Rice biotechnology: improving yield, stress tolerance, and grain qual…
by Chadwick, Derek, Goode, Jamie, Novartis Foundation, Symposium on Rice Biotechnology--Improving Yield, Stress Tolerance, and Grain Quality, Laguna, Philippines), International Rice Research Institute
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Rice is the most important food crop for half the world's population. Over the last three decades, the improvement in human nutrition and health in Asia has largely been attributable to a relatively stable and affordable rice supply. The challenge to produce enough rice for the …
This second edition volume expands on the previous edition with updated chapters in model systems and new crops. The book contains protocols for plastid engineering in leaves, tissue culture cells, and the shoot apex of plants, as well as for marker excision from the plastid gen…
Genome engineering via CRISPR-Cas9 system
This volume reports the latest advances in the science & technology related to the conversion of lignocellulosics. A portion of the volume is devoted to molecular biology of the enzymes & the microbes involved in the conversion. Hydrolysis of cellulose continues to be of prime i…
"The Metabolic Pathway Engineering Handbook : Tools and Applications delves into evolutionary tools and gene expression tools for metabolic pathway engineering. It covers applications of emerging technologies including recent research genome-wide technologies, DNA and phenotypic…
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This book describes the basic requirements for establishing and maintaining cell cultures both in the laboratory and in large-scale operations. Minimal background knowledge of the subject is assumed and therefore it will be a readable introduction to animal cell culture for scie…
Chapter 1 Introduction: The use of animal cell culture -- chapter 2 Characteristics of cells in culture -- chapter 3 Basic equipment and laboratory design: what you need to get started in cell culture -- chapter 4 Growth and maintenance of cells in culture -- chapter 5 Cell line…
This book describes the basic requirements for establishing and maintaining cell cultures both in the laboratory and in large-scale operations. Minimal background knowledge of the subject is assumed and therefore it will be a readable introduction to animal cell culture for scie…
This volume will be invaluable for both new and established researchers in the field of human embryonic stem cells.