Featured Books

Cedarlane is pleased to offer a selection of quality Lab Manuals, textbooks and resources from a variety of publishers. Below is a sample of our featured literature for Summer 2006!

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Protein-Protein Interactions: A Molecular Cloning Manual, Second Edition

Edited By Erica A. Golemis, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia; Peter D. Adams, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia

This is an updated edition of a manual that provides a thorough collection of the technical and theoretical issues involved in the study of protein associations, including standard methods, biophysical approaches, and, in a final section, a collection of computational methods for integrating and analyzing interactions.

Basic Methods in Microscopy Protocols and Concepts from Cells: A Laboratory Manual

By David L. Spector, CSHL; Robert D. Goldman, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago

Imaging has become a vital tool for researchers in all aspects of biology. Recent advances in microscope technology, labeling techniques and gene and protein manipulation methods have led to breakthroughs in our understanding of biological processes. Basic Methods in Microscopy provides an essential guide to light microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, multiphoton microscopy and electron microscopy, preparation of tissues and cells, labeling of specimens and analysis of cellular events.

Cell Biology of Addiction

Edited By Bertha K. Madras, Harvard Medical School; Christine M. Colvis, National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH; Jonathan D. Pollock, National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH; Joni L. Rutter, National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH; David Shurtleff, National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH; Mark von Zastrow, University of California, San Francisco

This monograph, written by experts in the field, is devoted to the molecular analysis of addiction pathways in the brain. It provides an intensive overview of the fundamentals, state–of–the–art advances, and major gaps in the cell and molecular biology of drug addiction within the broader context of neuroscience. Addiction research is a branch of neuroscience and psychology. The emphasis in this book is on hard science and the market for it will be found among research investigators and grad students within the field of neuroscience. The research presented is not only applicable to the study of drug abuse and addiction, but has clear implications for clarifying mechanisms of learning and memory, neuroadaptation, perception, volitional behavior, motivation, reward, and other disciplines of neuroscience.

The Dog and Its Genome

Edited By Elaine A. Ostrander, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH; Urs Giger, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia; Kerstin Lindblad-Toh, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Dogs of different breeds can range remarkably in size, shape, and behavior, and yet they all carry essentially the same genome, making them a particularly fascinating model for genome plasticity. The recent release of the complete sequence of the dog genome provides an exciting new context in which to consider such variation. Twenty–five chapters written by experts in the field include various aspects of morphological and behavioral variation in dogs, their origins and domestication, and their unique value as a model system for many common but complex human diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

Landmark Papers in Yeast Biology

Edited By Patrick Linder, University of Geneva; David Shore, University of Geneva; Michael N. Hall, Biozentrum, University of Basel

Yeast has been a preeminent experimental organism of genetic research for more than 50 years. Progress in the field has provided the conceptual framework that has driven experiments in many areas of biology. Landmark Papers in Yeast Biology consists of essays by prominent scientists on the context and significance of 71 carefully selected research papers, which are reprinted on the accompanying CD. The papers include early, hard–to–find classics as well as more recent advances in areas such as signal transduction, membrane trafficking, protein turnover, and genomics. This collection has unique value for all scholars of yeast and could provide the foundation for a literature–based course on molecular cell biology. As Jasper Rine notes in his eloquent introduction, the editors and contributors share the belief that "deep study of the agreed–on classics is the best training for learning how to recognize those contemporary papers worthy of our personal time....

Telomeres, Second Edition

Edited By Titia de Lange, The Rockefeller University; Vicki Lundblad, The Salk Institute for Biological Sciences; Elizabeth Blackburn, University of California, San Francisco

An up–to–date survey of the current exciting state of telomere biology. Telomeres—specialized structures found at the ends of chromosomes— are essential for maintaining the integrity of chromosomes and their faithful duplication during cell division. Chapters in this volume cover telomere structure and function in a range of organisms, focusing on how they are maintained, their roles in cell division and gene expression, and how deficiencies in these structures contribute to cancers and other diseases and even aging

The RNA World, Third Edition

Edited By Raymond F. Gesteland, University of Utah, Salt Lake City; Thomas R. Cech, University of Colorado, Boulder; John F. Atkins, University of Utah, Salt Lake City

Recent studies on the activities of RNA in the cell have revolutionized our understanding of the many roles played by this molecule. The first two editions of The RNA World (1993, 1999) shed light on the pre–biotic era dominated by this versatile molecule, and provided an overview of the state of RNA research at the time. The new third edition of The RNA World updates this perspective, describing the vast array of newly discovered roles for RNA in the modern world. The updated original chapters are supplemented with new chapters on RNA–protein complexes, snRNPs and snoRNPs, telomerase RNA, RNAi, microRNAs, noncoding RNA, and many other subjects. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in the biology of nucleic acids and gene regulation and a valuable resource for teaching these concepts.

The RNA World, Third Edition, website is a companion to the book and provides free access to tables and supplemental data. Please see: www.rna.cshl.edu.

At the Bench: A Laboratory Navigator Updated Edition By Kathy Barker

At the Bench is the unique and hugely successful handbook for living and working in the laboratory, an essential aid to understanding basic lab techniques and how research groups work at a human level. In this newly revised edition, chapters have been rewritten to accommodate the impact of computer technology and the Internet, not only on the acquisition and analysis of data, but also on its organization and presentation.

At the Helm: A Laboratory Navigator By Kathy Barker

In this book, a successor to her best-selling manual for new recruits to experimental science, At The Bench, Kathy Barker provides a guide for newly appointed leaders of research teams, and those who aspire to that role. With extensive use of interviews and a text enlivened with quotes and real-life examples, Dr. Barker discusses a wide range of management challenges and the skills that promote success. Her book is a unique and much-needed contribution to the literature of science.

Lab Math: A Handbook of Measurements, Calculations, and Other Quantitative Skills for Use at the Bench By Dany Spencer Adams

Work at the biology bench requires an ever-increasing knowledge of mathematical methods and formulae. In Lab Math, Dany Spencer Adams has compiled the most common mathematical concepts and methods in molecular biology, and provided clear, straightforward guidance on their application to research investigations.

Lab Ref: A Handbook of Recipes, Reagents, and Other Reference Tools for Use at the Bench

Edited By Jane Roskams and Linda Rodgers

This handbook of valuable information extracted from laboratory manuals published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press is presented in an easy-to-use format. It contains invaluable reference data, never before assembled in one handy package. It has been assembled from extensively field-tested manuals, ensuring accuracy and reliability, by two scientists with extensive and diverse experience of laboratory practice.

An Illustrated Chinese-English Guide for Biomedical Scientists

By James M. Samet; Weidong Wu; Yuh–Chin T. Huang; Xinchao Wang

The Illustrated Chinese–English Guide for Biomedical Scientists is intended to build confidence in the use of English scientific language. The book lists terms that are in common use in science laboratories, translated into both simplified and complex Chinese. It also contains illustrations of equipment, labeled in both languages.

© 2004 •
115 pp., illus., illustrations index
Paperback • Cat./ISBN#: 0-87969-648-6
Hardcover • Cat./ISBN#: 0-87969-701-6