Stanly Community College Library: Biology: books

Biology Books (Selected)

Biochemistry Education
This volume brings together resources from the networks and communities that contribute to biochemistry education. Projects, authors, and practitioners from the American Chemical Society (ACS), American Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB), and the Society for the Advancement of Biology Education Research (SABER) are included to facilitate cross-talk among these communities. Authors offer diverse perspectives on pedagogy, and chapters focus on topics such as the development of visual literacy, pedagogies and practices, and implementation.
Biochemistry for Dummies
Biochemistry For Dummies shows you how to get a handle on biochemistry, apply the science, raise your grades, and prepare yourself to ace any standardized test. This friendly, unintimidating guide presents an overview of the material covered in a typical college-level biochemistry course and makes the subject easy to understand and accessible to everyone.
Biochemistry in the Lab
Biochemistry in the Lab: A Manual for Undergraduates presents a comprehensive approach to modern biochemistry laboratory teaching together with a complete experimental experience, from molecular biology, cloning, and protein expression to purification and characterization.
Schaum's Outline of Biochemistry, Third Edition
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format. You also get hundreds of examples, solved problems, and practice exercises to test your skills.

Biotechnology Demystified
An introduction to biotechnology, providing information on the fundamentals of molecular and cellular biology; medical advances in cancer, infectious diseases, immunology, and genetics; experimental techniques; the Human Genome Project; cloning; and other related topics. Includes chapter quizzes, final exam, and answer keys.
Genetically Engineered Food
These books provide a range of opinions on a social issue; each volume focuses on a specific issue and offers a variety of perspectives, e.g., eyewitness accounts, governmental views, scientific analysis, newspaper accounts, to illuminate the issue.
Genetically Modified Food
Global Viewpoints: Genetically Modified Food explores the following issues related to genetically modified food: attitudes toward genetically modified food around the world, the impact of genetically modified crops on agriculture, the impact of geneticall; This series provides readers with the information they need to think critically about the worldwide implications of global issues; each volume focuses on a controversial topic of worldwide importance and offers a panoramic view of opinions.
Managing Biotechnology
Featuring numerous case studies and state-of-the-art marketing models, this thorough resource provides a comprehensive overview of the new business context and marketing models for biotech companies.

Essential Forensic Biology
This text presents an accessible introduction to the essentials of forensic biology for undergraduate students. It provides information on a range of biological organisms - animals, plants, and microbes used in forensic studies.
Forensic Biology
Examines the fascinating world of the criminal investigator and other professionals who are on the front line of solving today's (and some of yesterday's) most notorious crimes.
Forensic Biology
Identifying critical points of knowledge and new methodological approaches in the field, Forensic Biology, Second Edition focuses on forensic serology and forensic DNA analysis.
Forensics Demystified
Forensics Demystified offers an effective, enlightening, and entertaining way to learn this intriguing science." "First, you'll get an introduction to the various aspects of forensic science as well as some details on its beginnings. Next, you'll learn about crime scene investigation, forensic pathology, and DNA.

Babies by Design
A leader in the bioethics community, Green offers a scientifically and ethically informed view of human genetic self-modification and the possibilities it opens up for a better future.
The Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders and Birth Defects
Provides information on the history, prognosis, availability of prenatal detection, and symptoms of hundreds of genetically transmitted conditions.
Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development
This book analyzes the impacts of current and possible future GM crop applications and shows that these technologies can contribute substantially to sustainable agricultural development and food security.
Genetics and Genetic Engineering
This volume focuses on the social and moral issues surrounding genetics and genetic engineering.

Bailey and Scott's Diagnostic Microbiology
With hundreds of full-color illustrations and step-by-step methods for procedures, this text provides a solid, basic understanding of diagnostic microbiology and also covers more advanced techniques such as matrix-assisted laser desorption time-of-flight mass spectrometry.
Microbiology: a Systems Approach
This book is suited for all kinds of students and doesn't require any prerequisite knowledge of biology or chemistry. If you are interested in entering the health care profession in some way, this book will give you a strong background in the biology of microorganisms, without overwhelming you with unnecessary details.
Nester's Microbiology: a Human Perspective
The text has a concise and readable style, covers the most current concepts, and gives students the knowledge and mastery necessary to understand advances of the future. A body systems approach is used in the coverage of diseases.
Women in Microbiology
Women in Microbiology, we meet women who, despite these obstacles and against tough odds, have become scientific leaders and revered mentors. The women profiled in this collection range from historic figures like Alice Catherine Evans and Ruth Ella Moore to modern heroes like Michele Swanson and Katrina Forest.