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    DNA Viruses: A Practical Approach
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    • DNA Viruses: A Practical Approach
    DNA Viruses: A Practical Approach

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    DNA Viruses: A Practical Approach groups together the major experimental methods currently employed to study DNA viruses, from the fundamentals of virus culture to novel techniques such as surface plasmon resonance spectrometry and realtime PCR analysis of drug resistance mutations in clinical isolates. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the extraction, purification and characterizations of virus DNA, but also covers the fundamentals of DNA virus culture. Chapters 2 and 3 describe approaches to the molecular investigation and mutagenesis of DNA virus genomes. Chapter 4 considers DNA virus replication and then chapters 5 and 6 describe methods to study transcription control. Chapters 7 to 9 consider aspects of the pathogenesis of DNA virus infections. The final chapter describes the current technology being applied to the development of DNA virus vectors for gene delivery. This volume will therefore be of interest to all those working on DNA viruses whether in academia, industry or clinical research.

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    5 out of 5 stars DNA Viruses: A Practical Approach.......2000-04-07

    DNA Viruses: A Practical Approach describes in complete detail all of the major experimental methods currently employed to study DNA viruses, from the fundamentals of virus culture to novel techniques such as surface plasmon resonance spectrometry and real-time PCR analysis of drug resistance mutations. The book begins by describing the culture of DNA viruses and the extraction, purification and characterization of virus DNA. Other topics then covered include virus genome mapping; correlation of genotype with phenotype; sequence analysis; mutagenesis of DNA virus genomes; identification and purification of proteins involved in DNA virus replication; analysis of virus replication at the molecular level; analysis of viral gene transcription and its control; identification and study of trans-acting regulatory proteins; identification, purification and characterization of viral cytokine-binding proteins; analysis of DNA virus proteins involved in neoplastic transformation; the development of DNA virus vectors for gene delivery; chemotherapy of DNA virus infections. This volume is authoritative, comprehensive and fully up-to-date. It is an essential laboratory manual and reference for all those working on DNA viruses whether in academia, industry or clinical research.
    Medical Virology: A Practical Approach (Practical Approach Series)
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      Like other biomedical sciences, medical virology has undergone a revolution of diagnostic and scientific approaches through the advent of molecular biological techniques. This new comprehensive volume presents a synthesis of the best classical and molecular techniques currently used in medical virology. Applications include,the diagnosis of virus infections and the further analysis of virus-specific antibodies and of clinical virus isolates. Contents List: Traditional techniques of viral diagnosis; Immunoassays; Nucleic acid detection; Blotting of viral proteins; Polymerase chain reaction; Design and testing of antiviral compounds; Molecular epidemiology; Evolutionary analysis of viruses
      Molecular Epidemiology (Practical Approach Series)
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        The 'molecular' aspect of molecular epidemiology refers to the application of molecular biological approaches to epidemiologic problems. The variety and power of molecular methods are rapidly expanding our capability to dissect etiologic mechanisms of disease. The 'epidemiologic' aspect, meanwhile, refers to utilizing the tools and perspectives of epidemiology to comprehend observations in molecular biology. An increasingly sophisticated variety of molecular techniques are being applied to generate an explosion of data on exposures and outcomes whose significance must be determined. The wealth of information generated by the Human Genome Project and the corresponding efforts in microbial genomics are providing researchers with extraordinary new opportunities to further understand the etiology of disease. Molecular epidemiology is rapidly evolving through the application of more relevant markers of exposure and better identification of subgroups at increased risk of early disease processes and progression. This volume provides a broad overview of the diverse approaches encompassed by this emerging discipline. Chapters 1-3 highlight concepts and methods at the forefront of studies of infectious diseases, and include a synopsis of general epidemiologic design and analysis, as well as current techniques for molecular typing of microbial pathogens. Chapters 4-6 are focussed on recent advances in studying host genetics, including methods for the detection of mutations and polymorphisms, identification of linkage among alleles of genes on a given chromosome, and the use of DNA pooling to increase efficiency in association studies of genetically complex traits. Chapters 7 and 8 deal with the relationship between pathologies and immune system genetics, and on the use of DNA sequence information to garner insights into the evolution of infectious pathogens, and into the evolution and function of the immune system.
        Molecular Virology: A Practical Approach (Practical Approach Series)
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          A companion volume to Virology: A Practical Approach, this new book details the recent transformation of virology, by the availability of an expanding battery of techniques for molecular analysis. It describes how many of the methods worked out for a particular virus are applicable to others, and some, particularly those employing viruses as vectors for expression of foreign genes, have impacted powerfuly upon biologists whose interests lie outside the field of virology. Bringing the subject completely up-to-date, the volume details how some of the most powerful new techniques, such as PCR, now allow the study of viruses which have proven inaccessible to conventional approaches. Indispensable, it is a modern guide for virologists and for those using viruses as a tool for understanding other biological systems.
          RNA Viruses: A Practical Approach
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            RNA Viruses: A Practical Approach is wide ranging in scope, from emerging technology such as reverse genetics and retrovirus vectors, to money saving tips - how to make your own silica particles for high efficiency RNA extraction and liposomes for cell transfection! Chapter one covers the fundamentals of investigating RNA virus genome structure at a molecular level. Chapters two and three describe techniques for mutagenesis of RNA genomes and analysis of transcription. Chapter four deals with RNA virus-encoded proteinases, an important aspect of the control of RNA virus gene expression. Chapter five considers retrovirus oncogenesis and chapter six analysis of RNA virus quasispecies. Chapter seven describes systems for investigation of in vitro replication of positive-stranded viruses and chapter eight the packaging of RNA virus genomes. In addition to the technical aspects of reverse genetics and retrovirus vectors, both of the final two chapters also consider ethical aspects of these new technologies.
            Virus Culture: A Practical Approach (Practical Approach Series)
            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
            • Excellent Introductory Text
            • Excellent laboratory manual for all virologists.
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            Virus Culture: A Practical Approach provides a broad treatment of the principles and practice of virus culture and will be of interest to all those, whether in academic, industrial, or clinical research, involved in virus culture. The first chapter is an overview of cell culture techniques essential for virologists. Other techniques then covered are isolating, identifying, concentrating, and purifying viruses. Electron Microscopy as applied to virology is also explained. Chapter 6 is about creating virus vaccines and chapters 7 and 8 cover antiserum production, monoclonal antibodies and antiviral drug testing. The final chapter describes the methods used to study plant viruses.

