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Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Drosophila
Book SynopsisThis third edition expands on the previous editions by providing updated protocols and current methods that cover recent breakthroughs in Drosophila research. Chapters guide readers through FlyBase, versatile gene expression systems, analysis of microRNA function, single-cell transcriptome data and metabolism, recent applications of CRISPR for precise genome editing, transcriptional activation and cell lineage tracing, protein inhibition and tagging, optogenetic and optochemical control of tissue mechanics, AFM measurements, sample preparation for electron microscopy, live imaging of different tissues and organs, and quantitative image analysis. Written in the format of the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include an introduction to their topic, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, as well as tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfallsAuthoritative and cutting-edge,Drosophila: MTable of Contents 1. Using FlyBase, a database of Drosophila genes and genetics Victoria K. Jenkins, Aoife Larkin, Jim Thurmond and The FlyBase Consortium 2. The Q-System: A versatile repressible binary expression system Orsolya Fölsz, Chun-Chieh Lin, Darya Task, Olena Riabinina and Christopher J. Potter 3. Resources and methods for the analysis of microRNA function in Drosophila Sromana Mukherjee and Nicholas Sokol 4. Analysis of single-cell transcriptome data in Drosophila Schayan Yousefian, Maria Jelena Musillo and Josephine Bageritz 5. Prime editing for precise genome engineering in Drosophila Justin A. Bosch and Norbert Perrimon 6. CRISPR/Cas9 mediated precise and efficient genome editing in Drosophila Kevin G. Nyberg and Richard W. Carthew 7. Tissue-specific CRISPR-Cas9 screening in Drosophila Fillip Port and Michael Boutros 8. CRISPR-based transcriptional activation in Drosophila Yuting Han, Xinyi Lu, Yutong Li, Yuhao Qiu, Xizhi Dong, Xiaochen Li, Xu Si, Qingfei Liu, Jian-Quan Ni 9. Tracing and manipulating Drosophila cell lineages based on CRISPR: CaSSA and CLADES Jorge Garcia-Marques and Tzumin Lee 10. Studying protein function using nanobodies and other protein binders in Drosophila Katarzyna Lepeta, Milena Bauer, Gustavo Aguilar, Alessandra Vigano, Shinya Matsuda and Markus Affolter 11. Anchor Away: A system for fast inhibition of proteins in Drosophila Pablo Sanchez Bosch 12. Tagging Drosophila proteins with genetically-encoded fluorophores Jerome Avellaneda and Frank Schnorrer 13. Optogenetic methods to control tissue mechanics in Drosophila Daniel Krueger and Stefano De Renzis 14. Optochemical control of cell contractility in Drosophila embryos Deqing Kong and Jörg Großhans 15. Stiffness measurement of Drosophila egg chambers by atomic force microscopy Uwe Töpfer, Karla Yanín Guerra Santillán and Elisabeth Fischer-Friedrich 16. Cultivation and live imaging of Drosophila imaginal discs Natalie A. Dye 17. Sample preparation and imaging of the pupal Drosophila abdominal epidermis Daiki Umetsu 18. FlyClear: A tissue clearing technique for high-resolution microscopy of Drosophila Marko Pende, Saiedeh Saghafi, Klaus Becker, Thomas Hummel and Hans-Ulrich Dodt 19. Preparation of Drosophila tissues and organs for transmission electron microscopy Olympia-Ekaterini Psathaki and Achim Paululat 20. Segmentation and quantitative analysis of epithelial tissues Benoit Aigouy and Benjamin Prud’homme 21. Genetically-encoded sensors to study metabolism in Drosophila Ellen McMullen, Helen Hertenstein, Stephan Müller and Stefanie Schirmeier
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O'Reilly Media Illustrated Guide to Home Forensic Science
Book SynopsisPerfect for do-it-yourselfers, home-schooled high school students, and college students, the Illustrated Guide to Home Physics Experiments offers a hands-on introduction to physics lab techniques and data analysis.
