Published November, 2013
By Mikiko C. Siomi
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are the third and most-recently discovered group of silencing-inducible small RNAs in animals. PIWI-Interacting RNAs: Methods and Protocols provides the most recent methods and protocols for studying piRNAs in the gonads of a wide range of species, as well as in any other organs where piRNAs may be detected.

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Published November, 2013
By Pey-Chang Kent Lin and Sunil P. Khatri
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book brings to bear a body of logic synthesis techniques, in order to contribute to the analysis and control of Boolean Networks (BN) for modeling genetic diseases such as cancer.

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Published October, 2013
By JORGEN KJEMS, Elena Ferapontova and Kurt V. Gothelf
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology
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This volume on nucleic acid nanotechnology offers authoritative, up-to-date and comprehensive coverage of nanotechnological studies and applications of nucleic acids.

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Published October, 2013
By Gary D. Hammer, Maria I. New, Bert W. O'Malley, Bert O'Malley, Oksana Lekarev, Alan Parsa, Tony Yuen and Tony T. Yuen
Publisher: Elsevier (Academic Press Inc)
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Addressing steroid disorders from hormonal, genetic, psychological, and surgical perspectives, this title teaches the best strategies and most effective use of genetic information in the patient counseling setting. It offers an understanding of the molecular basis for the diseases and therefore correct diagnosis and treatment of steroid disorders.

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Published October, 2013
By Katsu Murakami, Michael A. Trakselis, Katsuhiko S. Murakami and Katsuhiko Murakami
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Nucleic Acids and Molecular Biology
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This book provides a review of the multitude of nucleic acid polymerases, including DNA and RNA polymerases from Archea, Bacteria and Eukaryota, mitochondrial and viral polymerases, and other specialized polymerases such as telomerase, template-independent terminal nucleotidyl transferase and RNA self-replication ribozyme.

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Published October, 2013
By Christoph Arenz
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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In miRNA Maturation: Methods and Protocols, expert researchers in the field detail many of the methods which are now commonly used to study miRNA maturation.

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Published October, 2013
By Juan C. Stockert, Jesús Espada, Alfonso Blázquez-Castro and Juan Carlos Stockert
Publisher: Springer (Humana Press Inc.)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology
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Covering standard and recently developed methods in functional analysis of genetic material, this new volume in the Methods in Molecular Biology series includes reproducible protocols, expert problem-solving tips, and improved techniques for histone analysis.

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Published October, 2013
By Muller Fabbri
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
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This book represents a comprehensive guide on non-coding RNAs and cancer, spanning from its role as cancer biomarkers, to providing the most useful bioinformatic tools, to presenting some of the most relevant discoveries, which indicates how these fascinating molecules act as fine orchestrators of cancer biology.

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Published October, 2013
By Vincenzo Zappia, Fulvio Della Ragione, Gian Luigi Russo, Salvatore Panico and Alfredo Budillon
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Cancer Treatment and Research
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This book comprises proceedings from the Third International Conference on Advances in Nutrition and Cancer, held in Naples in May 2012. Knowledge on the relation between lifestyle, diet, and cancer is explored in a number of contributions, and the role of dietary intervention in cancer patients is discussed.

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Published October, 2013
By Philip A. Mackowiak
Publisher: Oxford University Press (Oxford University Press Inc)
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This book provides an overview of the history of medicine through a discussion of the mysterious illnesses of thirteen patients who changed the world. The disorders of famous historical figures from King Tut to Eleanor Roosevelt are used as platforms to trace the evolution of medical concepts from the time of the ancient pharaohs to the present.

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