Published October, 2010
By Edward A. Birge
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The book is written for upper level undergraduates and beginning graduate students, particularly those who have had an introductory genetics course. The fifth edition has been extensively revised to reflect recent advances in the field.

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Published October, 2010
By Emilio Jirillo
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Despite numerous hepatitis C virus infection studies, its pathogenesis and medical treatment have not been fully explained. This comprehensive volume, written by experts in the field, covers the most recent advances in the study of HCV, moving from basic research to clinical applications.

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Published October, 2010
By Keshav Singh and Leslie Costello
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Nearly a century of scientific research has revealed that mitochondrial dysfunction is one of the most common and consistent phenotypes of cancer cells.

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Published October, 2010
By Ian M. Gould, Jos W.M. van der Meer and Jos W.M. Meer
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All concerned with teaching, practice and administration of clinical medicine, surgery, pharmacy, public health, clinical pharmacology, microbiology, infectious diseases and clinical therapeutics will find Antibiotic Policies: Theory and Practice essential reading.

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Published October, 2010
By Yi-Wei Tang and Charles W. Stratton
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Clinical microbiologists are engaged in the field of diagnostic microbiology to determine whether pathogenic microorganisms are present in clinical specimens collected from patients with suspected infections.

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Published October, 2010
By Robert Garcea and Daniel DiMaio
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This volume evaluates the carcinogenic risk to humans posed by infection with human papillomaviruses (HPVs). To date, more than 70 HPV types have been identified, of which over 15 have been reported in cervical cancer biopsies. Worldwide, cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women.

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Published October, 2010
By Jingwu Zhang
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This volume reviews the most recent advances in the understanding of cellular and molecular mechanisms for immune responses and immune regulation. The books editor, Dr. Zhang, is well-known internationally, particularly in the field of multiple sclerosis and T-cell vaccination as a potential treatment of multiple sclerosis.

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Published October, 2010
By Timothy Wang, James Fox and Andy Giraud
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Taking my own view, as a scientist placed in the middle of the spectrum between basic science and clinical medicine, I can see that the editors, Jim Fox, Andy Giraud, and Timothy Wang, provide a broad mix of expertise, which ensures that the subject is treated with the right balance.

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Published October, 2010
By Hurwitz Andy, Dmitry I. Gabrilovich, Arthur Andrew Hurwitz and Arthur A. Hurwitz
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It discusses a number of new mechanisms that have never been discussed in a monograph before: T-cell inhibitory molecules, regulatory tolerogenic DCs, and signaling pathways in antigen-presenting cells involved in T-cell tolerance.

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Published October, 2010
By Elke Bogner and Andreas Holzenburg
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Antiviral drugs are vital - but imperfect - tools for treatment and prevention of viral infections. This book offers an up-to-date review of new drugs and targets, novel modes of action, vector-based treatments and even the blocking of defined genes by inhibiting mRNA formation (siRNA).

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