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Baby Professor Scientific Investigation Discussions and Simple
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Orion Publishing Co Dangerous Experiments for After Dinner: 21
Book SynopsisBored of the same old dinner-party chitchat? Spice up your soirées, impress your guests and show up your brother-in-law with Dangerous Experiments for After Dinner, a book full of hilarious, and sometimes dangerous, after-dinner tricks and challenges.Twenty-one daredevil tricks are illustrated along with step-by-step instructions and explanations of the science behind them. From sabering a bottle of champagne to hammering a needle through a coin, each of these feats is guaranteed to wow your guests.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Basic Concepts on 3D Cell Culture
Book SynopsisThis textbook shall introduce the students to 3D cell culture approaches and applications. An overview on existing techniques and equipment is provided and insight into various aspects and challenges that researchers need to consider and face during culture of 3D cells is given. The reader will learn the importance of physiological cell, tissue and organ models and gains important knowledge on 3D analytics. This textbook deepens selected aspects of the textbook “Cell Culture Technology”, which also is published in this series, while offering extended insight into 3D cell culture. The concept of the textbook encompasses various lectures ranging from basics in cell cultivation, tissue engineering, biomaterials and biocompatibility, in vitro test systems and regenerative medicine. The textbook addresses Master- and PhD students interested and/or working in the field of modern cell culture applications and will support the understanding of the essential strategies in 3D cell culture and waken awareness for the potentials and challenges of this application.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to 3D cell culture.- Chapter 2. Lab equipment for 3D cell culture.- Chapter 3. A view from the cellular perspective.- Chapter 4. Biological, natural and synthetic 3D matrices.- Chapter 5. Hydrogels for 3D cell culture.- Chapter 6. Vascularization in 3D cell culture.- Chapter 7. Application of scaffold-free 3D models.- Chapter 8. 10. Microfluidic Systems and Organ (Human) on a Chip.- Chapter 9. 3D-Bioprinting.- Chapter 10. Non-destructive and label-free monitoring of 3D cell constructs.
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Lars Muller Publishers Inside CERN: European Organization For Nuclear
Book SynopsisFor most people locations that hold a particular importance for the development of our society and for the advancement of science and technology often remain hidden from view. They are separate and protected, such as CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, close to the city of Geneva. CERN is best known for its giant particle accelerator. Here researchers from around the world take part in a diverse array of fundamental physical research, in the pursuit of knowledge that will perhaps one day revolutionize our understanding of the universe and life on our planet. The Swiss photographer Andri Pol mixed with this multicultural community of researchers and followed their work over an extended period of time. In doing so he created a unique portrait of this fascinating underworld.A" The cutting-edge research is given a human face and even if we don't fully understand the processes at work, the pictures allow us to perceive how in this world of the tiniest particles the biggest connections are searched for. With an explanatory text and scientific-philosophical essay.
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Springer International Publishing AG Asymmetric Cell Division in Development, Differentiation and Cancer
Book SynopsisThis book provides readers with an overview of the frequent occurrence of asymmetric cell division. Employing a broad range of examples, it highlights how this mode of cell division constitutes the basis of multicellular organism development and how its misregulation can lead to cancer.To underline such developmental correlations, readers will for example gain insights into stem cell fate and tumor growth. In turn, subsequent chapters include descriptions of asymmetric cell division from unicellular organisms to humans in both physiological and pathological conditions. The book also illustrates the importance of this process for evolution and our need to understand the background mechanisms, offering a valuable guide not only for students in the field of developmental biology but also for experienced researchers from neighboring fields.Table of Contents1. Ismael Sánchez-Osorio, Carlos A. Hernández-Martínez , Agustino Martínez-Antonio, Modeling Asymmetric Cell Division in Caulobacter crescentus Using a Boolean Logic Approach ama@biosintetica.mx 2. John J. Tyson, Kartik Subramanian, Spatiotemporal models of asymmetric cell division cycle in Caulobacter crescentus skartik@vt.edu 3. Marco Geymonat, Marisa Segal, Intrinsic and extrinsic determinants linking spindle pole fate, spindle polarity