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            4 out of 5 stars Excellent Introductory Text.......2000-09-27

            The title of this book is accurate: A Practical Approach. Each chapter is a concise summary of accepted methods with lots of recipes. An excellent introductory text for the clinical virologist, laboratory technicians, and microbiology trainees.

            The weak aspects of this book are shared by almost all other textbooks on clinical health sciences microbiology laboratory methods. There are no statements on reliability; the strenght of the evidence of clinical validity, likelyhood ratios in clinical scenarios, nor are there statements on test precision; longditudinal performance characteristics, process control.

            In the end, I will get alot of use out of this book and I am satisfied with this purchase.

            5 out of 5 stars Excellent laboratory manual for all virologists........1999-10-13

            This book is an excellent and up to date lab manual covering all aspects of working with viruses.
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              A Plea for Eros: Essays
              Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
              • A Deep Self-Examination
              • A Varied Collection of Thoughts, Incantations, Musings from a Very Bright Mind
              • readable but a bit too self-conscious for my taste
              • Elegant, thoughtful, and thought-provoking
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              A Plea for Eros: Essays
              Siri Hustvedt
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              From the author of the international bestseller What I Loved, a provocative collection of autobiographical and critical essays about writing and writers Whether her subject is growing up in Minnesota, cross-dressing, or the novel, Hustvedts nonfiction, like her fiction, defies easy categorization, elegantly combining intellect, emotion, wit, and passion. With a light touch and consummate clarity, she undresses the cultural prejudices that veil both literature and life and explores the multiple personalities that inevitably inhabit a writers mind. Is it possible for a woman in the twentieth century to endorse the corset, and at the same time approach with authority what it is like to be a man? Hustvedt does. Writing with rigorous honesty about her own divided self, and how this has shaped her as a writer, she also approaches the works of othersFitzgerald, Dickens, and Henry Jameswith revelatory insight, and a practitioners understanding of their art.

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              4 out of 5 stars A Deep Self-Examination.......2006-05-28

              The well done cover is certainly alluring, even titiallating, along with the title, but "A Plea for Eros" is not wholly sexual. Siri Hustvedt recalls her Scandinavian background, as well as her life and times in the American Midwest. The stories are autobiographical, well written and Hustvedt does well to put us in her place.

