research reports can be located.

General Parasitology, Second Edition