and asymmetric cell division in the budding yeast S. cerevisiae ms433@cam.ac.uk 4. Arielle Koonyee Lam, Bryan Phillips, Wnt signaling polarizes C. elegans asymmetric cell divisions during development bryan-phillips@uiowa.edu 5. Anne Pacquelet, Asymmetric cell division in the one-cell C.elegans embryo: multiple steps to generate cell size asymmetry anne.pacquelet@univ-rennes1.fr 6. Jerome Teuliere, Gian Garriga, Size matters: how C. elegans asymmetric divisions regulate apoptosis garriga@berkeley.edu 7. Christian Pohl, The midbody and its remnant in cell polarization and asymmetric cell division Pohl@em.uni-frankfurt.de 8. Emmanuel Gallaud, Tri Than Pham, Clemens Cabernard , Drosophila melanogaster neuroblasts: a model for asymmetric stem cell divisions clemens.cabernard@unibas.ch 9. Malgorzata Kloc, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Szczepan Bilinski, Asymmetric divisions in oogenesis MKloc@houstonmethodist.org 10. Radek Sindelka, Monika Flachsova, Pavel Abaffy and Mikael Kubista, Asymmetric localization and distribution of factors determining cell fate during early development of Xenopus laevis mikael.kubista@ibt.cas.cz 11. Guillaume Hatte, Jacek Z. Kubiak, Jean-Pierre Tassan, Asymmetries in cell division, cell size and furrowing in the Xenopus laevis embryo jean-pierre.tassan@univ-rennes1.fr 12. Takefumi Negishi, Hiroki Nishida, Asymmetric and unequal cell divisions in ascidian embryos hnishida@bio.sci.osaka-u.ac.jp 13. Agathe Chaigne et Marie-Emilie Terret, Marie-Hélène Verlhac, Asymmetries and symmetries in the mouse oocyte and zygote marie-helene.verlhac@college-de-france.fr 14. Damian Dudka, Patrick Meraldi, Symmetry does not come for free – cellular mechanisms to achieve a symmetric cell division Patrick.Meraldi@unige.ch 15. Clare L. Garcin, Shukry J. Habib, A Comparative Perspective on Wnt/β-catenin Signalling in Cell Fate Determination shukry.habib@kcl.ac.uk 16. Prestina Smith, Mark Azzam, Lindsay Hinck, Extracellular regulation of the mitotic spindle and fate determinants driving asymmetric cell division lhinck@ucsc.edu < 17. Ian Meyers, Mathieu Daynac, Claudia Petritsch, Regulation of asymmetric cell division in mammalian neural stem and cancer precursor cells Claudia.Petritsch@ucsf.edu 18. Subhas Mukherjee, Daniel J. Brat, Molecular programs underlying asymmetric stem cell division and their disruption in malignancy dbrat@emory.edu @emory.edu
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Non Invasive Diagnostic Techniques in Clinical Dermatology
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Biotechnology for Medicinal Plants: Micropropagation and Improvement
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Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Spider Ecophysiology
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Springer Verlag, Japan Medaka: A Model for Organogenesis, Human Disease, and Evolution
Book SynopsisOryzias latipes, known as medaka, is a model organism from East Asia. Breeding of this small, egg-laying freshwater teleost fish has long been popular among hobbyists in Japan. Now, as biological science has entered the genome era, the medaka provides significant advantages that make it one of the most valuable vertebrate models: a large collection of spontaneous mutants collected over a century, the presence of highly polymorphic inbred lines established over decades, and a recently completed genome sequence. This book is the first comprehensive monograph to cover a variety of medaka research. It opens with a historical view of medaka, followed by a series of research topics in the four major areas where the medaka is increasingly important: genomics, genetics, and resources; organogenesis and disease models; germ cells, sex determination, and reproduction; and evolution. Readers will find state-of-the-art information on medaka genetics and genomics such as the first isolation of active transposons in vertebrates, the influence of chromatin structure on sequence variation, fine QTL analysis, and versatile mutants as human disease models.Trade Review“In view of the abundance of the topics treated in this volume, the state-of-the-art information on Medaka genetics and genomics, the meaningful figures and diagrams (many are suitable for teachings), and the wealth of references, this volume is surely a ‘must’ for those working with this model organism, but it is also recommended to all researches interested in fish biology.” (Hartmut Greven, Bulletin of Fish Biology, Vol. 15, 2015)Table of Contents1 A Glance at the Past of Medaka Fish Biology.-Part I Genomics, Genetics, and Resources.-2 Genetics, Genomics, and Biological Resources in the Medaka, Oryzias latipes.-3 Chromatin-Associated Periodicity in Genetic Variation Downstream of Transcriptional Start Sites.-4 Transposable Elements Tol1 and Tol2 5 A Systematic Screen for Mutations Affecting Organogenesis in Medaka.-Part II Organogenesis and Disease Models.-6 Medaka Bone Development.-7 Anatomical Atlas of Blood Vascular System of Medaka.-8 Kidney Development, Regeneration, and Polycystic Kidney Disease in Medaka.