              I think her examination of sexuality is one that attempts to get in touch with both her feminine and masculine sides, which all of us have. With these stories she gets in touch with herself, is introspective without being sentimental, and sometimes is very pointed and direct.

              Anyone reaching a point in life where they question themselves, or wonder who/what they are should check this out.

              4 out of 5 stars A Varied Collection of Thoughts, Incantations, Musings from a Very Bright Mind.......2006-02-28

              Siri Hustvedt is one fine writer. Her skills go beyond the technical expertise of honing in on a thought, relishing it, dissecting it, relating it, and offering it back to the reader. Here is a writer whose depth of knowledge about literature is vast and whose spectrum of sensibilities about living and the hurdles involved is uniquely her own.

              A PLEA FOR EROS is a collection of twelve essays written over the course of time from 1995 to 2004 - a bit of information that is more important than the tidbit suggests... Hustvedt reminisces about her childhood in Minnesota, her brief juncture with being a movie extra in an adaptation of Henry James' 'Washington Square' that centers on the topic of corsets (!), the personal effect of 911 on her life and beliefs, her perceptions of the differences between the sexes, and the meaning of place. She also provides some very erudite and fascinating studies of Henry James' 'The Bostonians', Charles Dickens, F. Scott Fitzgerald and other luminaries of literature, finding her attention focused not solely on the literary merits of these writers, but also on topics that bounce off her springboard of creative thinking initiated by the subjects.

              For this reader Hustvedt is at her best when she explores the waters of emotion and eroticism not only in literature but also in the way our society has come to interact. 'We live in an age of religious sects and mad militias, of gurus scattered about the country form California to New York, an age of channeling, colonics, crystals, and raw food crazes.' From this stance Hustvedt takes us places to prove that we are where we come from, that our exuberance for life comes at a price yet not one too dear to make. She is enlightened, entertaining, controversial, and a spinner of pages of elegant writing that makes time spent between these two covers very special. Finding the thread that unites these twelve fascinating essays is the joy she offers. Grady Harp, February 06

              3 out of 5 stars readable but a bit too self-conscious for my taste.......2006-01-26

              This is the second book I've read by Siri Hustvedt. The first was her novel 'What I loved', which I think shared some of the same strenghts and flaws with 'A plea for eros'.

              The strenghts, as I see it, have to do with Hustvedt's elegant writing style, richness of thought, and breadth of knowledge. She very obviously is an intellectual, a woman who has been reading books and thinking about books (and art) all through her life; she also has a good understanding of human psychology, of the vicissitudes and peculiarities of sexual relationships, of the complex fabric of parenting and child-adult relations. Essays such as 'Yonder', where she explores her double (American / Norwegian) roots, or others where she explores her relationship to her mother and daughter, are nicely written, insightful, and provide food for thought.

              In a way 'A plea for eros' could have been split in two parts, since the essays in it belong to two quite distinct categories- one part is Hustvedt's literature essays, the other is her essays about human relationships, sexuality, family, parenting etc. I think the latter are more appealing but also more problematic- as I said, I think they share the same strenghts and flaws with 'What I loved'.

              The problem is an exhibitionism, a kind of self-consciousness which is as if Siri Hustvedt is providing us with a glimpse into her life, a life that I get the feeling we should be admiring (even though this is done in a most subtle way). A good example is her description of her first few days in New York, where she moved as a young woman from a small-town in Minnesota: 'My first few days' she says 'were spent rereading Crime and Punishment in a state that closely resembled fever'. Now is it just me or is this a pretentious phrase, which does not ring true at all? In a nutshell, there is a sense in this book, as in 'What I loved', of frequent name-dropping (mostly intellectual name dropping...which doesn't make it any less so!) and of sharing quite private moments, like her description of meeting and falling in love with her author-husband, Paul Auster. As I said, these characteristics could be considered strenghts, since Hustvedt's books end up being quite personal, direct and often very true. But they are also flaws, since her descriptions of herself and her life often become quite idealized and a bit pretentious.

