Biology Library News

Update on FRPAA

Two links for news and background:
FRPAA in the Spotlight: Public Access Bill featured in Congressional Briefing, Two Dozen Bipartisan Co-sponsors add their Support
The Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA)

WUSTL Open Scholarship Repository

Washington University Libraries introduce Open Scholarship repository I hope to have more information about submitting materials soon. Meanwhile WUSTL dissertations and theses 2009+ and some student papers, including selected Biology senior honors theses from 2011 are included in openscholarship.wustl.edu.

eBooks added March 2012

From ScienceDirect:
Vitamins & Hormones, v.88: Hedgehog Signaling
Atlas of Zebrafish Development, Author(s): Robert Bryson-Richardson, Silke Berger and Peter Currie. 2012
Comparative Anatomy and Histology: A Mouse and Human Atlas, Edited by: Piper M. Treuting, Suzanne Dintzis, Denny Liggitt and Charles W. Frevert. 2012
Methods in Microbiology, v.38: Taxonomy of Prokaryotes
Primer on the autonomic nervous system, 3rd ed., edited by Robertson, David.
Methods in Cell Biology, v. 109: Tetrahymena Thermophila
Methods in Enzymology, v.508: Nanomedicine: Cancer, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular, Central Nervous System, Pulmonary and Inflammatory Diseases
Advances in Immunology, v.114: Synthetic Vaccines
International Review of Cell and Molecular Biology, v.295
Current Topics in Developmental Biology, v.100: Heart Development

Freely available:
In Vivo Optical Imaging of Brain Function, 2nd ed. 2009.
Indwelling Neural Implants: Strategies for Contending with the In Vivo Environment. 2008.

From Safari Techical Books:
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Neuroscience: What You Need to Know, by Masao Ito, Dale Purves, Miriam Boleyn-Fitzgerald, Andrew Koob
Genetics: What You Need to Know, by Greg Gibson, Haig H. Kazazian Jr., Moyra Smith, Nicholas Wright Gillham
The Brain and Emotional Intelligence: New Insights, by Daniel Goleman

Actually purchased by math but might be useful for some biofolk:
Empirical Model Building: Data, Models, and Reality, 2nd ed, by James R. Thompson.

Additions to CRCNetBase:
Biodefense Research Methodology and Animal Models, Second Edition Swearengen, James R.
Biomimetics: Nature-Based Innovation Bar-Cohen, Yoseph Biomimetics Series
Bionanotechnology II: Global Prospects Reisner, David E.
Biotechnology of Fungal Genes Gupta, V. K.
Bone Health in Children Abrams, Steven A.
Chromosomal Imbalance Theory of Cancer: The Autocatalyzed Progression of Aneuploidy is Carcinogenesis Rasnick, David
Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing: VipIMAGE 2011 Tavares, João Manuel R.S.
Controlling Salmonella in Poultry Production and Processing Russell, Ph.D., Scott M.
Creating Cultural Monsters: Serial Murder in America Wiest, Julie B.
Echinoderms: Munchen: Proceedings of the 11th International Echinoderm Conference, 6-10 October 2003, Munich, Germany Heinzeller, Thomas
Environmental Remote Sensing and Systems Analysis Chang, Ni-Bin
Environmental Soil Properties and Behaviour Yong, Raymond N.
Food Proteins and Peptides: Chemistry, Functionality, Interactions, and Commercialization Hettiarachchy, Navam S.
Genetics, Genomics, and Breeding of Bananas Pillay, Michael Genetics, Genomics and Breeding of Crop Plants
Global Economic and Environmental Aspects of Biofuels Pimentel, David Advances in Agroecology
Global Perspectives on the Biology and Life History of the White Shark Domeier, Michael L.
Handbook of Biomedical Optics Boas, David A.
Handbook of Metal Biotechnology: Applications for Environmental Conservation and Sustainability Ike, Michihiko
Handbook of Statistics in Clinical Oncology, Third Edition Crowley, John
Laboratory Ferret Matchett, C. Andrew Laboratory Animal Pocket Reference
Magnetic Nanoparticles: From Fabrication to Clinical Applications Thanh, Nguyen TK
Methods for Studying Nucleic Acid/Drug Interactions Wanunu, Meni
Molecular Detection of Human Fungal Pathogens Liu, Dongyou
Multiscale Hydrologic Remote Sensing: Perspectives and Applications Chang, Ni-Bin
Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine in Diabetes Le, Lan-Anh
Nature's Nanostructures Barnard, Amanda S.
Neuroscience of Handwriting: Applications for Forensic Document Examination Caligiuri, Michael P. International Forensic Science and Investigation
Pathogenic Fungi in Humans and Animals Howard, D.H. Mycology
Phylogeography and Population Genetics in Crustacea: Held, Christoph Crustacean Issues
Signal and Image Processing for Remote Sensing, Second Edition Chen, C.H.
Spatial Data Analysis in Ecology and Agriculture Using R Plant, Richard E.
Systematics and Evolution of Fungi Misra, J. K.
Targeted Molecular Imaging Welch, Michael J. Imaging in Medical Diagnosis and Therapy
Time Series Modeling of Neuroscience Data Ozaki, Tohru Chapman & Hall/CRC Interdisciplinary Statistics
Water: The Forgotten Biological Molecule Le Bihan, Denis