-9 Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia in Fish: The Analysis of a Novel Medaka Mutant Kintoun.-10 p53-Defi cient Medaka Created by TILLING.-11 Medaka Spontaneous Mutants for Body Coloration.-12 Craniofacial Traits.-13 Double Anal Fin (Da): A Medaka Mutant Exhibiting a Mirror-Image Pattern Duplication of the Dorsal–Ventral Axis.-Part III Germ Cells, Sex Determination, and Reproduction.-14 Interaction of Germ Cells and Gonadal Somatic Cells During Gonadal Formation.-15 Frequent Turnover of Sex Chromosomes in the Medaka Fishes.-16 Function of the Medaka Male Sex-Determining Gene.-17 The Sex-Determining Gene in Medaka.-18 Endocrine Regulation of Oogenesis in the Medaka, Oryzias latipes.-19 Interspecifi c Medaka Hybrids as Experimental Models for Investigating Cell Division and Germ Cell Development.-Part IV Evolution.-20 Reconstruction of the Vertebrate Ancestral Genome Reveals Dynamic Genome Reorganization in Early Vertebrates.-21 Genome Duplication and Subfunction Partitioning: Sox9 in Medaka and Other Vertebrates.-22 Human Population Genetics Meets Medaka.-23 Evolution of the Major Histocompatibility Complex: A Lesson from the Oryzias Species.-24 Molecular Evolution of Teleostean Hatching Enzymes and Their Egg Envelope Digestion Mechanism: An Aspect of Co-Evolution of Protease and Substrate.-Index.
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Camara Brasileira Do Livro (Cbl) Resistência de bactérias de solo formadoras de
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Springer Gas Explosion Technology and Biomass Refinery
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Little, Brown and Company Operation Paperclip
Book SynopsisThe “remarkable” story of America's secret post-WWII science programs (The Boston Globe), from the New York Times bestselling author of Area 51. In the chaos following World War II, the U.S. government faced many difficult decisions, including what to do with the Third Reich's scientific minds. These were the brains behind the Nazis' once-indomitable war machine. So began Operation Paperclip, a decades-long, covert project to bring Hitler's scientists and their families to the United States.Many of these men were accused of war crimes, and others had stood trial at Nuremberg; one was convicted of mass murder and slavery. They were also directly responsible for major advances in rocketry, medical treatments, and the U.S. space program. Was Operation Paperclip a moral outrage, or did it help America win the Cold War?Drawing on exclusive interviews with dozens of Paperclip family members, colleagues, and interrogators, and with access to German archival documents (including previously unseen papers made available by direct descendants of the Third Reich's ranking members), files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, and dossiers discovered in government archives and at Harvard University, Annie Jacobsen follows more than a dozen German scientists through their postwar lives and into a startling, complex, nefarious, and jealously guarded government secret of the twentieth century.In this definitive, controversial look at one of America's most strategic, and disturbing, government programs, Jacobsen shows just how dark government can get in the name of national security.'Harrowing...How Dr. Strangelove came to America and thrived, told in graphic detail.' —Kirkus Reviews
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Crown The Hunt for Zero Point
Book SynopsisThis riveting work of investigative reporting and history exposes classified government projects to build gravity-defying aircraft--which have an uncanny resemblance to flying saucers.The atomic bomb was not the only project to occupy government scientists in the 1940s. Antigravity technology, originally spearheaded by scientists in Nazi Germany, was another high priority, one that still may be in effect today. Now for the first time, a reporter with an unprecedented access to key sources in the intelligence and military communities reveals suppressed evidence that tells the story of a quest for a discovery that could prove as powerful as the A-bomb.The Hunt for Zero Point explores the scientific speculation that a 'zero point' of gravity exists in the universe and can be replicated here on Earth. The pressure to be the first nation to harness gravity is immense, as it means having the ability to build military planes of unlimited speed and range, along with the most deadly weaponry the world has ever seen. The ideal shape for a gravity-defying vehicle happens to be a perfect disk, making antigravity tests a possible explanation for the numerous UFO sightings of the past 50 years.Chronicling the origins of antigravity research in the world's most advanced research facility, which was operated by the Third Reich during World War II, The Hunt for Zero Point traces U.S. involvement in the project, beginning with the recruitment of former Nazi scientists after the war. Drawn from interviews with those involved with the research and who visited labs in Europe and the United States, The Hunt for Zero Point journeys to the heart of the twentieth century's most puzzling unexplained phenomena.