              4 out of 5 stars Elegant, thoughtful, and thought-provoking.......2006-01-11

              What do essays on corsets, parenting, post-September 11th New York, an obscure character actor, and Charles Dickens all have in common? Not much really, but these disparate topics are brought together in A PLEA FOR EROS, previously published essays by Siri Hustvedt.

              Hustvedt is best known as a novelist and is the author of WHAT I LOVED and THE ENCHANTMENT OF LILY DAHL. Hustvedt's essays are very writerly, usually exploring issues of identity or literary concepts. Some are personal while others are more academic in nature, but all are thoughtful and thought-provoking.

              Hustvedt begins with a piece entitled "Yonder," which is one of the more successful and readable essays in the book. She examines the idea of place and memory and the shaping of family, individual and community identity. This is very much a story about her Norwegian family and how this background has shaped who she is. Readers are introduced to her relatives, in this country and in Norway, to her small hometown in Minnesota, and to the New York she chose as home as an adult. Hustvedt begins by discussing the idea of "here and there," and though she sometimes seems to move far from this theme in the essays, she always does wind her way back to this concept and how "here" and "there" play in our imaginations.

              Several of the essays are about novels and authors and, more broadly, literary themes explored by particular authors. Here, readers unfamiliar with the texts or less than interested in literary criticism may be bored, uninterested, or left in the proverbial dust as Hustvedt dissects THE GREAT GATSBY and other works. "The Bostonians: Personal and Interpersonal Words" is an interesting look at a Henry James story, and "Charles Dickens and the Morbid Fragment" explores the idea of death and the dead body in the work of Dickens. These literary essays are, of course, not personal in the way the others in the collection are, but Hustvedt's deep appreciation of these authors and their works is personal in its way.

              The essay on Dickens is the longest and by far the best of the three literary-themed pieces. While Hustvedt is focusing on OUR MUTUAL FRIEND, she illuminates themes found in much of Dickens's work such as the absent or abusive father figure, madness, and self-identity (the "I"). Even readers unfamiliar with Dickens's work may be interested in her analysis.

              Although there is seemingly little unification in this collection, Hustvedt brings her topics together by making them personal to her and always coming around to the idea of identity or self. She relies heavily on psychology in her examinations. A PLEA FOR EROS is a mostly interesting and readable collection, but it has limited appeal. It can be dense and wordy, and at times is an intellectual exercise as opposed to entertainment. Hustvedt's style is elegant, however, and her range of knowledge impressive. Recommended for readers interested in essays closer to those of Susan Sontag than Sarah Vowell.


              --- Reviewed by Sarah Rachel Egelman

              4 out of 5 stars Plain Spoken and Outspoken.......2006-01-10

              Siri Hustvedt is usually pretty good. She wrote a great novel in which she accidentally uncovered one of the great true crime mysteries of human times, the case Hollywood enshrined as "Party Monster," accidentally finding out that the real culprit was roosting right within her own family, a situation which, hitting so close to home, provoked her to the cutting edge of fiction, sharpening her instruments all around. Ever since that book, she has been a contender in the contest for who is the greatest American novelist. Last year we saw the publication of a book of her essays about painting. I think even her strongest supporters would agree that art criticism is not really her forte. But as an occasional essayist, she could write for the New Yorker, and on occasion her writing is a little bit like that of the late Edmund Wilson, for she has a wide mind and the capacity to speak it no matter what the circumstances.

              Among the collected essays of A PLEA FOR EROS she has placed an appealing little story about being an extra in a film with Jennifer Jason Leigh and having to wear a corset for an extended period of time; this enables her to sort of "get into" the feeling of what it might have been like to be an American woman of the 1870 period. Her best essays are founded in this combination of the personal, the physical, and something extra that might be called, the metaphysical. However a few of the pieces here are just light fluff, which is a shame because a book like this is only as strong as the weakest of its pieces which in this case, is pretty weak.

