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Price: $24.95
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Sale: $15.55
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Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: William Hanson
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Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
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Dewey Decimal Number: 610.28
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Publication Date: 2008-10-14
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Reading Level: 256
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Description: Experts agree that we are entering the Golden Age of Medicine, when our everyday experience of being ill and getting better will be more like science fiction than today’s routine trip to the doctor.
Bill Hanson, director of the surgical intensive care unit at the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and an inventor of medical technology, offers true-life and intensely intimate stories about the way biotechnology is changing people's lives.
• An electronic nose that detects infection, such as pneumonia, based on a person’s breath
• Robots with appendages that can feel their way around tissue, which will augment the hands of surgeons in the operating room
• Computer health wizards that will advise and prescribe through your home computer
• Computerized psychotherapists dispensing advice about emotional problems
• Telehealth software that serves as a monitoring nurse for difficult to manage chronic illnesses such as diabetes.
• Wheelchairs operated by reading electrical brainwaves for patients with severe neurological deterioration.
Bill Hanson describes the human genius that arrived at these amazing discoveries, and how innovators are working to take these feats to an even more technologically advanced level. And more importantly, he discusses what the human experience will be and how we can prepare ourselves for the moral and ethical challenges that these awesome changes will bring. This riveting and startling account will make us revise our expectations of our own mortality. |
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Price: $29.99
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Sale: $10.73
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Manufacturer: For Dummies
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Jean-Michel, Ph. D. Claverie::Cedric, Ph.D. Notredame
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Publisher: For Dummies
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 570.285
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Publication Date: 2006-12-18
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Reading Level: 456
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Description: Were you always curious about biology but were afraid to sit through long hours of dense reading? Did you like the subject when you were in high school but had other plans after you graduated? Now you can explore the human genome and analyze DNA without ever leaving your desktop! Bioinformatics For Dummies is packed with valuable information that introduces you to this exciting new discipline. This easy-to-follow guide leads you step by step through every bioinformatics task that can be done over the Internet. Forget long equations, computer-geek gibberish, and installing bulky programs that slow down your computer. You’ll be amazed at all the things you can accomplish just by logging on and following these trusty directions. You get the tools you need to: - Analyze all types of sequences
- Use all types of databases
- Work with DNA and protein sequences
- Conduct similarity searches
- Build a multiple sequence alignment
- Edit and publish alignments
- Visualize protein 3-D structures
- Construct phylogenetic trees
This up-to-date second edition includes newly created and popular databases and Internet programs as well as multiple new genomes. It provides tips for using servers and places to seek resources to find out about what’s going on in the bioinformatics world. Bioinformatics For Dummies will show you how to get the most out of your PC and the right Web tools so you’ll be searching databases and analyzing sequences like a pro!
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Price: $59.00
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Sale: $46.66
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Manufacturer: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Toby Freedman
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Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 660.6023
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Publication Date: 2007-10-01
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Reading Level: 409
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Description: As the world of biotechnology has grown in leaps and bounds, so too have the career opportunities. But the choices can be daunting. What types of jobs are available? How do you get your foot in the door? What will your job entail if you become a "Preclinical Project Manager" or a "Process Scientist"? What s the difference between biotech and pharma? Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of careers in the life science industry, with all their ups and downs. The author, Toby Freedman, Ph.D., has conducted interviews with hundreds of key players in the industry, who provide first hand explanations of their day to day roles and responsibilities, and offer key insights into how they landed those jobs in the first place. Careers in everything from discovery research to venture capital are covered in detail. Each chapter includes valuable sections on preparing yourself for a prospective career: educational requirements and personality characteristics needed; recommendations of books, magazines, and Web site resources; and issues to consider regarding salary and compensation. The book also includes interviewing and job searching tips, as well as suggestions on writing a resume specifically for industry. Career Opportunities in Biotechnology and Drug Development is an essential guide for science graduates and medical, business, legal, high tech or engineering professionals. With discussions of job security, future trends, and potential career paths, even those already working in industry will find helpful information on how to take advantage of opportunities available within their own companies and elsewhere. This book will help you make wiser and more informed decisions about what role you would like to play in the biotechnology and drug development industry.
Related Titles from the Publisher
An Illustrated Chinese-English Guide for Biomedical Scientists;
At the bench: A Laboratory Navigator, Updated Edition;
At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator;
CSH Protocols Laboratory Research Notebook;
Experimental Design for Biologists;
Lab Dynamics: Managing Skills for Scientists;
Lab Math: A Handbook of Measurements, Calculations, And other Quantitative Skills for Use at the Bench;
Lab Ref, Volume 1: A Handbook of Recipes, Reagents, and Other Reference Tools for Use at the Bench;
Lab Ref, Volume 2: A Handbook of Recipes, Reagents, and Other Reference Tools for Use at the Bench;
Safety Sense
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Price: $34.99
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Sale: $7.55
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Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Mark A. Ratner::Daniel Ratner
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Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
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Dewey Decimal Number: 620.5
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Publication Date: 2002-11-18
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Reading Level: 208
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Description: This book is the technical and business overview of tomorrow's scientific breakthrough. The authors survey the scientific research and business aspects of the field, try to explain the key concepts, provide a look at current developments, and give some thoughts on where nanotechnology is likely to go in the next few years. The book will be approachable and witty, with lots of illustrations and examples. The focus of the book is on science and technology, but business is discussed as well. The growing interest in nanotechnology by the investment community and the federal dollars going into nanotechnology are explained. Ratner and Ratner go on to explain why the National Science Foundation has estimated that it could be a $1 trillion market by 2015. Nanotechnology, or, as it is sometimes called, molecular manufacturing, is a branch of engineering that deals with the design and manufacture of extremely small electronic circuits and mechanical devices built at the molecular level of matter. Nanotechnology holds promise in the quest for ever-more-powerful computers and communications devices. But the most fascinating applications are in medical science. Nanorobots might serve as programmable antibodies. As disease-causing bacteria and viruses mutate in their endless attempts to get around medical treatments, nanorobots could be reprogrammed to selectively seek out and destroy them. Other nanorobots might be programmed to single out and kill cancer cells.
