Cyanobacterial Biology in 21st Century
Author: Prashant Kumar Singh
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2023-04-27
Total Pages: 116
ISBN-13: 2832521606
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Cyanobacterial Biotechnology in the 21st Century
Author: Brett Neilan
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2023-06-23
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9819901812
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book covers recent advances in cyanobacterial research. It deals with diversity, evolutionary biology, stress physiology, molecular biology of stress responses, and biotechnology of this group of prokaryotes. Cyanobacteria are ubiquitous and, undoubtedly, agriculturally microorganisms in terms of carbon and nitrogen fixation. In addition, cyanobacteria have long been used to fertilize crops and are a source of protein for humans. In parallel with the advances in cyanobacterial research in the 21st century, the development and application of innovative techniques in molecular biotechnology has widened the spectrum of commercial applications and potential exploitation of cyanobacteria. This book will be of interest to both new and experienced researchers involved in cyanobacterial molecular biology, ecology, and industrial biotechnology. This collection of chapters from experts also serves as essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students of to understand the importance of cyanobacteria in agriculture, ecology, microbial physiology, and environmental sciences.
Growth and Development in Plants (Textbook Series: 21st Century Biology and Agriculture)
Author: K.V. Krishnamurthy
Publisher: Scientific Publishers
Published: 2015-06-01
Total Pages: 649
ISBN-13: 9386237202
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe topic of the book is covered at the cellular, tissue, organ and organism levels and inputs from all these hierarchical levels of plant organization have been carefully integrated to get a holistic picture of growth and development in plants. The book will be useful to undergraduate, post-graduate and research students, and teachers of botany/plant sciences, plant biotechnology, agriculture and forestry.
Advances in Cyanobacterial Biology
Author: Prashant Kumar Singh
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2020-02-15
Total Pages: 421
ISBN-13: 0128193123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAdvances in Cyanobacterial Biology presents the novel, practical, and theoretical aspects of cyanobacteria, providing a better understanding of basic and advanced biotechnological application in the field of sustainable agriculture. Chapters have been designed to deal with the different aspects of cyanobacteria including their role in the evolution of life, cyanobacterial diversity and classification, isolation, and characterization of cyanobacteria through biochemical and molecular approaches, phylogeny and biogeography of cyanobacteria, symbiosis, Cyanobacterial photosynthesis, morphological and physiological adaptation to abiotic stresses, stress-tolerant cyanobacterium, biological nitrogen fixation. Other topics include circadian rhythms, genetics and molecular biology of abiotic stress responses, application of cyanobacteria and cyanobacterial mats in wastewater treatments, use as a source of novel stress-responsive genes for development of stress tolerance and as a source of biofuels, industrial application, as biofertilizer, cyanobacterial blooms, use in Nano-technology and nanomedicines as well as potential applications. This book will be important for academics and researchers working in cyanobacteria, cyanobacterial environmental biology, cyanobacterial agriculture and cyanobacterial molecular biologists. - Summarizes the various aspects of cyanobacterial research, from primary nitrogen fixation, to advanced nano-technology applications - Addresses both practical and theoretical aspects of the cyanobacterial application - Includes coverage of biochemical and molecular approaches for the identification, use and management of cyanobacteria
Biological Nitrogen Fixation for the 21st Century
Author: Claudine Elmerich
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2013-12-01
Total Pages: 709
ISBN-13: 9401151598
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNitrogen availability is one of the most critical factors that limits plant productivity. The largest reservoir of nitrogen is the atmosphere, but this gaseous molecular nitrogen only becomes available to plants through the biological nitrogen fixation process, which only prokaryotic cells have developed. The discovery that microbes were providing fixed nitrogen to legumes and the isolation of the first nitrogen-fixing bacteria occured at the end the 19th Century, in Louis Pasteur's time. We are now building on more than 100 years of research in this field and looking towards the 21st Century. The International Nitrogen Fixation Congress series Started more than 20 years ago. The format of this Congress is designed to gather scientists from very diverse origins, backgrounds, interests and scientific approaches and is a forum where fundamental knowledge is discussed alongside applied research. This confluence of perspectives is, we believe, extremely beneficial in raising new ideas, questions and concepts.
Asian Pacific Phycology in the 21st Century: Prospects and Challenges
Author: Put O. Ang Jr.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2012-12-06
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 9400709447
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCollected in this special volume are 36 invited and contributed papers first presented at the Second Asian Pacific Phycological Forum held at the Chinese University of Hong Kong at the turn of the century. These papers were subsequently updated to bring to fore the latest development in algal research in the Asian Pacific Region. This volume thus provides one of the most comprehensive pictures of advances in algal research in this part of the world.
Cyanobacteria
Author: A.K. Mishra
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2018-11-30
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 0128146680
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCyanobacteria constitute the most widely distributed group of photosynthetic prokaryotes found in almost all realms of the earth and play an important role in Earth's nitrogen and carbon cycle. The gradual transformation from reducing atmosphere to oxidizing atmosphere was a turning point in the evolutionary history of the earth and made conditions for present life forms possible. Cyanobacteria: From Basic Science to Applications is the first reference volume that comprehensively discusses all aspects of cyanobacteria, including the diverse mechanisms of cyanobacteria for the advancement of cyanobacterial abilities, towards higher biofuel productivity, enhanced tolerance to environmental stress and bioactive compounds and potential for biofertilizers. - Describes cyanobacterial diversity, stress biology, and biotechnological aspects of cyanobacteria - Explores the global importance of cyanobacteria - Provides a broad compilation of research that deals with cyanobacterial stress responses in both controlled laboratory conditions as well as in their natural environment
Foundations of Theoretical Approaches in Systems Biology
Author: Alberto Marin-Sanguino
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2019-01-11
Total Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 2889456838
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf biology in the 20th century was characterized by an explosion of new technologies and experimental methods, that of the 21st has seen an equally exuberant proliferation of mathematical and computational methods that attempt to systematize and explain the abundance of available data. As we live through the consolidation of a new paradigm where experimental data goes hand in hand with computational analysis, we contemplate the challenge of fusing these two aspects of the new biology into a consistent theoretical framework. Whether systems biology will survive as a field or be washed away by the tides of future fads will ultimately depend on its success to achieve this type of synthesis. The famous quote attributed to Kurt Lewin comes to mind: "there is nothing more practical than a good theory". This book presents a wide assortment of articles on systems biology in an attempt to capture the variety of current methods in systems biology and show how they can help to find answers to the challenges of modern biology.
Exploring the Growing Role of Cyanobacteria in Industrial Biotechnology and Sustainability
Author: David John Lea-Smith
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2021-09-14
Total Pages: 123
ISBN-13: 2889713172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Role of Theory in Advancing 21st-Century Biology
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2008-02-22
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 0309112494
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAlthough its importance is not always recognized, theory is an integral part of all biological research. Biologists' theoretical and conceptual frameworks inform every step of their research, affecting what experiments they do, what techniques and technologies they develop and use, and how they interpret their data. By examining how theory can help biologists answer questions like "What are the engineering principles of life?" or "How do cells really work?" the report shows how theory synthesizes biological knowledge from the molecular level to the level of whole ecosystems. The book concludes that theory is already an inextricable thread running throughout the practice of biology; but that explicitly giving theory equal status with other components of biological research could help catalyze transformative research that will lead to creative, dynamic, and innovative advances in our understanding of life.
