Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture: Fundamental Methods (Springer Lab Manuals)

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This manual provides all relevant protocols for basic and applied plant cell and molecular technologies, such as histology, electron microscopy, cytology, virus diagnosis, gene transfer and PCR. Also included are chapters on laboratory facilities, operation and management as well as a glossary and all the information needed to set up and carry out any of the procedures without having to use other resource books.
It is especially designed for professionals and advanced students who wish to acquire practical skills and first-hand experience in plant biotechnology.

Plant Tissue Culture: Methods and Application in Agriculture

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Plant Tissue Culture: Methods and Application in Agriculture
Trevor A. Thorpe
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Plants from Test Tubes: An Introduction to Micropropagation

ASIN: 0126906807

Plant Cell Culture Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)

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Plant Cell Culture Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology)

Manufacturer: Humana Press
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ASIN: 1588295478

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A comprehensive state-of-the-art collection of the most frequently used techniques for plant cell and tissue culture. Readily reproducible and extensively annotated, the methods range from general methodologies, such as culture induction, growth and viability evaluation, and contamination control, to such highly specialized techniques as chloroplast transformation involving the laborious process of protoplast isolation and culture. Most of the protocols are currently used in the research programs of the authors or represent important parts of business projects aimed at the generation of improved plant materials. Two new appendices explain the principles for formulating culture media and the composition of the eight most commonly used media formulations, and list more than 100 very useful internet sites.

Plant Cell and Tissue Culture in Liquid Systems (Hanser Series in Biotechnology)

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Plant Cell and Tissue Culture in Liquid Systems (Hanser Series in Biotechnology)
G. Payne , V. Bringi , C. Prince , and Michael L. Shuler
Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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ASIN: 0471037265

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A practical review of a technology whose time has come...

The recent surge of interest in the production of plant products from cell cultures is creating increased pressure to transfer this technology from the laboratory to commercial practice. This book, created by four of the leading researchers in the field, is specifically designed to help advance commercialization of plant cell culture for secondary metabolite production. It provides a cohesive presentation of the principles and practical applications of large-scale plant cell and tissue culture techniques. This comprehensive survey of the state of the art in this technology:

Provides a practical view of plant cell and tissue culture techniques leading to Industrial scale-up for production
Explains important biological and metabolic components of plant cell culture
Focuses on technical approaches for culturing a range of cells at different morphological levels
Details engineering principles of gas transfer in bioreactor systems
Gives basis for intelligent choice of appropriate bioreactor systems
Examines proven strategies in useful case studies
Lists extensive references for each chapter
Identifies critical areas for frontier research

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Plant cell cultures are used extensively in studies of secondary metabolism, for the biosynthesis of pharmaceuticals, flavors, essences, and pigments. This book highlights recent developments in the in vitro growth of cultured plant cells and in the production of valuable secondary metabolites. Plant Cell Culture Secondary Metabolism details research on many exciting areas including:

Plant Cell Culture: A Practical Approach (The Practical Approach, No 145)

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Plant Cell Culture: A Practical Approach (The Practical Approach, No 145)

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0199634025

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Plant cell culture techniques are used increasingly in basic research for plant exploitation in industry, including for example, genetic engineering and micropropagation. The rapidly developing role of plant cell culture has necessitated this new edition of a widely acclaimed book. It covers a
wide range of methods central to the exploitation of plant cell cultures in fundamental and applied research. This thoroughly revised work retains the combination of giving and explaining the general principles involved with the concise description of specific protocols, with appeal to a broad
readership, that made the first edition so successful. Internationally recognized experts describe the techniques used for isolating and manipulating cell cultures, and the central importance in plant biotechnology. The book will be of major interest to researchers in plant sciences in general, and
specifically to botany, plant physiology, and biotechnology students.

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Great Book!.......2000-10-20

I had the opportunity of reading this book while I was pursuing graduate studies. This book is an excellent source of information for anyone working in this field.