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MIT Press Chemistry for Cooks
Book SynopsisA fun approach to teaching science that uses cooking to demonstrate principles of chemistry for undergraduate students who are not science majors, high school students, culinary students, and home cooks.How does an armload of groceries turn into a culinary masterpiece? In this highly accessible and informative text, Sandra C. Greer takes students into the kitchen to show how chemistry—with a dash of biology and physics—explains what happens when we cook. Chemistry for Cooks provides all the background material necessary for nonscientists to understand essential chemical processes and to see cooking as an enjoyable application of science. Greer uses a variety of practical examples, including recipes, to instruct readers on the molecular structure of food, the chemical reactions used in cooking to change the nature of food, and the essentials of nutrition and taste. She also offers kitchen hints and exercises based on the material in each chapter, plus do-it-yourself projects to encourage exploration of the chemistry that takes place when we cook food. FeaturesPerfect for science courses aimed at non–science majors: does not require prior knowledge of chemistry, physics, or biologyEqually useful for general readers, home and professional cooks, and culinary studentsTopics include what matter is made of, how the structure of matter is altered by heat, how we treat food in order to change its microscopic structure, why particular procedures or methods are used in the kitchen, and how to think critically about various cooking methodsA reference section at the end of each chapter points readers to resources for further studyAdditional online resources include a solutions manual, a sample syllabus, and PowerPoint slides of all tables and figures
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Royal British Columbia Museum Pressed Plants
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroductionI. A brief history on plant collections, collectors and herbariaII. Collecting, Pressing, and Mounting Scientific Plant Specimens1. What, when and how to collect a. Materials needed for the fieldb. What makes a good specimen? i. Seasons and reproductive partsii. Plant parts and habitat considerations for keying iii. Specimen collection information, photos, and DNAc. Responsible Collecting - Following best collecting practices i. Agreementsii. Permitsiii. Cultural considerationsiv. Responsible collectingv. The value of a photo, GPS coordinate and DNAvi. When not to collect2. Pressing and Drying a. Materials neededb. Special cases (aka succulents, cones, large specimens)3. Mountinga. Materials neededb. How to mount a good specimen, and how to save a bad onec. How to make a collection label4. How to identify your specimena. Paper resourcesb. On-line resourcesc. How to approach taxonomy and keying5. Organizing and Cataloguing your Collectionsa. Organizing for Reference (and eventual donation)b. Storing for Preservation –freezing, dermestids and storagec. Electronic Datad. Picturese. DNAReference and ResourcesAppendixIndex
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Dey Street Books Thing Explainer
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Random House USA Inc Life 30 Being Human in the Age of Artificial
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more than any other technology—and there’s nobody better qualified or situated to explore that future than Max Tegmark, an MIT professor who’s helped mainstream research on how to keep AI beneficial. How can we grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose? What career advice should we give today’s kids? How can we make future AI systems more robust, so that they do what we want without crashing, malfunctioning or getting hacked? Should we fear an arms race in lethal autonomous weapons? Will machines eventually outsmart us at all tasks, replacing humans on the job market and perhaps altogether? Will AI help life flourish like never before or give us more power than we can handle?