New Ebooks from Springer:
NOTE: Supplementary materials released with the print books (CD-ROMs, for example) are made available to the purchasers of the ebooks at http://extras.springer.com.
Because I get these lists from compilations at Springer, there are always newer books available (which I will post next month). If you are looking for a book from Springer or a Springer-related publisher, it never hurts to search at http://www.springerlink.com/books.
Advances in Mitochondrial Medicine Roberto Scatena, Patrizia Bottoni, Bruno Giardina . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 942
Arsenic & Rice Andrew A. Meharg, Fang-Jie Zhao .
Atlas of Interstitial Cells of Cajal in the Gastrointestinal Tract Terumasa Komuro .
Cancer Epigenetics Ramona G. Dumitrescu, Mukesh Verma . Methods in Molecular Biology 863
Caveolins and Caveolae: Roles in Signaling and Disease Mechanisms Jean-François Jasmin, Philippe G. Frank, Michael P. Lisanti . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 729
Chemical and Physical Behavior of Human Hair Clarence R. Robbins .
Dietary Phytochemicals and Microbes Amlan K. Patra .
Endocrine FGFs and Klothos Makoto Kuro-o . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 728
Energy Balance and Gastrointestinal Cancer Sanford D. Markowitz, Nathan A. Berger . Energy Balance and Cancer 4
Ethical Challenges in Genomics Research: A Guide to Understanding Ethics in Context Paula Boddington .
Evolutionary Genomics: Statistical and Computational Methods, Volume 1 Maria Anisimova . Methods in Molecular Biology 855
Evolutionary Genomics: Statistical and Computational Methods, Volume 2 Maria Anisimova . Methods in Molecular Biology 856
Fuzziness: Structural Disorder in Protein Complexes Monika Fuxreiter, Peter Tompa . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 725
Genesis - In The Beginning: Precursors of Life, Chemical Models and Early Biological Evolution Joseph Seckbach . Cellular Origin, Life in Extreme Habitats and Astrobiology 22
High Resolution Archaeology and Neanderthal Behavior: Time and Space in Level J of Abric Romaní (Capellades, Spain) Eudald Carbonell i Roura . Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology
Human Medical Research: Ethical, Legal and Socio-Cultural Aspects Jan Schildmann, Verena Sandow, Oliver Rauprich, Jochen Vollmann .
Improving Soil Fertility Recommendations in Africa using the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer (DSSAT) Job Kihara, Dougbedji Fatondji, James W Jones, Gerrit Hoogenboom, Ramadjita Tabo, Andre Bationo .
Insect Conservation: Past, Present and Prospects Tim R. New .
Lentiviral Vectors and Gene Therapy David Escors, Karine Breckpot, Frederick Arce, Grazyna Kochan, Holly Stephenson . SpringerBriefs in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Lessons learned from Long-term Soil Fertility Management Experiments in Africa Andre Bationo, Boaz Waswa, Job Kihara, Ivan Adolwa, Bernard Vanlauwe, Koala Saidou .
Lipases and Phospholipases Georgina Sandoval . Methods in Molecular Biology 861
Methylmercury and Neurotoxicity Sandra Ceccatelli, Michael Aschner . Current Topics in Neurotoxicity 2
Mobile Genetic Elements: Protocols and Genomic Applications Yves Bigot . Methods in Molecular Biology 859
Molecular Geometry of Body Pattern in Birds Antonio Lima-de-Faria .
Molecular Marker Applications for Improving Sugar Content in Sugarcane M. Swapna, Sangeeta Srivastava . SpringerBriefs in Plant Science
