miércoles, 28 de octubre de 2009

Biodiversity of Fungi


A petición de Nancy, que solicito un libro sobre Hongos marinos... de marinos este libro tiene poco, pero espero que les sirva igual.

Saludos.

jueves, 22 de octubre de 2009

Cooper - La Célula


Libro a petición de José..... "La Célula de Cooper", no necesita presentación, a mi parecer el mejor libro de Biología Celular.

Saludos.

Actualización: 20/09/2012

martes, 20 de octubre de 2009

Antimicrobial Drug Resistance, Volumen 1 y 2

Volumen 1: Mecanisms of Drug Resistance
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Volumen 2: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects
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Un aporte de Miguelito para Orlando.... (hoy fui solo una intermediaria)

Contenidos del Libro:

Volumen 1: Mecanisms of Drug Resistance
  1. General Overview
  2. General Mechanisms of Drug Resistance
  3. Bacterial Drug Resistance – Mechanisms
  4. Fungal Drug Resistance – Mechanisms
  5. Viral Drug Resistance – Mechanisms
  6. Parasitic Drug Resistance – Mechanisms

Volumen 2: Clinical and Epidemiological Aspects
  1. Gram-Positive Bacterial Drug Resistance – Clinical
  2. Gram-Negative Bacterial Drug Resistance – Clinical
  3. Fungal Drug Resistance – Clinical
  4. Viral Drug Resistance – Clinical
  5. Parasitic Drug Resistance – Clinical
  6. Measurements of Drug Resistance
  7. Public Health Issues of Drug Resistance

jueves, 15 de octubre de 2009

Zebrafish: Methods and Protocols


A petición de Obert, visitante frecuente por estos lados, que me pidió información sobre criopreservación en peces.... aunque en realidad este libro trata mucho más que eso, el capítulo 4 y quizas el 10 te puedan servir.

Saludos.

Contenidos del Libro: 

PART I: MUTAGENESIS AND MUTANTS
1. Highly Efficient ENU Mutagenesis in Zebrafish
2. Production of Pseudotyped Retrovirus and the Generation of Proviral Transgenic Zebrafish
3. Undertaking a Successful Gynogenetic Haploid Screen in Zebrafish
4. Cryopreservation and In Vitro Fertilization at the Zebrafish International Resource Center

PART II: TRANSGENESIS
5. Transient and Stable Transgenesis Using Tol2 Transposon Vectors
6. Analysis of Genes and Genome by the Tol2-Mediated Gene and Enhancer Trap Methods
7. Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Transgenesis for Zebrafish
8. Simple and Efficient Transgenesis with Meganuclease Constructs in Zebrafish

PART III: TISSUE-SPECIFIC MANIPULATIONS
9. Nitroreductase-Mediated Cell Ablation in Transgenic Zebrafish Embryos 
10. Focal Electroporation in Zebrafish Embryos and Larvae
11. Tissue Micromanipulation in Zebrafish Embryos

PART IV: ANALYZING GENE EXPRESSION
12. Zebrafish Spotted-Microarray for Genome-Wide Expression Profiling Experiments. Part I: Array Printing and Hybridization
13. Zebrafish Spotted-Microarray for Genome-Wide Expression Profiling Experiments: Data Acquisition and Analysis
14. Validating microRNA Target Transcripts Using Zebrafish Assays

PART V: IMAGING
15. Multiple Embryo Time-Lapse Imaging of Zebrafish Development
16. Live Cell Imaging of Zebrafish Leukocytes
17. Imaging Zebrafish Embryos by Two-Photon Excitation Time-Lapse Microscopy
18. Morphological Analysis of the Zebrafish Digestive System
19. In Toto Imaging of Embryogenesis with Confocal Time-Lapse Microscopy

Actualización: 23/08/2012

viernes, 9 de octubre de 2009

Dale - Molecular Genetics of Bacteria


Libro a petición de Iris Charo...... Como me ha venido pasando un par de veces, mismo título pero diferentes autores.... 

Contenidos del Libro:
  1. Nucleic Acid Structure and Function
  2. Mutation and Variation
  3. Regulation of Gene Expression
  4. Genetics of Bacteriophages
  5. Plasmids
  6. Gene Transfer
  7. Genomic Plasticity: Movable Genes and Phase Variation
  8. Genetic Modification: Exploiting the Potential of Bacteria
  9. Genetic Methods for Investigating Bacteria
  10. Gene Mapping to Genomics

jueves, 8 de octubre de 2009

Principles of Bacterial Detection: Biosensors, Recognition Receptors and Microsystems


Libro a petición de Alex.....

