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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT color=#000080><FONT size=3><STRONG>Balogh International
- Books</STRONG></FONT><BR>Scott Balogh<BR>Balogh International Inc<BR>1911 N.
Duncan Rd, Champaign, Illinois 61822 USA<BR>ph: +1 217 355 9331; fax: +1 217 355
9413<BR>www.balogh.com<BR></FONT><BR><STRONG><FONT color=#0000ff size=3>Green
Seaweeds of Britain and Ireland.</FONT></STRONG> Edited by Juliet Brodie,
Christine A Maggs and David M John. 2008. ISBN: 9780952711537. 250 pp., colour
photos, b&w photos, drawings. Softcover. $75.00<BR>Written and assembled by
an international team of specialists, this book incorporates all the latest
information on the green seaweeds of Britain and Ireland (families
Trebouxiophyceae and Ulvophyceae), revealing a wealth of diversity. It is fully
illustrated with colour photographs and is intended to enable ready
identification of all the green seaweeds known from this area (about 100
species).<BR>It includes user-friendly keys, diagnostic descriptions, ecological
information, and notes for the taxonomic specialist.<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT
color=#0000ff size=3>Early Detection of Cyanobacterial Toxins Using Genetic
Methods.</FONT></STRONG> J. Paul Rasmussen, Paul T. Monis, Christopher P. Saint.
2008. ISBN: 1583215832. 131 pp. Softcover. $325.00<BR>This project examined the
use of DNA-detection technology, in particular, real-time PCR, as a means of
detecting toxic cyanobacteria in freshwaters. Toxic cyanobacteria present
a real and persistent problem to the water industry primarily due to the adverse
health effects associated with consumption or exposure to water contaminated
with cyanotoxins. Research and development within this project were geared
toward the delivery of a technology solution for the water industry that would
complement current approaches. There are two basic measures used for toxic
cyanobacteria: cell counts (by microscopy) and toxicity (using an in vivo system
or advanced analytical chemistry, both of which have limitations. DNA-detection
technology was anticipated to be able to cover some of these
limitations.<BR><BR></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>