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St. Martin's Publishing Group 52 Random Weekend Projects
Book SynopsisFrom one of the most popular project channels on YouTube comes a how-to book on building things that go boom. Grant Thompson, The King of Random, has created one of the most popular project channels on YouTube, featuring awesome videos such as How to Make a Laser Assisted Blowgun and Assassin's Micro Crossbow. He currently has almost 10 million subscribers, posts 5 times a week, and averages over 40 million views a month.Partnering with Grant is Ted Slampyak, the artist behind the #1 New York Times bestseller 100 Deadly Skills.52 Random Weekend Projects: For Budding Inventors and Backyard Builders is a guide that enables ordinary folks to build an impressive arsenal of projects. These crafts combine some of Grant's most popular projectsMatchbox Rockets, Pocket Slingshot Super Shooters, Proto-Putty, Ninja Balls, Mini Matchstick Guns, The Clothespin Pocket Pistolwith many new ones, providing clear instructions on how to build them s
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Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc How Things Work
Book SynopsisTheodore Gray has become a household name among fans, both young and old, of popular science and mechanics with his bestselling trilogy of books: The Elements, Molecules, and Reactions. In How Things Work, he explores the mechanical underpinnings of dozens of types of machines, from the cotton gin to the wristwatch to an industrial loom, and shares his deep, firsthand appreciation and knowledge of the world''s most essential mechanical systems. Filled with stunning original photographs by Nick Mann, How Things Work is a must-have exploration of stuff-large and small-for any builder, maker or lover of mechanical things.
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Johns Hopkins University Press Experimenting with Humans and Animals
Book SynopsisExamining the ideas and attitudes that encourage scientists to experiment on living creatures, what their justifications are, and how these have changed over time. Experimentation on animalsparticularly humansis often assumed to be a uniquely modern phenomenon. But the ideas and attitudes that encourage biological and medical scientists to experiment on living creatures date from the earliest expressions of Western thought. In Experimenting with Humans and Animals, Anita Guerrini looks at the history of these practices and examines the philosophical and ethical arguments that justified them. Guerrini discusses key historical episodes in the use of living beings in science and medicine, including the discovery of blood circulation, the development of smallpox and polio vaccines, and recent research in genetics, ecology, and animal behavior. She also explores the rise of the antivivisection movement in Victorian England, the modern animal rights movement, and current debates over genTrade ReviewI was impressed by Guerrini's vast knowledge of the historical development of biomedical science, including the events that matter to ethical issues around use of animal and human subjects in research.—Perspectives in Science and Christian Faith...a valuable, insightful, and useful book, covering a vast time span and a weighty theme.—Journal of the History of BiologyTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1. Bodies of Evidence: Experimentation and Philosophical Debate in Premodern EuropeChapter 2. Animals, Machines, and MoralsChapter 3. Disrupting God's PlanChapter 4. Cruelty and KindnessChapter 5. The Microbe HuntersChapter 6. Polio and PrimatesChapter 7. From Nuremberg to CRISPR: New Rules and New SciencesConclusionSuggested Further ReadingNotesIndex
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The University of Chicago Press Error and the Growth of Experimental Knowledge
Book SynopsisThis text provides a critique of the subjective Bayesian view of statistical inference, and proposes the author's own error-statistical approach as an alternative framework for the epistemology of experiment. It seeks to address the needs of researchers who work with statistical analysis.