Contenidos del Libro:

Part I: Introduction
1. Introduction to Pathogenic Bacteria
2. Sample Preparation: An Essential Prerequisite for High-Quality Bacteria Detection
3. Detection of Bacterial Pathogens in Different Matrices: Current Practices and Challenges
4. Overview of Rapid Microbiological Methods

Part II: Biosensors
5. Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) Sensors for the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens
6. Bacterial Detection Using Evanescent Wave-Based Fluorescent Biosensors
7. Fiber Optic Biosensors for Bacterial Detection
8. Integrated Deep-Probe Optical Waveguides for Label Free Bacterial Detection
9. Interferometric Biosensors
10. Luminescence Techniques for the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens
11. Porous and Planar Silicon Sensors
12. Acoustic Wave (TSM) Biosensors: Weighing Bacteria
13. Amperometric Biosensors for Pathogenic Bacteria Detection
14. Microbial Genetic Analysis Based on Field Effect Transistors
15. Impedance-Based Biosensors for Pathogen Detection
16. Label-Free Microbial Biosensors Using Molecular Nanowire Transducers
17. Magnetic Techniques for Rapid Detection of Pathogens
18. Cantilever Sensors for Pathogen Detection
19. Detection and Viability Assessment of Endospore-Forming Pathogens
20. Label-Free Fingerprinting of Pathogens by Raman Spectroscopy Techniques

Part III: Recognition Receptors
21. Antibodies and Immunoassays for Detection of Bacterial Pathogens
22. Rapid Nucleic Acid-Based Diagnostics Methods for the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens
23. Oligonucleotide and DNA Microarrays: Versatile Tools for Rapid Bacterial Diagnostics
24. Pathogenic Bacterial Sensors Based on Carbohydrates as Sensing Elements
25. Aptamers and Their Potential as Recognition Elements for the Detection of Bacteria
26. Protein Microarray Technologies for Detection and Identification of Bacterial and Protein Analytes
27. Bacteriophage: Powerful Tools for the Detection of Bacterial Pathogens
28. Phage Display Methods for Detection of Bacterial Pathogens
29. Molecular Imprinted Polymers for Biorecognition of Bioagents

Part IV: Microsystems
30. Microfluidics-Based Lysis of Bacteria and Spores for Detection and Analysis
31. Detection of Pathogens by On-Chip PCR
32. Micro- and Nanopatterning for Bacteria- and Virus-Based Biosensing Applications
33. Microfabricated Flow Cytometers for Bacterial Detection
34. Bacterial Concentration, Separation and Analysis by Dielectrophoresis
35. Ultrasonic Microsystems for Bacterial Cell Manipulation
36. Recent Advances in Real-Time Mass Spectrometry Detection of Bacteria

domingo, 4 de octubre de 2009

Restriction Endonucleases


Contenidos del Libro:
  1. A Nomenclature for Restriction Enzymes, DNA Methyltransferases, Homing Endonucleases and Their Genes
  2. Restriction-Modification Systems as Minimal Forms of Life
  3. Molecular Phylogenetics of Restriction Endonucleases
  4. Sliding or Hopping? How Restriction Enzymes Find Their Way on DNA
  5. The Type I and III Restriction Endonucleases: Structural Elements in Molecular Motors that Process DNA
  6. The Integration of Recognition and Cleavage : X-Ray Structures of Pre-Transition State Complex, Post-Reactive Complex and the DNA-Free Endonuclease
  7. Structure and Function of EcoRV Endonuclease
  8. Two of a Kind: BamHI and BglII
  9. Structure and Function of the Tetrameric Restriction Enzymes
  10. Structure and Function of Type IIE Restriction Endonucleases From a Plasmid that Restricts Phage Replication to a New Molecular DNA Recognition Mechanism
  11. Analysis of Type II Restriction Endonucleases That Interact with Two Recognition Sites
  12. The Role of water in the EcoRI–DNA Binding
  13. Role of Metal Ions in Promoting DNA Binding and Cleavage by Restriction Endonucleases
  14. Restriction Endonucleases: Structure of the Conserved Catalytic Core and the Role of Metal Ions in DNA Cleavage
  15. Protein Engineering of Restriction Enzymes
  16. Engineering and Applications of Chimeric Nucleases

viernes, 2 de octubre de 2009

Peptide Microarrays: Methods and Protocols


Libro a petición de Hernando....

