Published September, 2010
By Wolfgang R. Streit, Rolf Daniel and Wolfgang Streit
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Metagenomics has proven to be a powerful tool for exploring the ecology, metabolic profiling, and comparison of complex microbial communities as well as its important applications in the mining of metagenomes for genes encoding novel biocatalysts and drug molecules for bioindustries.

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Published September, 2010
By Mahesh Uttamchandani and Shao Q. Yao
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Small molecule microarrays (SMM) were introduced just a decade ago in 1999 and, within a short space of time, have already established themselves as a vibrant, next generation platform for high-throughput screening.

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Published September, 2010
By Michael R. Barnes and Gerome Breen
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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In this book, expert researchers address the rising importance of genome variation, both at the level of the individual and in population-based studies of disease. The contributions cover a majority of the most important forms of genetic variation.

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Published September, 2010
By Federica M. Marelli-Berg and Sussan Nourshargh
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Recent discoveries have shed light on the molecular mechanisms of lymphocyte migration and the anatomy of immune responses. This book explores how the development of novel techniques has led to an increased understanding of lymphocyte trafficking.

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Published September, 2010
By Mouldy Sioud
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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This self-contained reference covers the most relevant RNA-based technologies, including ribozymes, RNA apatmers, siRNAs, and mRNA-encoding therapeutic proteins. Innovated nanotechnologies are presented, in addition to manufacturing protocols.

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Published September, 2010
By Silvia Monticelli
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Chapters outline methods to study miRNA functions in various cell types from a single cell type level to entire model organisms, and present studies of miRNAs in the context of viruses and the immune response.

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Published September, 2010
By Joanna M. Bridger, Emanuela V. Volpi and Keith Morris
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (FISH) belongs to that special category of well-established molecular biology techniques that, since their inception a few decades ago, have succeeded in keeping a prominent position within the constantly expanding list of laboratory pro- dures for biomedical research and clinical diagnostics.

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Published September, 2010
By Michelle Webb
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Over the past two decades, spectacular advances have been made in our understanding of the molecular genetics of cancer, leading to the pursuit of identifying genes that, when mutated, result in an increased susceptibility to the disease.

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Published August, 2010
By Gregory J. Seymour, Mary P. Cullinan and Nicholas C.K. Heng
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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This changing de?nition of disease means that today's undergraduate or graduate student in dentistry (and its related ?elds) must be in a position not only to acquire new knowledge in the future but also to be able to evaluate the information and apply it in a clinically relevant setting.

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Published August, 2010
By Ronald A. Simon and Ronald Simon
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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The tissue microarray (TMA) method presents as a modern high technology, although its roots go back to the 80s when researchers frst started to combine several small pieces of tissues into so-called sausage blocks.

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