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"Essentials of Plant Anatomy" is a comprehensive guide to understanding the intricate structure and organization of plant tissues and organs. This book delves into the fundamental principles of plant anatomy, exploring diverse cell types, tissue systems, and anatomical adaptations that enable plants to grow, develop, and thrive in various environments. We embark on a journey through the microscopic world of plant cells, learning about the specialized functions and interactions of different cell types within tissues such as epidermis, parenchyma, collenchyma, and sclerenchyma. The book illuminates the role of these tissues in supporting plant growth, providing structural support, storing nutr...
"Plant Cell Culture and Innovation" explores the fascinating world of plant cell culture, a unique and vital aspect of botany. This methodology relies on various techniques to grow and multiply plant tissues and cells, including micropropagation, which produces plant clones. These techniques promote cell division and genetic reprogramming under in vitro conditions, making them a cornerstone of modern biotechnology since the 1960s. Our book delves into the basics of plant cell culture and discusses all relevant techniques, emphasizing their significant agricultural applications. These methods are practiced globally to enhance productivity and quality. Each chapter provides a clear understanding of different techniques, types, and methods, along with brief historical contexts. "Plant Cell Culture and Innovation" is an invaluable resource for students, professionals, and anyone interested in botany and biotechnology. It offers a comprehensive overview of plant cell culture, making complex concepts easily understandable and applicable.
"Plants as Sources for Novel Medicines" delves into the vital role plants play in providing essential resources for human well-being. Their unique metabolisms produce compounds beneficial to human health, making them indispensable in drug development. Many traditional methods of drug preparation use plant-derived compounds for their remarkable healing properties. Our book explores the various techniques used to produce drugs from plants, highlighting the advancements in recent methods while emphasizing the need to protect endangered plant species. We cover the different stages of drug preparation, discussing the properties of plants and their application in modern medicine. We also touch on the importance of botany and related fields in drug development, illustrating how sophisticated methods in plant-based drug preparation are transforming healthcare. This book is an invaluable resource for understanding how plants contribute to developing novel medicines and improving human health.
Srila Bhaktivinoda Thakura wrote the Sri Amnaya Sutra in 1890. It is largely based on the Upanisads and contains 130 aphorisms, along with commentary. As it is said, “Essential truth spoken concisely is true eloquence,” This wonderful book is the perfect example of this. Here we find all the basic understandings of the Krsna conscious philosophy, and refutations of the arguments that attempt to counter such an understanding, presented in a very concise, progressive, and masterly way.
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The definitive book on the impact of methamphetamine on individuals, communities, and society by two of America's leading addiction and criminal justice experts. In recent years, the media have inundated us with coverage of the horrors that befall methamphetamine users, and the fires, explosions, and toxic waste created by meth labs that threaten the well-being of innocent people. In Methamphetamine: Its History, Pharmacology, and Treatment, the first book in Hazelden's Library of Addictive Drugs series, Ralph Weisheit and William L. White examine the nature and extent of meth use in the United States, from meth's early reputation as a "wonder drug" to the current perception that it is a "sc...
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The Higher Taste is a practical guide to the exciting new world of gourmet vegetarian and vegan cooking – for a higher purpose. Discover the health and economic advantages as well as important ethical and spiritual considerations of this eco-friendly approach to diet and nutrition. The Higher Taste will teach you how to dramatically improve your life by changing the way you eat.
A groundbreaking memoir of a double life fueled by heroin addiction and mental illness While his wife and two-year-old daughter watched TV in the living room, David Poses was in the kitchen, measuring the distance from his index finger to his armpit. He needed to be sure he could pull the trigger with a shotgun barrel in his mouth. Twenty-six inches. Thirty-two years old. More than a decade in a double life fueled by heroin addiction and mental illness. The Weight of Air chronicles David's struggle to overcome the depression that led him to opioids as a teenager. By nineteen, he'd been through medical detox, inpatient rehab, twelve-step programs, and a halfway house, unable to reconcile his ...