Contenidos del Libro:

SECTION I: INTRODUCTION
1.- Exploring and Profiling Protein Function with Peptide Arrays
2.- Peptide Arrays for Enzyme Profiling
3.- Using Peptide Array to Identify Binding Motifs and Interaction Networks for Modular Domains
4.- Molecular Simulations of Peptides: A Useful Tool for the Development of New Drugs and for the Study of Molecular Recognition

SECTION II: APPLICATIONS
5.- Synthesis of Peptide Arrays Using SPOT-Technology and the CelluSpots-Method
6.- Rapid Identification of Linear Protein Domain Binding Motifs Using Peptide SPOT Arrays
7.- Characterization of Kinase Target Phosphorylation Consensus Motifs Using Peptide SPOT Arrays
8.- CelluSpotsTM: A Reproducible Means of Making Peptide Arrays for the Determination of SH2 Domain Binding Specificity
9.- High-Density Peptide Microarrays for Reliable Identification of Phosphorylation Sites and Upstream Kinases
10.- Epitope Mapping of Human Chromogranin A by Peptide Microarrays 
11.- Antimicrobial Peptide Arrays for Detection of Inactivated Biothreat Agents
12.- Mapping Functional Prion–Prion Protein Interaction Sites Using Prion Protein Based Peptide-Arrays
13.- A Designed Peptide Chip: Protein Fingerprinting Technology with a Dry Peptide Array and Statistical Data Mining

SECTION III: TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS
14.- Peptide Microarrays on Bisphenol A Polycarbonate
15.- Self-Assembly of PNA-Encoded Peptides into Microarrays
16.- A Novel Combinatorial Approach to High-Density Peptide Arrays
17.- Polypyrrole–Peptide Microarray for Biomolecular Interaction Analysis by SPR Imaging
18.- The Peptide Microarray-Based Assay for Kinase Functionality and Inhibition Study
19.- An Advanced Application of Protein Microarrays: Cell-Based Assays for Functional Genomics
20.- Profiling the Autoantibody Repertoire by Screening Phage-Displayed Human cDNA Libraries

SECTION IV: SOFTWARE/WEB TOOLS AND DATA ANALYSIS
21.- Visualisation and Pre-processing of Peptide Microarray Data
22.- Web-Based Design of Peptide Microarrays Using mPepArray Pro
23.- Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Peptide Microarray Binding Experiments Using SVM-PEPARRAY
24.- PASE: A Web-Based Platform for Peptide/Protein Microarray Experiments

Biology: Science for Life


Bueno, Joel me pidió un libro con este mismo título pero los autores son distintos, no he encontrado el libro pedido pero acá les dejo este.

Contenidos del Libro:

Unit I: General Principles in Biology
1.- Can Science Cure the Common Cold?: Introduction to the Scientific Method
2.- The Only Diet You Will Ever Need: Cells and Metabolism
3.- Prospecting for Biological Gold: Biodiversity and Classification

Unit II: The Genetic Basis of Life
4.- Are You Only As Smart As Your Genes?: The Science of Inheritance
5.- Cancer: The Cell Cycle and Cell Division
6.- DNA Detective: DNA Structure and Replication, Meiosis
7.- Genetic Engineering: Gene Expression, Genetically Modified Organisms

Unit III: Evolution
8.- Where Did We Come From?: The Evidence for Evolution
9.- Evolving a Cure for AIDS: Natural Selection
10.- Who Am I?: Species and Races

Unit IV: Health and Disease
11.- Will Mad Cow Disease Become an Epidemic?: Immune System, Bacteria, and Viruses
12.- Gender and Athleticism: Developmental Biology, Reproductive Anatomy, and Endocrinology
13.- Attention Deficit Disorder: Brain Structure and Function

Unit V: Ecology and Environment
14.- Is Earth Experiencing a Biodiversity Crisis?: Ecology and Conservation Biology
15.- Can Earth Support the Human Population?: Population and Plant Growth

Appendix A: Metric System Conversions
Appendix B: Basic Chemistry for the Biology Student

Actualización: 01/09/2012