Mortalin Biology: Life, Stress and Death Sunil C. Kaul, Renu Wadhwa .
Natural Products Isolation Satyajit D. Sarker, Lutfun Nahar . Methods in Molecular Biology 864
Neural Metabolism In Vivo In-Young Choi, Rolf Gruetter . Advances in Neurobiology 4
Neurodegenerative Diseases Shamim I. Ahmad . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 724
Neuronal Network Analysis: Concepts and Experimental Approaches Tommaso Fellin, Michael Halassa . Neuromethods 67
Neurotrophic Factors Stephen D. Skaper . Methods in Molecular Biology 846
New Technologies for Toxicity Testing Michael Balls, Robert D. Combes, Nirmala Bhogal . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 745
Notch Signaling in Embryology and Cancer Jörg Reichrath, Sandra Reichrath . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 727
Nutrition, Diet and Cancer Sharmila Shankar, Rakesh K. Srivastava .
Pediatric Cancer, Volume 2: Teratoid/Rhabdoid, Brain Tumors, and Glioma M.A. Hayat . Pediatric Cancer 2
Phosphoinositides I: Enzymes of Synthesis and Degradation Tamas Balla, Matthias Wymann, John D. York . Subcellular Biochemistry 58
Phosphoinositides II: The Diverse Biological Functions Tamas Balla, Matthias Wymann, John D. York . Subcellular Biochemistry 59
Phytohormones and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants Nafees A. Khan, Rahat Nazar, Noushina Iqbal, Naser A. Anjum .
Plant DNA Fingerprinting and Barcoding Nikolaus J. Sucher, James R. Hennell, Maria C. Carles . Methods in Molecular Biology 862
Plant Genome Diversity Volume 1: Plant Genomes, their Residents, and their Evolutionary Dynamics Jonathan F. Wendel, Johann Greilhuber, Jaroslav Dolezel, Ilia J. Leitch .
Principles of Bone Regeneration Jona J. Sela, Itai A. Bab .
Protection of the Three Poles Falk Huettmann .
RAMPs William S. Spielman, Narayanan Parameswaran . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 744
Regression Methods in Biostatistics: Linear, Logistic, Survival, and Repeated Measures Models, 2nd ed Eric Vittinghoff, David V. Glidden, Stephen C. Shiboski, Charles E. McCulloch Statistics for Biology and Health
Renal Cell Carcinoma: Translational Biology, Personalized Medicine, and Novel Therapeutic Targets Robert A. Figlin, W. Kimryn Rathmell, Brian I. Rini .
Restoring Ecological Health to Your Land Workbook Steven I. Apfelbaum, Alan Haney . The Science and Practice of Ecological Restoration
Self and Nonself Carlos López-Larrea . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 738
Sensing in Nature Carlos López-Larrea . Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 739
Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells, Volume 6: Therapeutic Applications in Disease and Injury M.A. Hayat . Stem Cells and Cancer Stem Cells 6
Studies on Men's Health and Fertility Ashok Agarwal, R. John Aitken, Juan G. Alvarez . Oxidative Stress in Applied Basic Research and Clinical Practice
Symbolic Species Evolved Theresa Schilhab, Frederik Stjernfelt, Terrence Deacon . Biosemiotics 6
Toxicity of Heavy Metals to Legumes and Bioremediation Almas Zaidi, Parvaze Ahmad Wani, Mohammad Saghir Khan .
Translational Stroke Research: From Target Selection to Clinical Trials Paul A. Lapchak, John H Zhang . Springer Series in Translational Stroke Research
Udder Health and Communication H. Hogeveen, T. J. G. M. Lam .
Unlocking markets to smallholders: Lessons from South Africa Herman D. Schalkwyk, Jan A. Groenewald, Gavin C. G. Fraser, Ajuruchukwu Obi, Aad Tilburg . Mansholt Publication Series 10