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Plant Cell Culture : The Basics
D.e. Evans
Manufacturer: BIOS Scientific Publ
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ASIN: 185996320X

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The Basics series provide the ideal introduction to new techniques in the laboratory. This series of books will allows you to use the techniques described, and to manipulate them to suit your own basic requirements. Some basic theory is given, but is linked to simple explanations and suggestions for which protocols may be suitable for you to use. Each book answers the important questions of 'why' and 'how' experiments are carried out. Particular attention is given to the interpretation of data and the possible sources of errors and artifacts that may be encountered.
If you are a students new to the technique involved, or even if you are an experienced worker in the field, this series of use-friendly guides to successful laboratory techniques will be ideal for you.

Plant cell culture is an essential methodology in plant sciences, with numerous variant techniques depending on the cell type and organism. Plant Cell Culture: the basics provides the reader with a concise overview of these techniques, including basic plant biology for cell culture, basic sterile technique and media preparation, specific techniques for various plant cell and tissue types including applications, tissue culture in agriculture, horticulture and forestry and culture for genetic engineering and biotechnology. This book will be an essential addition to any plant science laboratory's bookshelf.

13th International Conference on Electrical Bioimpedance and 8th Conference on Electrical Impedance Tomography 2007: ICEBI 2007, August 29th - September 2nd 2007, Graz, Austria (IFMBE Proceedings)

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13th International Conference on Electrical Bioimpedance and 8th Conference on Electrical Impedance Tomography 2007: ICEBI 2007, August 29th - September 2nd 2007, Graz, Austria (IFMBE Proceedings)

Manufacturer: Springer
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These proceedings continue the series edited in the framework of the traditional triennial International Conference on Electrical Bio-Impedance (ICEBI), the most important platform for presenting recent scientific achievements in the area of electrical bio-impedance. The XIII ICEBI was held from Aug. 29th – Sept. 02nd 2007 at the Graz University of Technology in Graz, Austria. As already in previous years the 13th ICEBI was held together with the 8th Conference on Electrical Impedance Tomography, the annual meeting for biomedical impedance imaging. Consequently, the proceedings also contain many contributions from this very important and challenging branch of bioimpedance research.

When compared to previous ICEBIs we notice a slight reduction of publications dedicated to purely theoretical models of bioimpedance phenomena while there was a significant increase of presentations on non-contacting and multimodal imaging technologies, cellular applications and specific biomedical applications. Among the latter pulmonary monitoring, multi-segmental BIA and cellular applications should be especially mentioned as obviously being in the transition from basic research to clinical usefulness.

The growth of interest for bioimpedance research is also reflected by two additional facts, namely the foundation of the International Society for Electrical Bio-Impedance (ISEBI) at the preceding conference 2004 in Gdansk and the kind endorsement of the 13th ICEBI by the IFMBE and its offer to publish scientific papers in the series of IFMBE proceedings.

Analysis of growth: The responses of cells and tissues in culture (Plant physiology)

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Analysis of growth: The responses of cells and tissues in culture (Plant physiology)
F. C Steward
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Applications of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture - Symposium No. 137

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Applications of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture - Symposium No. 137
CIBA Foundation Symposium
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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ASIN: 0471918865

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Applications of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture Chairman: Y. Yamada 1988 Interest in all aspects of plant cell and tissue culture is expanding rapidly as the technologies available improve and the commercial potential of these processes becomes apparent. This book covers basic plant physiology and cytology and extends to the practical exploitation of plants, both as crops per se and as sources of useful compounds produced as secondary metabolites. The reduction of plants to single cells or tissues that can be maintained in culture facilitates their manipulation by the techniques of molecular biology. Genes encoding desirable traits, for example herbicide or pathogan resistance or early flowering, can be introduced into domesticated crops by transformation of normal plant cells using a natural vector such as Agrobacterium, by the uptake of DNA into protoplasts using techniques developed for animal cells, or by direct injection of DNA into intact cells with cell walls. Application of these technologies to forest trees is especially important because the long lifespan of these species makes their improvement by conventional breeding programmes very slow. Problems of commercial exploitation considered include the storage of genetically engineered material until progeny evaluation has been completed, the stability of traits in culture, and the feasibility of adapting laboratory methods to large-scale production plants. There is also some discussion of the sociolegal aspects of genetic engineering of crop plants, and of the difficulties of marketing `natural' compounds produced by cells under artificial conditions. Related Ciba Foundation Symposia: No 97 Better crops for food Chairman: E. A. Bell 1983 ISBN 0 272 79729 4 No 133 Plant resistance to viruses Chairman: B. D. Harris 1987 ISBN 0 471 91263 8

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Now armchair adventurers can find out about the physical, geological, and climatological conditions of the poles; their unique flora, fauna, and human inhabitants; the history of the greatest polar expeditions, the exciting scientific research being conducted there, and what changing climate conditions might mean to the future of this vast and fascinating realm.

