The American Promise, Combined Volume

by James L. Roark, Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, Susan M. Hartmann

2012 · Macmillan

The American Promise is more teachable and memorable than any other U.S. survey text. The balanced narrative braids together political and social history so that students can discern overarching trends as well as individual stories. The voices of hundreds of Americans - from Presidents to pipe fitters, and sharecroppers to suffragettes - animate the past and make concepts memorable. The past comes alive for students through dynamic special features and a stunning and distinctive visual program. Over 775 contemporaneous illustrations - more than any competing text - draw students into the text, and more than 180 full - color maps increase students' geographic literacy. A rich array of special features complements the narrative offering more points of departure for assignments and discussion. Longstanding favorites include Documenting the American Promise, Historical Questions, The Promise of Technology, and Beyond American's Boders, representing a key part of a our effort to increase attention paid to the global context of American history.

Methods in Nucleic Acids Research

by Gregory W. Warr, James D. Karam, Lee Chao

1990 · CRC Press

Methods in Nucleic Acids Research provides extensively referenced overviews of chapter topics, in addition to step-by-step laboratory protocols. Topics include discussions regarding the preparation and assay of antibodies against oligopeptides, RNA footprinting, gel-retardation assays for nucleic acid binding proteins, in vitro transcription and translation assays for studies of eukaryotic gene expression, human genome mapping, forensic analysis of DNA polymorphism, in situ hybridization for the detection of specific RNA, and other methods. Biochemists, molecular biologists, immunologists, cell biologists, and geneticists will find this book invaluable for their research.

Recombinant DNA

by James D. Watson

1992 · Macmillan

An overview of recombitant DNA techniques and surveys advances in recombinant molecular genetics, experimental methods and their results.

Calcium in Biological Systems

by Ronald P. Rubin, George B. Weiss, James W. Jr. Putney

2013 · Springer Science & Business Media

This volume is based in part upon the proceedings of the Calcium Theme held during the 67th Annual Meeting of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, which took place in Chicago, AprillO-lS, 1983. The American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics had the primary responsibility for organizing the scientific program with the assistance of other member societies, including the American Physiology Society, American Association of Pathologists, and American Institute of Nutrition. The purpose of the Calcium Theme was to review progress in the diverse areas of investigation bearing on the ubiquitous role of calcium in biological systems. In addition to contributions from those participating in the Theme, this volume also includes a number of invited papers that were added to fill certain voids in topics covered. The authors were selected because they are investigators active in the mainstream of their particular research area, possessing the acumen to analyze cogently not only their own recent findings but also to relate these findings to their respective area. New information as well as reviews of current concepts generally highlight the individual contributions. Undoubtedly, some readers may argue with the emphasis made and/or the conclusions reached on individual topics. In such cases, other volumes will hopefully provide a forum for alternative points of view. Due to the broad scope of subjects covered and the large number of contributions, the papers have been arranged in three sections.