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Applied Freshwater Stream Ecology

Author(s): THOMAS SHAHADY

Applied Freshwater Ecology explains the study of water quality in a river system. It begins in the field of applied science showing how information is acquired and disseminated. Turning to understanding of the stream system, the book explains the unique properties of water and streams in the landsca...

Introductory Plant Science: Investigating the Green World

Author(s): Cynthia Mckenney, Ursula K. Schuch, Amanda Chau

As concerns for our environment have increased globally, the study of plants has evolved to address these issues.The updated course content of the 2nd edition of Introductory Plant Science: Investigating the Green World introduces students to some of the NEW cutting edge discoveries and updates in n...

The Science of Health: Based on Structure, Function & Purpose: Biological Practice, Application & Implementation

Author(s): TS Douglas

Chapter 1. Welcome to the Science of HealthMake sense of the correlations between our current food selection and the nutrition related issues we face today such as obesity, food-related illnesses, deficiencies, and allergens.Explain the structural, functional, and purposeful understandings of eating...

Advanced Biology: Differential Gene Expression: Enhancers and Transcription Factors

Author(s): The POGIL Project, Megan Morgan Hoffman

This activity is written for upper-level biology courses and aims to acquaint students with the function of transcription factors, especially in determining the fate of cells. Students who complete this activity will explain and illustrate how cells with the same DNA produce different proteins and p...

Introductory Animal Science: The Biology of Domestic Animals

Author(s): Jacqueline Louise Wahrmund

Introductory Animal Science: The Biology of Domestic Animals delivers the foundation for all future Animal Science courses. Topics including genetics, reproduction, and nutrition provide basic understanding of the major Animal Science disciplines. Additional topics of anatomy, animal health, and ani...

Microbiology Lab Manual

Author(s): Janice Speshock

This publication is a microbiology laboratory manual designed for a one-semester, college undergraduate education. The manual is designed to be self-guided so that the students can learn and discover on their own time. All college majors requiring a microbiology laboratory course will benefit from t...

Science and Society: The Influence of Genetics on Human Life and Society

Author(s): Joseph Francis

The genetic revolution in biology we are experiencing today began early in the last century as biologists noted that dead bacteria could be resurrected by a “transforming principle.” The structure of the transforming principle was determined to be DNA. In the middle of the last century, within two d...