Exploring Genomes Web based Bioinformatics Tutorials is a brief handbook with an an accompanying Web site designed to guide students through live searches and analyses on the most commonly used National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) database. Each tutorial is written as an interactive guide to an aspect of the NCBI site. The user's browser window is split into two parts with guidance provided as text on one side of the screen while the main part of the window is directly connected to NCBI. Using real examples from the research literature, the tutorial takes students through a...

The first edition of Psychology Basics (1998) has been a popular, accessible, and affordable source of information about important theories and issues in this dynamic field. This revised edition is drawn from the 4-volume Magill's Encyclopedia of Social Science: Psychology (2003), which was named a 2004 Outstanding Reference Source by RUSA. Psychology Basics, Revised features approximately 125 essays, one-third of which are new. The remaining two-thirds have the same or similar titles but were either newly commissioned for the revision of the larger encyclopedia or feature updated text -...

The latest tile in Salem Press' award-winning Salem Health series, Psychology and Mental Health explores a fascinating array of subjects in the field of psychology and mental health. Topics are covered in an A-Z format and include notable theories, social issues, the physiology and anatomy of the nervous system and various mental illnesses or conditions.