Respiratory Genetics, 2005

This authoritative reference brings together current knowledge in the field of respiratory genetics in a single volume for the first time. The book includes a comprehensive introductory section to provide guidance and aid understanding of key basic concepts in respiratory genetics, including statistical methods, sample collection and storage, bioinformatics, and molecular genetics.

The book summarizes the achievements of the past decade in the biochemistry, bioenergetics, structural and molecular biology of respiratory processes in selected genera of the domain Bacteria along with an extensive coverage of the redox chains of extremophiles belonging to the Archaean domain.

Coronaviruses are the RNA viruses with the largest genome known to date (27 to 32 kb). Members of this virus family affect most domestic animal species, causing important socio-economical losses, and also infect humans.

by Virginia Luis Fuentes (Editor), Lynelle Johnson (Editor), Simon Dennis (Editor)
This new edition reflects the huge advances in the field ofcardiothoracic medicine that have taken place over the past tenyears. Illustrated throughout, it features contributions fromleaders in the fields of cardiology and respiratory disorders fromthe United Kingdom, Europe and the United States.