              The best of the bunch is her analysis of movie sissy Franklin Pangborn and trying to figure out why this ridiculous movie character, the "quintessential tight-ass," as she calls him, appeals to her so. It's the kind of thing Sontag might have been proud to call her own. "In my domestic life," she writes, "I fight blur, ambiguity, cyclones, and decay (if not disease). It is a classically feminine position, which is not to say that there aren't scores of men who find themselves in it. I don't know if Pangborn is ever seen actually cleaning in a film, but it is not necessary to see him at it. His character is spotless and obsessive, a figure of perfect order." Quirky and spot-on, Hustvedt's musings strike a chord among anyone who has ever seen their own worst failings animated on the screen, reversing Lacan's mirror image with a hilarious contempt for the "nitwits" that populate every stage of our lives.
              Plea for Eros: Essays
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                Siri Hustvedt
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                Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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                5 out of 5 stars hilarious.......2007-10-10

                I love Fannie Flagg's books, this book I found to be very funny, everyone I lent it too also thought it was funny. Enjoy

                5 out of 5 stars A perfect book.......2007-09-08

                I just recently discovered Fannie Flagg and have been reading any book by this wonderful author that I can find. This is a warm, funny and wonderful novel about a young girl growing up in a very interesting enviroment. It had just enough mystery to keep me turning the pages (I love a good mystery) but was a good book to read before bed--some of those terror mysteries make it a little too hard to turn off the light.
                I really enjoyed this novel--it is staying in my bookcase for a second read.

                5 out of 5 stars Fun Read.......2007-07-09

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                5 out of 5 stars Fannie Flagg and the Miracle Man.......2007-06-08

                This book is one of my favorites. I adore the way Fannie Flagg greets you and warmly invites you right into the family. It's like a whole different world where you feel so welcome and so familiar. This particular book has wonderful sentiment and a charming sense of humor that only Fannie Flagg could create.

                5 out of 5 stars What a story .......2007-03-11

                I love Daisy Fay. She made me laugh, she made me cry and then I was done with the book. I have to tell you this book was referred to me by a true southern lady named Melba and I will be forever indebted to her. When I finished the book I felt as though my best friend left and I was never to see her again. I will read Daisy Fay again and again. Fannie Flagg is now one of my favorite authors and I will look forward to all her future book. KEEP THEM COMING FANNIE. I AM A TRUE FAN!
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                Flagg, FannieFlagg, Fannie | ( F ) | Authors, A-Z | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
                ASIN: 0099297213
                Release Date: 1993-07-15

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars One of the funniest books ever written.......2007-09-13

                I read this book and laughed out loud. I gave it to my depressed daughter to read on a long plane ride. She was told repeatedly to quiet down because she was laughing so hard. It's probably the naked truth that is so funny because it's so seldom revealed.Great characters, settings and a twisty plot. You'll love it and I have nothing to gain by telling you this.

                5 out of 5 stars Fannie Flagg at her best.......2007-01-29

                Along side Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe this is Fannie's best novel. I can't decide which of the two is better. this novel made me laugh out loud. I recommend this to anyone. anything by Fannie is awsome, don't wait pick it up.
                Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
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                  Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man

                  Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Hardcover
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                  ASIN: 0739459252
                  Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
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                    Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
                    Fannie Flagg
                    Manufacturer: Random House, Inc.
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Hardcover
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                    ASIN: 0739458698

                    Product Description

                    Large Print Edition - Fiction - Enchanting First Novel by Flagg follows young Daisy Fay in 1950s Mississippi. The sassy, smart-talking girl is surrounded by an eccentric cast of supporting characters that make for hilarious adventures and unlikely sources of inspriration. You'll love to sit on Mrs. Dot's Junion Debutante meetings held in the bait shop, or watch as Daisy Fay's father cooks up a mortage scheme in which his daughter "rises" from the dead.
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                      DAISY FAY AN THE MIRACLE MAN
                      FLAGG
                      Manufacturer: WARNER
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback
                      ASIN: B000S6G7CG
                      Daisy Fay And The Miracle Man
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                        FANNIE FLAGG
                        Manufacturer: Warner Books
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Paperback
                        ASIN: B000GQWCKO
                        Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man (Originally Titled: Coming Attractions)
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                          Fannie Flagg
                          Manufacturer: Warner Books Inc
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback
                          ASIN: B000OV7U2G
                          DAISY FAY AND THE MIRACLE MAN
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                            FANNIE FLAGG
                            Manufacturer: RH Canada UK Dist
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback
                            ASIN: B000OH235E
                            Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
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                              Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
                              Fannie Flagg
                              Manufacturer: Warner Books Inc
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                              Binding: Paperback
                              ASIN: B000NY2IDA
                              Daisy Fay and the Miracle Man
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                                Manufacturer: VINTAGE (RAND)
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback
                                ASIN: B000GS867U

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