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Into The Polar Zones.......2003-12-09

In my youth, I became fascinated by the Antarctic when I saw documentaries on the International Geophysical Year exploration and study of the southern continent on Disneyland, the flagship television show of Walt Disney in those years. I remember most the snow vehicles traversing the ice and the concern over hidden crevasses in the ice. And although I fancy myself a warm-weather lover with an aversion to prolonged cold and snow, I have kept that fascination with the polar regions through my life.

In The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic, author Jack Williams, editor of the USA Today weather page and author of The USA Today Weather Book and co-author of Hurricane Watch: Forecasting the Deadliest Storms on Earth, I was able to again revisit those frontier regions. I have enjoyed William's other works and looked forward to another well-written, informative book. I was not disappointed.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic is an overview of the two opposite ends of the Earth functioning as a specialized encyclopedia of information on the polar regions from history, geography, science and even employment and tourist opportunities. The book is divided into six parts:

* Meet the Polar Regions Life in the Polar Regions
* Going to the Ends of the Earth
* The Polar Regions Today
* Today's Polar Science
* The Polar Regions and the Rest of the World

Each part contains a number of sub-chapters looking in greater depth at particular topics relevant to the main topic at hand for both the Arctic and Antarctic. The book can be read straight through or by jumping around to topics of interest. Thus, it will prove useful as a reference book for many polar topics. The book is liberally spiced with sidebar tables, definitions of terminology right where the terms are used, and useful illustrations (though not of the quality of The USA Today Weather Book). History buffs will find the exploration history overviews sending them out to read more detailed accounts of the searches for polar passages or the quest for the glory of being the first to stand at the ultimate global ends.

The book falls within the series The Complete Idiot's Guides, each of which stands as an educational work with the foremost intent of introducing the subject to those not currently knowledgeable in the topic. The "Complete Idiot" portion of the series title is a bit tongue-in-cheek and a good marketing gambit in our self-deprecating world. However, having read Williams' treatment of the subject in The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic, I think you could be a nearly complete idiot and still understand his writing, coming away with a new-found knowledge base. Even for those who consider ourselves on the opposite end of the knowledge spectrum, there is much to learn here, and Williams does not bore us with oversimplicity.

With the polar regions so often in the news these days, whether through ozone depletion, climate change, new discoveries, or daring rescues of ill members of the Antarctic research colonies, you are well-advised to consider reading this book as background material. You may even find you too are a polar enthusiast and will begin to search out other, more detailed works.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Arctic and Antarctic is the best overview of the polar regions I have read since Isaac Azimov's The Ends of the Earth, and likely better in its breadth. It will be at close reach on my reference shelf. I highly recommend it to all my readers.

The Weather Doctor

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Following the style of The Physics Companion and The Electronics Companion, this book is a revision aid and study guide for undergraduate students in physics and engineering. It consists of a series of one-page-per-topic descriptions of the key concepts covered in a typical first-year "mathematics for physics" course. The emphasis is placed on relating the mathematical principles being introduced to real-life physical problems. In common with the other companions, there is strong use of figures throughout to help in understanding of the concepts under consideration. The book will be an essential reference and revision guide, particularly for those students who do not have a strong background in mathematics when beginning their degree.

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Small but full of the right info........2007-09-20

I purchased the book, because it was required for a class (among other books) that I am attending in the graduate school (a refreshment course for people that has been away from college for a while). The definitions are short and to the point; clear and precise. So far I have found two typos, but I guess that means that the refreshment is working. In sumary, It is a great book, highly recommended.