Publications from WUSTL Biology Dept., March 2012

• Burton H, Sinclair RJ, Agato A. 2012. Recognition memory for Braille or spoken words: an fMRI study in early blind. Brain Res 1438:22-34. PubMed citation & fulltext for subscribers.
• Burton H, Agato A, Sinclair RJ. 2012. Repetition learning of vibrotactile temporal sequences: an fMRI study in blind and sighted individuals. Brain Res 1433:69-79. PubMed citation & fulltext for subscribers.
• Chalker DL. 2012. Chapter 11: Transformation and Strain Engineering of Tetrahymena. Methods in Cell Biology 109:327-345. Abstract &l fulltext for subscribers.
• Croft GK, Schaal BA. 2012. Development of microsatellite markers in Byrsonima crassifolia (Malpighiaceae). Am J Bot 99(3):e111-3. PubMed citation & fulltext for subscribers.
• Eren EC, Gautam N, Dixit R. 2012. Computer simulation and mathematical models of the noncentrosomal plant cortical microtubule cytoskeleton. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken) 69(3):144-54. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
• Fass JN, Joshi NA, Couvillion MT, Bowen J, Gorovsky MA, Hamilton EP, Orias E, Hong K, Coyne RS, Eisen JA, Chalker DL, Lin D, Collins K. 2011. Genome-Scale Analysis of Programmed DNA Elimination Sites in Tetrahymena thermophila. G3 (Bethesda) 1(6):515-22. PubMed abstract & open access fulltext.
• Galant A, Koester RP, Ainsworth EA, Hicks LM, Jez JM. 2012. From climate change to molecular response: redox proteomics of ozone-induced responses in soybean. New Phytol 194(1):220-9. PubMed citation & fulltext for subscribers.
• Jin Z, Mashuta MS, Stolowich NJ, Vaisberg AJ, Stivers NS, Bates PJ, Lewis WH, Hammond GB. 2012. Physangulidines A, B, and C: Three New Antiproliferative Withanolides from Physalis angulata L. Org Lett 14(5):1230-3. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
• Lenartowska M, Isaji M, Miller KG. 2011. A pre-embedding immunogold approach reveals localization of myosin VI at the ultrastructural level in the actin cones that mediate Drosophila spermatid individualization. Protoplasma 249(2):337-46. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
• Sinclair RJ, Dixit S, Burton H. 2011. Recognition memory for vibrotactile rhythms: an fMRI study in blind and sighted individuals. Somatosens Mot Res 28(3-4):48-62. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
• Tang KH, Blankenship RE. 2012. Neutron and light scattering studies of light-harvesting photosynthetic antenna complexes. Photosynth Res 111(1-2):205-17. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.
• Tulin A, McClerklin S, Huang Y, Dixit R. 2012. Single-Molecule Analysis of the Microtubule Cross-Linking Protein MAP65-1 Reveals a Molecular Mechanism for Contact-Angle-Dependent Microtubule Bundling. Biophys J 102(4):802-9. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, freely available 12 months after publication.
• Veley KM, Marshburn S, Clure CE, Haswell ES. 2012. Mechanosensitive Channels Protect Plastids from Hypoosmotic Stress During Normal Plant Growth. Curr Biol 22(5):408-13. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers, freely available 12 months after publication.
• Webb AB, Fetsch CR, Israel E, Roman CM, Encarnación CH, Zacks JM, Thoroughman KA, Herzog ED. 2012. Training scientists in a science center improves science communication to the public. Adv Physiol Educ 36(1):72-6. PubMed citation & freely available fulltext.
• Xin Y, Pan J, Collins AM, Lin S, Blankenship RE. 2012. Excitation energy transfer and trapping dynamics in the core complex of the filamentous photosynthetic bacterium Roseiflexus castenholzii. Photosynth Res 111(1-2):149-56. PubMed abstract & fulltext for subscribers.

