It has been well established that the current methods of production, specifically of energy and various industrial processes, result in the emission of greenhouse gases that contribute to anthropogeni
After the Human Genome Project was concluded, it was discovered that our genome is must smaller than expected (overall human genome is ~3.08?Gb), which led scientist to think that this has to do with
Air pollution is broad term applied to chemical, physical or any other agent that modifies the natural characteristics of our atmosphere. The atmosphere is advanced and dynamic natural gaseous system
Oil and gas are important sources of energy in the world today. However, they are also some of the largest sources of pollution in the world. This e-book has been compiled for readers to be familiar i
The field of computational biology, or bioinformatics as it is often called, was born just a few years ago. It is difficult to pinpoint its exact beginnings, but it is easy to see that the field is cu
Enzymes are the biological molecules that accelerate the rates of chemical reactions in all living organisms. Similar to other catalysts, enzymes catalyze the chemical reactions without getting consum
A pesticide is a substance or a mixture of substances used for killing pests: organisms dangerous to cultivated plants or to animals. The term applies to various pesticides such as insecticide, fungic
This book focuses on the importance of Algae biofuels. It highlights the various tools and technique that are used in the process of extraction of the biofuels from algae. The book is divided into eig
Molecular diagnosis has become one of the major forms of disease diagnosis. The biggest tools for this type of diagnosis are DNA and the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR).Molecular diagnostics is a coll
Algae are recognized as one of the oldest life-forms (Falkowski & Raven, 1997). The use of microalgae dates back around 2000 years to the Chinese, who used Nostoc to survive during famine (Spolaore et