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Sir Nigel: Boyhood of the Commander of the White Company
Arthur Conan, Sir Doyle
Manufacturer: Fredonia Books (NL)
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ASIN: 1410102459

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One of Doyle's favorite novels, set in medieval England beginning in 1348. A young squire, Sir Nigel, wishing to revive his ancestor's traditions vows to perform three noble deeds before claiming the hand of his love. The book is full of adventure, and lots of historical detail, such as the fact that forks had not yet been invented in 1348.

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The White Company And Sir Nigel
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Manufacturer: Barnes & Noble Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0760768900

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The White Company (Unabridged)
Arthur Conan Doyle
Manufacturer: audible.com
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Binding: Audio Download
ASIN: B0006IU5H4

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Rich descriptions, adventure, humor - can't beat it.
Of another time
Great Stuff!
Thank you Louis Lamour
Never drags-lots of excitement- great YA or even older book

The White Company / Sir Nigel
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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ASIN: 1888173904

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Afterword by Peter Glassman. Young Alleyne Edricson journeys to France in 1366 to join the White Company, a bold band of archers, and is swept into a series of exciting adventures. Written by the creator of Sherlock Holmes and illustrated by one of America's most distinguished artists, this lavishly illustrated deluxe gift edition is available once again. A Books of Wonder Classic.

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Rich descriptions, adventure, humor - can't beat it........2007-06-03

Each poetically descriptive sentence is as a brushstroke that paints a colorful, lively picture of the scenery, landscape, characters, and events. You can picture everything very vividly in your mind. The characaters were each unique and fascinating. The story unfolded quite differently than I would have expected for a book about a war. It was a beautifully constructed story; an education about chivalry and how wars used to be fought. I thoroughly enjoyed every aspect of this book, and hope to re-read it in the future.

Of another time.......2007-03-08

An 18th century author writing about the dark ages. It reads more like incidents within a narrative rather than a single story. I found the ending abrupt and not credible. I expected more of the creator of Sherlock Holmes.

Great Stuff!.......2006-09-05

I loved this book as a kid, and found new depths to it when I came back to it as an adult. A must-read! The breadth of imagination and the color and vividness of the descriptions are hard to match, and the characters are memorable -- Samkin Aylward the master-archer is my favorite.

Thank you Louis Lamour .......2006-05-23

I discovered the White Company while reading Louis Lamour's "Education of A Wondering Man". It was included in Lamours reading list from the 1930's. On a lark i checked it out.

What a gem this book is! I simply could not put it down. The language, the characters, the history and the humor simply crackle off the pages.

If you have a son, here's your next gift.

Never drags-lots of excitement- great YA or even older book.......2006-04-28

I can't remember how I happened on this book- probably Amazon herded me to it- but I'm quite glad. I'm more of a fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories, but I found this as enjoyable as The Black Arrow or Robin Hood or any other medieval book that I've read, and I'd never even heard of it before. The protagonist is a young man raised at the monastery who joins a band of rough but good hearted archers and follows their exploits as they head to war in France and Spain. The old agnostic (Doyle) weaves in more respect for the Catholic church than one usually sees from so-called church leaders today, combined with some common sense insights of true morality. For Doyle chivalry not only is not dead, it'll cut off the head of anyone who says otherwise. In other words, a man's word was worth something, and a man's actions were worth even more. Lots of swordplay, a little (very little) romance, some interesting and well developed characters, and an undercurrent of humor. Not as clever as the Holmes books, but a lot more action, and one learns a little English history at the same time. I'd highly, highly recommend it for kids, or anyone really, and I am amazed that it's fallen through the cracks to this point- at least for me.

The Conan Doyle Historical Romances : The White Company, Sir Nigel, Micah Clarke, The Refugees

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The Conan Doyle Historical Romances : The White Company, Sir Nigel, Micah Clarke, The Refugees
Arthur Conan Doyle
Manufacturer: John Murray
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MPM1JQ

THE WHITE COMPANY - A Sir Nigel Loring Adventure (by the author of Sherlock Holmes)

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THE WHITE COMPANY - A Sir Nigel Loring Adventure (by the author of Sherlock Holmes)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Manufacturer: John Murray
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GVW9HA

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