Best Sellers: Biology, May 2011 to March 29, 2012

Best Sellers: Biology, May 2011 to March 29, 2012 as identified by YBP Library Services

1) Field Notes on Science & Nature Canfield, Michael R. Harvard University Press 2011. ISBN 9780674057579. $27.95
2) Epigenetics: The Ultimate Mystery of Inheritance Francis, Richard C. W.W. Norton 2011. ISBN 9780393070057. $25.95
3) The Major Transitions in Evolution Revisited Calcott, Brett MIT Press 2011. ISBN 9780262015240. $50
4) Listed: Dispatches from Americas Endangered Species Act Roman, Joe Harvard University Press 2011. ISBN 9780674047518. $27.95
5) First Life: Discovering the Connections Between Stars, Cells, and How Life Began Deamer, David University of California Press 2011. ISBN 9780520258327. $28.95
6) Mutation: The History of an Idea from Darwin to Genomics Carlson, Elof Axel Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 2011. ISBN 9781936113309. $57
7) Evolutionary History: Uniting History and Biology To Understand Life on Earth Russell, Edmund Cambridge University Press 2011. ISBN 9780521762113. $90
8) The Theory of Ecology Scheiner, Samuel M. University of Chicago Press 2011. ISBN 9780226736853. $120
9) Embryo Politics: Ethics and Policy in Atlantic Democracies Banchoff, Thomas Cornell University Press 2011. ISBN 9780801449574. $35
10) Better Than Human: The Promise and Perils of Enhancing Ourselves Buchanan, Allen Oxford University Press 2011. ISBN 9780199797875. $21.95
11) Bioethics Around the Globe Myser, Catherine Oxford University Press 2011. ISBN 9780195386097. $49.95
12) Epigenetics: Linking Genotype and Phenotype in Development and Evolution Hallgrimsson, Benedikt University of California Press 2011. ISBN 9780520267091. $85
13) Reframing Rights: Bioconstitutionalism in the Genetic Age Jasanoff, Sheila MIT Press 2011. ISBN 9780262015950. $50
14) The Ideal of Nature: Debates About Biotechnology and the Environment Kaebnick, Gregory E. Johns Hopkins University Press 2011. ISBN 9780801898884. $55
15) The Mathematics of Life Stewart, Ian Basic Books: Perseus 2011. ISBN 9780465022380. $27.99
16) Urban Ecology: Patterns, Processes and Applications Niemela, Jari Oxford University Press 2011. ISBN 9780199563562. $135
17) The Atlas of Coasts & Oceans: Ecosystems, Threatened Resources, Marine Conservation Hinrichsen, Don University Of Chicago Press 2011. ISBN 9780226342252. $55
18) Ingenious Genes: How Gene Regulation Networks Evolve To Control Development Sansom, Roger MIT Press 2011. ISBN 9780262195812. $30
19) The Optics of Life: A Biologist’s Guide to Light in Nature Johnsen, Sönke Princeton University Press 2012. ISBN 9780691139906. $99.50
20) The Essential Naturalist: Timeless Readings in Natural History Graham, Michael H. University of Chicago Press 2011. ISBN 9780226305691. $125

Paper books added in March 2012

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American genesis : the antievolution controversies from Scopes to creation science / Jeffrey P. Moran. New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Biology of disturbed habitats / Lawrence R. Walker. Biology of habitats. Oxford New York : Oxford University Press, c2012.
Bio-objects : life in the 21st century / edited by Niki Vermeulen, Sakari Tamminen, Andrew Webster. Theory, technology and society. Farnham, Surrey, England Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2012.
Forward-time population genetics simulations : methods, implementation, and applications / Bo Peng, Marek Kimmel, Christopher I. Amos. Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley-Blackwell, c2012.
Maximum of wilderness : the jungle in the American imagination / Kelly Enright. Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2012.
Role of science for conservation / edited by Matthias Wolff and Mark Gardener. Routledge explorations in environmental economics 34. London New York : Routledge, 2012.

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