Bioinformatics offers various tools & resources to analyze plant genomes & genes. The complete genomes of two important commercial palms (dates & oil palm) have recently been sequenced. This book reviews the developments in this field. It

Includes:: the information on the molecular breeding & bioinformatics of palms.

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This book covers advances in microbial genomics & their impact on food safety research; reviews the genomics of common foodborne bacterial pathogens & updates research on the epidemiology, evolution & pathogenesis of foodborne bacterial pathogens. ...

This volume discusses research designed to increase understanding of the nervous system & its structures through the utilization of genomic technologies. It addresses facets including development regulation & changes associated with psychiatric disorders. ...

Genotoxic substances are known to be potentially mutagenic or carcinogenic, specifically those capable of causing genetic mutation & of contributing to the development of tumors. This book looks at genotoxicity which is a deleterious action on cell genetic material affecting its integrity. ...

Michael Winterbottom directs this supernatural drama starring Colin Firth as Joe, an Englishman who moves with his two American-bred daughters to Genova, Italy after his wife is killed in a car crash. There, the three surviving members of the family adjust to their loss & adapt to their new life in very different, & often conflicting, ways. While 16-year-old Kelly (Willa Holland) explores the sexy & dangerous underbelly of this mysterious new world, the younger Mary (Perla Haney-Jardine) starts seeing the ghost of her mother wandering the streets. ...

Understanding genre as a dynamic process rather than a set of stable rules, this book explores: the relation of simple to complex genres; the history of literary genre in theory; the generic organisation of implied meanings; the structuring of interpretation by genre; & the uses of genre in teaching. ...