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Price: $108.00
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Sale: $64.74
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Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Buddy D. Ratner::Allan S. Hoffman::Frederick J. Schoen::Jack E. Lemons
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Publisher: Academic Press
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Edition: 2
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Dewey Decimal Number: 610.28
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Publication Date: 2004-08-12
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Reading Level: 864
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Description: The second edition of this bestselling title presents the most up-to-date comprehensive reviews of all aspects of biomaterials science. Leaders in their field present a balanced perspective on this evolving study.
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Price: $27.95
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Sale: $17.53
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Manufacturer: Ebner and Sons Publishers
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Gerald H. Pollack
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Publisher: Ebner and Sons Publishers
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Edition: 1
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Dewey Decimal Number: 571
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Publication Date: 2001-03-10
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Reading Level: 320
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Description: This book describes how cells work. It challenges the current wisdom of cell function, and presents a new, simpler approach to fundamental processes such as movement, transport, division, and communication, based on sound physical principles. The book is profusely illustrated with many color figures. It is written for the non-expert in an accessible, often humorous style.
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Price: $79.95
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Sale: $50.00
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Manufacturer: Springer
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Publisher: Springer
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Edition: 3rd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 610.28
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Publication Date: 2006-05-25
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Reading Level: 1037
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Description: The practice of modern medicine requires sophisticated information technologies with which to manage patient information, plan diagnostic procedures, interpret laboratory results, and conduct research. This book, inspired by a Stanford University training program developed to introduce health professionals to computer applications in modern medical care, fills the need for a high quality text in computers and medicine, and meets the growing demand by practitioners, researchers, and students for a comprehensive introduction to key topics in the field. The work is designed for a broad audience interested in the intersection of computer science and medicine. Completely revised and expanded, the Third Edition (previously titled "Medical Informatics") includes several new chapters filled with brand new material. This book will provide both a conceptual framework and a practical approach for the implementation and management of IT used to improve the delivery of health care. Designed for use by professors and students of medical informatics and for practicing professionals, this book will focus on the role of computers in the provision of medical services. Biomedial Informatics, Third Edition, provides the conceptual base needed to comprehend and utilize medical informatics through easy to understand examples that demonstrate how computers assist in the delivery of health care. This text also includes pointers to additional literature, chapter summaries, and concise definition of recurring terms for self-study or classroom use.
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Price: $39.95
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Sale: $19.89
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Manufacturer: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: James D. Tisdall
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Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Edition: 1st
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Dewey Decimal Number: 005.133
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Publication Date: 2003-06
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Reading Level: 377
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Description: Mastering Perl for Bioinformatics covers the core Perl language and many of its module extensions, presenting them in the context of biological data and problems of pressing interest to the biological community. This book, along with Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics, forms a basic course in Perl programming. This second volume finishes the basic Perl tutorial material (references, complex data structures, object-oriented programming, use of modules--all presented in a biological context) and presents some advanced topics of considerable interest in bioinformatics. Biologists and computer scientists who have conquered the basics of Perl and are ready to move even further in their mastery of this versatile language will appreciate the author's well-balanced approach to applying Perl's analytical abilities to the field of bioinformatics. Full of practical examples and real-world biological problem solving, this book is a must for any reader wanting to move beyond beginner level Perl in bioinformatics.
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Price: $30.00
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Sale: $21.87
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Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Wilhelm Reich
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Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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Publication Date: 1986-05-01
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Reading Level: 400
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Description: This book describes Reich's medical and scientific work onthe living organism from his first efforts at the Medical School of the University of Vienna in 1919 to the laboratory experiments in Oslo in 1939 which revealed the existence of a radiating biological energy, orgone energy.The subject of "sexuality" is basic to this work, and Reich shows clearly its importance for human life and its relevance in understanding the social problems of our time.
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Price: $82.95
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Sale: $63.72
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Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Hardcover
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Author: Berend Smit::Daan Frenkel
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Publisher: Academic Press
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Edition: 2nd
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Dewey Decimal Number: 539.60113
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Publication Date: 2001-10-15
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Reading Level: 600
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Description: Understanding Molecular Simulation: From Algorithms to Applications explains the physics behind the "recipes" of molecular simulation for materials science. Computer simulators are continuously confronted with questions concerning the choice of a particular technique for a given application. A wide variety of tools exist, so the choice of technique requires a good understanding of the basic principles. More importantly, such understanding may greatly improve the efficiency of a simulation program. The implementation of simulation methods is illustrated in pseudocodes and their practical use in the case studies used in the text.
Since the first edition only five years ago, the simulation world has changed significantly -- current techniques have matured and new ones have appeared. This new edition deals with these new developments; in particular, there are sections on:
· Transition path sampling and diffusive barrier crossing to simulaterare events
· Dissipative particle dynamic as a course-grained simulation technique
· Novel schemes to compute the long-ranged forces
· Hamiltonian and non-Hamiltonian dynamics in the context constant-temperature and constant-pressure molecular dynamics simulations
· Multiple-time step algorithms as an alternative for constraints
· Defects in solids
· The pruned-enriched Rosenbluth sampling, recoil-growth, and concerted rotations for complex molecules
· Parallel tempering for glassy Hamiltonians
Examples are included that highlight current applications and the codes of case studies are available on the World Wide Web. Several new examples have been added since the first edition to illustrate recent applications. Questions are included in this new edition. No prior knowledge of computer simulation is assumed.
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