Published November, 2010
By Nils G. Walter, Sarah A. Woodson, Robert T. Batey and Nils Walter
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Springer Series in Biophysics
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The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to the discoverers of RNA interference, Andrew Fire and Craig Mello. This prize, which follows "RNA" Nobels for splicing and RNA catalysis, highlights just one class of recently discovered non-protein coding RNAs.

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Published November, 2010
By Guido Kroemer, D. Mumberg, Bjorn Riefke, Thomas Steger-Hartmann, Kirstin Petersen, Kector Keun, Dominik Mumberg and Bjoern Riefke
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings
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In 1920s, Otto Warburg described the phenomenon of 'aerobic glycolysis', the ability of tumour cells to convert glucose to lactate in the presence of normal oxygen conditions.

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Published November, 2010
By Alexzander A.A. Asea and Antonio De Maio
Publisher: Springer
Series: Heat Shock Proteins
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This book provides the most up-to-date review on new mechanisms and provides exciting insights into how heat shock proteins modulate the hosts' immune response.

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Published November, 2010
By Andre Kamkin and Irina Kiseleva
Publisher: Springer
Series: Mechanosensitivity in Cells and Tissues
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This book presents the latest findings in the field of research of mechanosensitivity and mechanotransduction in different cells and tissues. Mechanosensitivity and mechanotransduction of the heart and vascular cells, in the lung, in bone and joint tissues, in sensor systems and in blood cells are described in detail.

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Published November, 2010
By Orla M. Conneely and Christiane Otto
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Ernst Schering Foundation Symposium Proceedings
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Progestins play a key role in reproductive endocrinology and as pharmaceutical drugs for contraception and in combined hormone therapy. To further our understanding of progestin action in the mammary gland, an international symposium, attended by leading researchers from academia and industry, was held in Berlin, 21-23 March 2007.

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Published November, 2010
By Rob Bradbury, Lit-Fui Lau and Michael A. Brodney
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Topics in Medicinal Chemistry
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With contributions by numerous experts

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Published November, 2010
By Dennis J. Selkoe and Antoine Triller
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K)
Series: Research and Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease
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A biochemical hypothesis - that Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive cerebral amyloidosis caused by the aggregation of the amyloid b-protein (Ab) - preceded and enabled the discovery of etiologies.

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Published November, 2010
By Tijana T. Ivancevic and Vladimir G. Ivancevic
Publisher: Springer
Series: Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering
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Human-Like Biomechanics is a comprehensive introduction into modern geometrical methods to be used as a unified research approach in two apparently separate and rapidly growing fields: mathematical biomechanics and humanoid robotics. The book contains six Chapters and an Appendix.

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Published November, 2010
By Roberto Bottinelli and Carlo Reggiani
Publisher: Springer
Series: Advances in Muscle Research
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The ability of striated muscle tissue to adapt to changes in activity or in working conditions is extremely high.

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Published November, 2010
By Simo S. Oja and Pirjo Saransaari
Publisher: Springer (Springer-Verlag New York Inc.)
Series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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The 15th International Taurine Meeting offered a multidisciplinary symposium, with participants representing a range of fields of biological science. Based on the proceedings of this meeting, Taurine 6: Taurine Today presents current research on Taurine by top scientists in the field.

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