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NHBS Monthly Catalogue: December 2008Animal & General BiologyANIMAL ENCOUNTERS Tom Tyler and Manuela Rossini The fast-growing field of Animal Studies is a varied and much contested domain. Engagement with animals has encouraged both collaboration and conflict between researchers within the arts, ...... Human-Animal Studies 6 280 pp. softcover | NYP 02/2009 | £84 | approx. $121/€86 ANNELIDS AS MODEL SYSTEMS IN IN THE BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES Daniel H Shain Annelids offer a diversity of experimentally accessible features making them a rich experimental subject across the biological sciences, including evolutionary development, neurosciences and ...... 440 pp. hardcover | NYP 04/2009 | £70.95 | approx. $103/€73 CELLULAR SIGNAL PROCESSING An Introduction to the Molecular Mechanisms of Signal Transduction Friedrich Marks, Karin Muller-Decker and Ursula Klingmuller "Cellular Signal Processing" is intended for use in signal transduction courses for undergraduate and graduate students. It offers a unifying view of cell signaling that is based on the ...... 656 pp, 428 black & white illustrations. softcover | 2009 | £39.99 | approx. $58/€41 THE CHEMISTRY OF LIFE Eight Lectures on the History of Biochemistry Edited by Joseph Needham New Paperback Edition This assembly of lectures, each on a major aspect of the development of biochemistry, should appeal to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the nature of living things. ...... 244 pp. softcover | 2008 | £17.99 | approx. $26/€19 THE DEATH OF THE ANIMAL A Dialogue with Commentaries Paola Cavalieri Cavalieri begins with a Socratic dialogue on the status of animals between two imagined philosophers, representing the analytical and continental traditions. They discuss the history and defenses of ...... 160 pp. hardcover | NYP 03/2009 | £11.95 | approx. $18/€13 DEBATING HUMAN GENETICS Alexandra Plows This book examines contemporary public debate on emerging developments in medical genetics, including cloning, gene therapy, gene patenting, biobanks, genetic testing and screening, and ...... 224 pp. hardcover | NYP 03/2009 | £75 | approx. $108/€77 softcover | NYP 03/2009 | £21.99 | approx. $32/€23 ESSENTIAL CELL BIOLOGY Bruce Alberts et al New Edition This textbook provides an accessible introduction to cell biology. It is intended for a first course in cell biology that emphasizes fundamental concepts. The new edition of the book is thoroughly ...... 896 pp, 800 col figs. hardcover | NYP 03/2009 | £90 | approx. $130/€92 softcover | NYP 03/2009 | £44.99 | approx. $65/€46 GENETICS Analysis and Principles Robert J Brooker New Edition Genetics: Analysis and Principles is a one-semester, introductory genetics textbook that takes an experimental approach to understanding genetics. By weaving one or two experiments into the ...... 844 pp, col photos, col illus, figs, tabs. hardcover | 2008 | £46.99 | approx. $68/€49 LIFE AS IT IS Biology for the Public Sphere William F Loomis New Paperback Edition This concise, accessible book considers from a biological perspective the controversial issues of our day: abortion, euthanasia, engineered evolution, cooperativity, and the future of ...... 268 pp, illustrations. hardcover | 2008 | £14.95 | approx. $22/€16 softcover | NYP 05/2009 | £9.50 | approx. $14/€10 THE LITTLE BOOK OF DANGEROUS ANIMALS Louise Malo The Little Book of Dangerous Animals invites the reader into the various 'worlds' of these predators and discovers which are the most deadly of them all. ...... The Little Book Series 127 pp, col photos. hardcover | 2008 | £6.99 | approx. $11/€8 MACROMOLECULES Walter Gratzer Macromolecules are, in a sense, life itself. DNA is one of these giant molecules, as are the proteins that govern the workings of the human body. Yet macromolecules also comprise some of the most ...... 176 pp, 30 b/w illus. hardcover | NYP 03/2009 | £11.99 | approx. $18/€13 MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY Edited by Gary Mullen and Lance Durden New Edition For medical, veterinary, entomology and public health students, this acclaimed textbook has been fully updated and revised to reflect the most recent advancements. Each chapter is structured ...... 597 pp, col photos, b/w photos, col illus, b\w illus, figs, tabs. hardcover | NYP 05/2009 | £49.99 | approx. $72/€52 MICROBIAL PRODUCTION OF BIOPOLYMERS AND POLYMER PRECURSORS Applications and Perspectives Edited by BH Rehm A huge variety of biopolymers, such as polysaccharides, polyesters, and polyamides, are naturally produced by microorganisms. These range from viscous solutions to plastics and their physical ...... 294 pp, figs. hardcover | 2008 | £213 | approx. $307/€218 PRAISE OF CHROMOSOME FOLLY Confessions of an Untamed Molecular Structure Antonio Lima-de-Faria When examined carefully at the molecular level, the chromosome turns out to have created its own private world full of tricks, back door exits and novel solutions. This folly makes it an untamed ...... 409 pp, figs. softcover | 2008 | £25.99 | approx. $38/€27 PRINCIPLES OF GENETICS D Peter Snustad and Michael J Simmons New Edition Snustad provides scientists with the confidence to apply problem solving to the major principals of genetics. It eases them into the art of problem solving by integrating problems within each chapter. ...... 888 pp, col illus, tabs. hardcover | 2008 | £106 | approx. $153/€109 softcover | NYP 05/2009 | £41.95 | approx. $61/€43 SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT Methods, Models, Concepts, and Strategies Edited by Michael S Rosenberg The sequencing of the human genome involved thousands of scientists but used relatively few tools. Today, obtaining sequences is simpler, but aligning the sequences - making sure that sequences ...... 288 pp. hardcover | NYP 03/2009 | £34.99 | approx. $51/€36 THE SMARTEST ANIMALS ON THE PLANET Extraordinary Tales of the Natural World's Cleverest Creatures Sarah Boysen We have all heard talk of the intelligence of dolphins, elephants or great apes, or even, in different ways, ants and bees. But what is this intelligence all about? How do we know which animals are ...... 192 pp. softcover | NYP 03/2009 | £14.99 | approx. $22/€16 STATISTICAL MECHANICS OF CELLULAR SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES Edited by Muhammad H Zaman Cells are complex objects, representing a multitude of structures and processes. In order to understand the organization, interaction and hierarchy of these structures and processes, a quantitative ...... 350 pp, 6 halftones. hardcover | NYP 02/2009 | £55 | approx. $80/€57 SYSTEMS BIOLOGY AND SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY Pengcheng Fu, Martin Latterich and Sven Panke The genomic revolution has opened up systematic investigations and engineering designs for various life forms. Systems biology and synthetic biology are emerging as two complementary approaches, ...... 704 pp. hardcover | NYP 04/2009 | £88.50 | approx. $128/€91 VIBRIO CHOLERAE Genomics and Molecular Biology Edited by Shah M Faruque and G Balakrish Nair The last decade has witnessed the unravelling of remarkable new insights into the biology of Vibrio cholerae. These include the discovery of the filamentous phage that encodes cholera toxin, the ...... 226 pp, figs, tabs. hardcover | 2008 | £213 | approx. $307/€218 |
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