Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Biochemistry
|
Buy Now
Bioluminescence - Methods and Protocols (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2009)
Loot Price: R4,575
Discovery Miles 45 750
|
|
Bioluminescence - Methods and Protocols (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2009)
Series: Methods in Molecular Biology, 574
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
Part I I wasraised in a redbrick Baltimore row housewhere summer
was marked by the ti- honored ritual of firefly-chasing - a
backyard tradition that has endured the gene-
tions.Amidtheexcitement,myfatheroftentoldthestoryofhow,whenhewasachild,
researchers at the Johns Hopkins University had appealed for the
systematic capture of live fireflies en masse. Science had engaged
the Baltimore youth in an entrepreneurial quest to jar as many
lightning bugs as the dwindling light of dusk would permit. The
very next morning, each 100-count glass jar of glowing crawling
insects could be exchanged at the University for exactly one crisp
dollar bill. Unrecognized at the time by my father, his joyous
endeavors had contributed in a
profoundwaytotheadvancedmolecularbiologicaltechniquesthatserveasthebasisfor
thistextbook.In1947,WilliamMcElroyusedextractsfromthoseveryfirefliestodefine
the fundamental reaction underlying the mystical phenomenon of
luminescence, and published ''The energy source for bioluminescence
in an isolated system'' in the Proceedings of the National Academy
of Sciences.
Inthedecadessincethatsummer,thestudyandapplicationofbioluminescencehave
allowed us to leverage the enduring power of nature's elegance. We
have painstakingly
harnessedapowerfultoolthatenablesustoseekadeeperunderstandingofthecomplex
mechanisms underpinning so many vital biologic systems. This second
edition of Methods in Molecular Biology's Bioluminescence: Methods
and Protocols serves as a re-
ableandutilitariancompilationofthenewestandmostinnovativetechniquesthathave
emerged in this rapidly expanding and progressively diverse field.
We are indebted to the authors for their thoughtful contributions,
inspired by their rigorous dedication to the science of
bioluminescence, humbled by the unyielding
supportofourcolleagues,andgratefulfortheopportunityprovidedusbyJohnandJan
Walker.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.