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Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH Inorganic Experiments
Book SynopsisA classic brought up to date with new experiments using the latest methods. Modern spectroscopic techniques and current research topics make this an incomparable resource for undergraduate and graduate students, presenting a fascinating approach to inorganic chemistry by providing experiments that resemble real research. As a result, students learn to think in a research-oriented fashion and to research together in a group. The experiments have been thoroughly tested and safety instructions are included, while hazardous substances are replaced by less harmful ones. This new edition also has a special focus on environmentally friendly experiments. Trade Review"In my view the flexible, expertly informed approach that this book offers makes it essential reading foracademic and technical staff who are planning a modern inorganic course." (Education in Chemistry , 1 March 2011) "Like the first and second editions of Inorganic experiments, the third edition is clearly and concisely written and excellently produced." (Chemistry World, 1 February 2011)Table of ContentsIntroduction Introductory Experiments Intermediate Experiments Advanced Experiments
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Nova Science Publishers Inc Microelectrodes: Techniques, Structures for
Book SynopsisBased on the mature development of microfabrication technology, micro-scale electrodes, i.e., microelectrodes, for the electrical observation of activities in micro-scale environment become realisable. This technique opened a new avenue for micro-scale observation and measurement besides the optical technique. This book presents the techniques, structures, and applications of using microelectrodes in a micro-scale environment. It covers a broad spectrum of topics and the state of the art techniques in the field. As such, the book is divided into four sections, comprising 11 chapters written by recognised experts from leading groups around the world. The reader will gain a unique perspective on the challenges and emerging opportunities in the technology of microelectrodes.
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Oxford University Press Simulation and Similarity
Book SynopsisIn the 1950s, John Reber convinced many Californians that the best way to solve the state''s water shortage problem was to dam up the San Francisco Bay. Against massive political pressure, Reber''s opponents persuaded lawmakers that doing so would lead to disaster. They did this not by empirical measurement alone, but also through the construction of a model. Simulation and Similarity explains why this was a good strategy while simultaneously providing an account of modeling and idealization in modern scientific practice. Michael Weisberg focuses on concrete, mathematical, and computational models in his consideration of the nature of models, the practice of modeling, and nature of the relationship between models and real-world phenomena. In addition to a careful analysis of physical, computational, and mathematical models, Simulation and Similarity offers a novel account of the model/world relationship. Breaking with the dominant tradition, which favors the analysis of this relation tTrade ReviewMichael Weisberg has given us a lovely book on models. It has very broad coverage of issues intersecting the nature of models and their use, an extensive consideration of long ignored concrete models with a rich case study, a discussion and classification of the many diverse kinds of models, and a particularly groundbreaking and innovative discussion of similarity concerning how models relate to the world ... his analysis is both clear and rich. * William C. Wimsatt, Biology and Philosophy *[This book] is lively, well-written, and should be accessible to novice audiences as well as informative and provocative to disciplinary insiders. It skillfully makes use of a relatively small set of carefully explained and not-overly-complicated examples to give an account that succeeds in being sophisticated and attentive to the details of scientific practice without getting overly mired in the details of 'case studies' that sometimes plague the literature on scientific modeling. * Eric Winsberg, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *[Simulation and Similarity] is well written and detailed in its exposition, providing concrete examples to ground the discussion. It is a very interesting complement to standard mathematical modeling treatments for scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. * R. A. Kolvoord CHOICE *...a compelling account of models and can be highly recommended to philosophers of science as well as to scientists of any particular discipline, especially those