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<DIV><FONT size=2><STRONG><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Algal
Toxins</FONT></STRONG>: Nature, Occurrence, Effect and Detection: Proceedings of
the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Sensor Systems for Biological Threats: The
Algal Toxins Case, Pisa, Italy, 30 September-11 October 2007. Valtere
Evangelista et al. 2008. ISBN: 978-1-4020-8479-9. 400 pp. Hardcover $239.00,
Softcover (ISBN:978-1-4020-8479-9) U$D 99.00<BR>The first part deals with a
general overview of the toxins and toxicity related to the algal world. The
first part includes an introduction on the main algal features written by our
group; then, the diversity of the cyanobacteria, the algal division that
possesses more toxic species, in relation to the environment is described; an
overview on the fresh water and marine algal toxins follows; and the allelophaty
phenomenon, i.e. any influence on the growth and development of natural systems
produced by the algae metabolites is described. The first part ends with the
description of toxic algal blooms in several European geographical areas. The
second part deals with the review of sensor organisms, the use of biochemical
methods and laser Doppler techniques for toxin determination; the use of nucleic
acid sensor sensors for identification of toxic species; the use of
immunological ELISA analyses combined with various electrochemical detection
systems to quantify algal toxins; a review on sensors based on electrochemical
methods, and a gene-engineered yeast usable as biochemical instrument for toxin
assessment.<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=#800000 size=3>Algae. 2nd
Edition.</FONT></STRONG> James Graham, Lee W. Wilcox, & Linda E. Graham. Due
November/December 2008. ISBN: 0321559657. 720 pp. Hardcover. U$D 125.20
approx.<BR>The foremost textbook and reference for studying Phycology, Algae,
Second Edition, features hundreds of new illustrations, a new chapter on
terrestrial algae, and thorough updates that reflect new classification
structures. With an emphasis on algae ecology and molecular biology, the authors
focus on what students really want to know about algae—why they are so diverse;
how they are related; how to distinguish the major types; their roles in food
webs; global biogeochemical cycling; the formation of harmful algae blooms; and
how we utilize them. The text also provides a broad coverage of freshwater,
marine, and terrestrial algae.<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT color=#800000 size=3>The
Cyanobacteria: Molecular Biology, Genomics and Evolution.</FONT></STRONG> A
Herrero. 2008. ISBN: 9781904455158. 484 pp. Hardcover. U$D 395.00<BR>This volume
brings together the expertise and enthusiasm of an international panel of
leading cyanobacterial researchers to provide a state-of-the art overview of the
field. Topics covered include: evolution, comparative genomics, gene transfer,
molecular ecology and environmental genomics, stress responses, bioactive
compounds, circadian clock, structure of the photosynthetic apparatus, membrane
systems, carbon acquisition, nitrogen assimilation and C/N balance sensing and
much more. Essential for anyone with an interest in cyanobacteria, bacterial
photosynthesis, bacterial nitrogen fixation, and symbiosis.<BR><BR><STRONG><FONT
color=#800000 size=3>Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms: State of the Science
and Research Needs.</FONT></STRONG> H. Kenneth Hudnell. 2008. ISBN:
978-0-387-75864-0. 950 pp., 80 illustrations. Hardcover. U$D 159.00<BR>With the
ever-increasing incidence of harmful cyanobacterial algal blooms, this monograph
has added urgency and will be essential reading for all sorts of researchers.
The volume contains the proceedings of the 2005 International Symposium on
Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms, and has been edited by H. Kenneth Hudnell,
of the US Environmental Protection Agency. It contains much of the most recent
research into the subject, and includes six workgroup reports that identify and
prioritize research needs, as well as 25 invited speaker papers that describe
the state of the science. Freshwater CyanoHABs can use up the oxygen and block
the sunlight that other organisms need to live. They also can produce powerful
toxins that affect the brain and liver of animals and humans. Reports of
poisonings associated with CyanoHABs date back to the late 1800s. Anecdotal
evidence and data from laboratory animal research suggest that cyanobacterial
toxins can cause a range of adverse human health effects, yet few studies have
explored the links between CyanoHABs and human health. Thankfully, and partly as
a result of this symposium, all that is now set to change.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Scott Balogh<BR>Balogh International Inc<BR>1911 N. Duncan Rd,
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