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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Crown Publishing Group 2010; US$ 16.00Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her slave ancestors, yet her cells?taken without her knowledge?became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first ?immortal? human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for... more...
An Introduction to Biological Membranes
Elsevier Science 2013; US$ 99.95An Introduction to Biological Membranes: From Bilayers to Rafts covers many aspects of membrane structure/function that bridges membrane biophysics and cell biology. Offering cohesive, foundational information, this publication is valuable for advanced undergraduate students, graduate students and membranologists who seek a broad overview of membrane... more...
Viral Transport in Plants
Springer 2007; US$ 99.99Intercellular communication in plants plays pivotal roles in coordination and control of development and defence responses and involves the trafficking of RNA and protein macromolecules through cytoplasmic cell wall channels termed plasmodesmata. Viruses pirate this existing macromolecular transport pathway to spread infection and, therefore, represent... more...
A Cell Biologist's Guide to Modeling and Bioinformatics
Wiley 2007; US$ 124.95A step-by-step guide to using computational tools to solve problems in cell biology Combining expert discussion with examples that can be reproduced by the reader, A Cell Biologist's Guide to Modeling and Bioinformatics introduces an array of informatics tools that are available for analyzing biological data and modeling cellular processes. You learn... more...
Electron Tomography
Springer 2008; US$ 139.99Provides a treatment of the mathematical background and working methods of three-dimensional reconstruction from tilt series. This book focuses on specimen preparation and imaging unique to biological electron microscopy. It includes topics such as automated tomography, and frozen sectioning of cells. more...
The Golgi Apparatus
Springer 2009; US$ 109.99The Golgi apparatus is more than 110 years in the center of interest and scientific debates. This book summarizes the data obtained after development of methods of Golgi complex sub fractionation, molecular biology and microscopy collecting a range of expertise, different points of view and different approaches. more...
Plastid Biology
Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 44.00Provides advanced students with a basic knowledge of plastid biology and recent developments in the field. more...
Atherosclerosis
Wiley 2010; US$ 199.95With atherosclerosis being the number one cause of death in the western world, this handbook and ready reference provides a comprehensive account of the different stages and factors in the development of the atherosclerotic plaque. Each chapter is written by experts in the field and highlights the role of specific mediators of atherosclerotic plaque... more...
The Role of Evidence in Risk Characterization
Wiley 2008; US$ 145.00One of the few books to focus on the critical problem of the correct characterization of conflicting data for an adequate risk evaluation, this title comprehensively covers the different approaches in various research areas in the US and in Europe, while also considering the ethical implications of risk evaluation. In addition, special attention is... more...
Biophysical Analysis of Membrane Proteins
Wiley 2008; US$ 249.95Meeting the need for a book on developing and using new methods to investigate membrane proteins, this is the first of its kind to present the full range of novel techniques in one resource. Top researchers from around the world focus on the physical principles exploited in the different techniques, and provide examples of how these can bring about... more...









