{"id":11646,"date":"2023-09-02T08:55:21","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T08:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/?p=11646"},"modified":"2024-05-14T12:37:57","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T12:37:57","slug":"new-in-the-collection-september-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/blog\/2023\/09\/new-in-the-collection-september-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"New in the collection (September 2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

An overview of selected new books in Szil\u00e1rd Library, with a word from their authors, reviewers and publishers<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n \n The new biology : a battle between mechanism and organicism (Harvard University Press 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Michael J. Reiss and Michael Ruse<\/p>\n

In this accessible analysis, a philosopher and a science educator look at biological theory and society through a synthesis of mechanistic and organicist points of view to best understand the complexity of life and biological systems. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Machine learning in bioinformatics of protein sequences (World Scientific 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Lukasz Kurgan<\/p>\n

With contributions by a dozen of accomplished researchers, this book provides a holistic view of the structural bioinformatics by covering a broad spectrum of algorithms, databases and software resources for the efficient and accurate prediction and characterization of functional and structural aspects of proteins.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Living in the plastic age : perspectives from humanities, social sciences and natural sciences (Campus Verlag 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Johanna Kramm and Carolin V\u00f6lker<\/p>\n

This anthology aims to question the role of plastics in our society and the implications plastics have for the environment and human health. The detection of this emergent contaminant opens up a new field of scientific engagement for natural sciences on the effects of (micro-) plastics for the environment and the social sciences on new governance regimes on marine litter as well as on solution strategies to combat plastic waste.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Atomic force microscopy for nanoscale biophysics : from single molecules to living cells ( Academic Press \/ Elsevier2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Mi Li<\/p>\n

The book discusses the methodology of AFM-based biomedical detection, diverse biological systems, and the combination of AFM with other complementary techniques. These state-of-the-art chapters empower researchers to address biological issues through the application of atomic force microscopy. <\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n COVID-19 metabolomics and diagnosis (Springer 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

Edited by Frank N. Crespilho<\/p>\n

This book compiles the most widespread methodologies of application of quality statistical tools added to the evaluation of diagnostic tests for detection of SARS-CoV-2, metabolic behavior of COVID infection severity, and trends in rapid test for COVID-19.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Biotechnology : scientific advancement versus public safety (World Scientific Publishing 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

by Conrad B. Quintyn<\/p>\n

The author’s overall goal is to discuss other biotechnology that is being used to improve and put at risk the health, environment, and safety of humans, giving the book a competitive edge. Furthermore, the book provides a provocative side in challenging scientists to consider the current belief governing research and development, which is that scientific advancement and public safety create a false dichotomy.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Designing science presentations : a visual guide to figures, papers, slides, posters, and more (Academic Press \/ Elsevier 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Matt Carter<\/p>\n

This clear, readable volume fills that gap, providing visually intensive guidance at every step\u2015from the construction of original figures to the presentation and delivery of those figures in papers, slideshows, posters and websites. The book provides pragmatic advice on the preparation and delivery of exceptional scientific presentations and demonstrates hundreds of visually striking presentation techniques.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n\n\n

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\n \n Fundamentals of radiation biology (World Scientific 2023) <\/a>\n <\/h3>\n

By Susan B. Klein and Marc S. Mendonca<\/p>\n

This book presents a contemporary, comprehensive review of the interactions between ionizing radiations and biological materials, tracking the consequences to three inevitable endpoints: cell restitution, cell death, or cell transformation. The introductory narrative is followed by examination of larger scale phenomena including tissue responses to radiation injury, organ failure modes, and resultant human illness including cancer.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From microplastics and environment, theoretical biology, radiation biology, AFM, machine learning in bioinformatics to presentation design and ethics in biotechnology research ….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[8023],"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-11646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-new-books"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11646"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16805,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11646\/revisions\/16805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11646"},{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/szilard-library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=11646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}