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. ...

Examining overlapping aspects of genomics, obesity & (non-) medical ethics, & discussing the implications of genomics for obesity from an ethical perspective makes this volume unique. It offers constructive suggestions on how to tackle the issues arising. ...

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. ...

A collection of essays that look in detail at some of the principal genres, cycles & trends in Hollywood's output during the last two decades pf the 20th century. The collection focuses on animated feature films, biopics, comedies, Shakespeare adaptations, & female-oriented dramas. ...