practicing modeling and simulation in their everydays work. * V. S. Pronskikh, Metascience *Table of ContentsContents ; Preface ; 1 Introduction ; 1.1 Two Aquatic Puzzles ; 1.2 Models of Modeling ; 2 Three Kinds of Models ; 2.1 Concrete Model: The San Francisco Bay-Delta Model ; 2.2 Mathematical Model: Lotka-Volterra Model ; 2.3 Computational Model: Schelling's Segregation Model ; 2.4 Common Features of these Models ; 2.5 Only Three Types of Models? ; 2.6 Fewer Than Three Types of Model? ; 3 The Anatomy of Models: Structure & Construal ; 3.1 Structure ; 3.1.1 Concrete Structures ; 3.1.2 Mathematical ; 3.1.3 Computational ; 3.2 Model Descriptions ; 3.3 Construal ; 3.4 Representational Capacity of Structures ; 4 Fictions and Folk Ontology ; 4.1 Against Maths: Individuation, Causes, and Face Value Practice ; 4.2 A Simple Fictions Account ; 4.3 Enriching the Simple Account ; 4.3.1 Waltonian Fictionalism ; 4.3.2 Fictions without Models ; 4.4 Why I am not a Fictionalist ; 4.4.1 Variation ; 4.4.2 Representational Capacity of Different Models ; 4.4.3 Making Sense of Modeling ; 4.4.4 Variation in Practice ; 4.5 Folk ontology ; 4.6 Maths, Interpretation, and Folk Ontology ; 5 Target Directed Modeling ; 5.1 Model Development ; 5.2 Analysis of the Model ; 5.2.1 Complete Analysis ; 5.2.2 Goal-directed Analysis ; 5.3 Model/Target Comparison ; 5.3.1 Phenomena and Target Systems ; 5.3.2 Establishing the fit between Model and Target ; 5.3.3 Representations of Targets ; 6 Idealization ; 6.1 Three Kinds of Idealization ; 6.1.1 Galilean idealization ; 6.1.2 Minimalist idealization ; 6.1.3 Multiple Models Idealization ; 6.2 Representational Ideals and Fidelity Criteria ; 6.2.1 Completeness ; 6.2.2 Simplicity ; 6.2.3 1-Causal ; 6.2.4 Maxout ; 6.2.5 P-General ; 6.3 Idealization and Representational Ideals ; 6.4 Idealization and Target Directed Modeling ; 7 Modeling Without a Specific Target ; 7.1 Generalized Modeling ; 7.1.1 How Possibly Explanations ; 7.1.2 Minimal Models and First Order Causal Structures ; 7.2 Hypothetical Modeling ; 7.2.1 Contingent Non-existence: xDNA ; 7.2.2 Impossible Targets: Infinite Population Growth and Perpetual Motion ; 7.3 Targetless Modeling ; 7.4 A Moving Target: The Case of Three-sex Biology ; 8 An Account of Similarity ; 8.1 Desiderata for Model/World Relations ; 8.2 Model Theoretic Accounts ; 8.3 Similarity ; 8.4 Tversky's Contrast Account ; 8.5 Attributes and Mechanisms ; 8.6 Feature Sets, Construals, and Target Systems ; 8.7 Modeling Goals and Weighting Parameters ; 8.8 Weighting Function and Background Theory ; 8.9 Satisfying the Desiderata ; 9 Robustness Analysis and Idealization ; 9.1 Levins and Wimsatt on Robustness ; 9.2 Robust Theorems ; 9.3 Three Kinds of Robustness ; 9.3.1 Parameter Robustness ; 9.3.2 Structural Robustness ; 9.3.3 Representational Robustness ; 9.4 Robustness and Confirmation ; 10 Conclusion: The Practice of Modeling ; References
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Oxford University Press ThreeDimensional Electron Microscopy of Macromolecular Assemblies
Book SynopsisCryoelectron microscopy of biological molecules is among the hottest growth areas in biophysics and structural biology at present, and Frank is arguably the most distinguished practitioner of this art. CryoEM is likely over the next few years to take over much of the structural approaches currently requiring X-ray crystallography, because one can now get good and finely detailed images of single molecules down to as little as 200,000 MW, covering a substantial share of the molecules of greatest biomedical research interest. This book, the successor to an earlier work published in 1996 with Academic Press, is a natural companion work to our forthcoming book on electron crystallography by Robert Glaeser, with contributions by six others, including Frank. A growing number of workers will employ CryoEM for structural studies in their own research, and a large proportion of biomedical researchers will have a growing interest in understanding what the capabilities and limits of this approachTable of Contents1: Introduction 2: Electron Microscopy of Macromolecular Assemblies 3: Two-Dimensional Averaging Techniques 4: Multivariate Data Analysis and Classification of Images 5: Three-Dimensional Reconstruction 6: Interpretation of Three-Dimensional Images of Macromolecules Appendix 1: Some Important Definitions and Theorems Appendix 2: Profiles, Point-Spread Functions, and Effects of Commonly Used Low-Pass Filters Appendix 2: Bibliography of Methods Appendix 2: Bibliography of Structures Appendix 2: Special Journal Issues on Image Processing Techniques
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Clarendon Press XRay Scattering and Absorption by Magnetic Materials 1 Oxford Series on Synchrotron Radiation
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