The Killer Strain

Author : Marilyn W. Thompson
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062013475
Total Pages : 499 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Killer Strain written by Marilyn W. Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 499 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lethal germ is unleashed in the U.S. mail. A chain of letters spreads terror from Florida to Washington, D.C., from New York to Connecticut, from the halls of Congress to the assembly lines of the U.S. Postal Service. Five people die, and ten thousand more line up for antibiotics to protect against exposure. The government, already outsmarted by the terrorist hijackers of 9/11, leaves its workers vulnerable and a diabolical killer on the loose. Based on hundreds of hours of interviews and a review of thousands of pages of government documents, The Killer Strain is the definitive account of the year in which bioterrorism became a reality in the United States. Revealing the little-known victims and unsung heroes in the anthrax debacle, investigative reporter Marilyn Thompson also examines the FBI's slow-paced investigation of the crimes and the unprecedented scientific challenges posed by the case. The Killer Strain, more than just a thrilling read, is also a clarion wake-up call. It shows how billions of dollars and a decade of elaborate bioterror dress rehearsals meant nothing in the face of a real attack -- and how we may still be at risk.

Author : Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119584698
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Enology: Volume 1 written by Pascal Ribéreau-Gayon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-13 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As an applied science, enology is a collection of knowledge from the fundamental sciences including chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, bioengineering, psychophysics, cognitive psychology, etc., and nourished by empirical observations. The approach used in the Handbook of Enology is thus the same. It aims to provide practitioners, winemakers, technicians and enology students with foundational knowledge and the most recent research results. This knowledge can be used to contribute to a better definition of the quality of grapes and wine, a greater understanding of chemical and microbiological parameters, with the aim of ensuring satisfactory fermentations and predicting the evolution of wines, an7thd better mastery of wine stabilization processes. As a result, the purpose of this publication is to guide readers in their thought processes with a view to preserving and optimizing the identity and taste of wine and its aging potential. This third English edition of The Handbook of Enology, is an enhanced translation from the 7h French 2017 edition, and is published in print as individual themed volumes and as a two-volume set, describing aspects of winemaking using a detailed, scientific approach. The authors, who are highly-respected enologists, examine winemaking processes, theorizing what constitutes a perfect technique and the proper combination of components necessary to produce a quality vintage. They also illustrate methodologies of common problems, revealing the mechanism behind the disorder, thus enabling a diagnosis and solution. Volume 1: The Microbiology of Wine and Vinifications addresses the first phase of winemaking to produce an "unfinished" wine: grading grape quality and maturation, yeast biology then adding it to the grape crush and monitoring its growth during vinification; and identifying and correcting undesired conditions, such as unbalanced lactic and acetic acid production, use of sulfur dioxide and alternatives, etc. Coverage includes: Wine microbiology; Yeasts; Yeast metabolism; The conditions for the development of yeasts; Lactic acid bacteria, their metabolism and their development in wine; Acetic bacteria; The use of sulfur dioxide in the treatment of musts and wines; Products and processes acting in addition to sulfur dioxide; Winemaking; The grape and its maturation; Harvesting and processing of grapes after harvest; Vinification in red and white wine making. The target audience includes advanced viticulture and enology students, professors and researchers, and practicing grape growers and vintners.

Author : Chandra J. Panchal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000104346
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yeast Strain Selection written by Chandra J. Panchal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-07-24 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors from universities and food, pharmaceutical, and brewing companies detail the current state of yeast strain development and handling, highlighting advances in yeast selection for academic research, industry, and recombinant DNA technology. Featuring the use of Saccharomyces and other yea

Author : Gerald Reed
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401197717
Total Pages : 459 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Yeast technology written by Gerald Reed and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yeasts are the active agents responsible for three of our most important foods - bread, wine, and beer - and for the almost universally used mind/ personality-altering drug, ethanol. Anthropologists have suggested that it was the production of ethanol that motivated primitive people to settle down and become farmers. The Earth is thought to be about 4. 5 billion years old. Fossil microorganisms have been found in Earth rock 3. 3 to 3. 5 billion years old. Microbes have been on Earth for that length of time carrying out their principal task of recycling organic matter as they still do today. Yeasts have most likely been on Earth for at least 2 billion years before humans arrived, and they playa key role in the conversion of sugars to alcohol and carbon dioxide. Early humans had no concept of either microorganisms or fermentation, yet the earliest historical records indicate that by 6000 B. C. they knew how to make bread, beer, and wine. Earliest humans were foragers who col lected and ate leaves, tubers, fruits, berries, nuts, and cereal seeds most of the day much as apes do today in the wild. Crushed fruits readily undergo natural fermentation by indigenous yeasts, and moist seeds germinate and develop amylases that produce fermentable sugars. Honey, the first con centrated sweet known to humans, also spontaneously ferments to alcohol if it is by chance diluted with rainwater. Thus, yeasts and other microbes have had a long history of 2 to 3.

Author : Graham G. Stewart
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420015176
Total Pages : 871 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Brewing, Second Edition written by Graham G. Stewart and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2006-02-22 with total page 871 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It has been ten years since its first edition, making the Handbook of Brewing, Second Edition the must have resource on the science and technology of beer production. It recounts how during this time, the industry has transformed both commercially and technically and how many companies have been subsumed into large multinationals while at the other extreme, microbreweries have flourished in many parts of the world. It also explains how massive improvements in computer power and automation have modernized the brewhouse while developments in biotechnology have steadily improved brewing efficiency, beer quality, and shelf life. In addition to these topics, the book, written by an international team of experts recognized for their contributions to brewing science and technology, also covers traditional beer styles as well as more obscure beverages such as chocolate- or coffee-flavored beers. It includes the many factors to be considered in setting up and operating a microbrewery as well as the range of novel beers and beer-related products currently being considered by the brewing industry. It also describes new avenues that challenge the brewer’s art of manufacturing a quality beverage from barley-based raw materials. Thorough and accessible, the Handbook of Brewing, Second Edition provides the essential information for those who are involved or interested in the brewing industry.

Author : D Lalithakumari
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1482279630
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fungal Protoplast written by D Lalithakumari and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2019-04-24 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed collection of the results obtained during the long history of the fungal protoplast work that has been published for different species. This overview is supplemented with research work into the improvement of biocontrol agents, carried out by the authors. Besides providing an overview of the literature, the book also acquaints one to pra

Author : Mary Styles Harris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Investigation of Several Aspects of the Killer Character in Saccharomyces Cerevisiae written by Mary Styles Harris and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Ioly Kotta-Loizou
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3038979961
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mycoviruses written by Ioly Kotta-Loizou and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2019-06-21 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A virus (from the Latin word ‘vīrus’ meaning ‘venom’ or ‘poison’) is a microorganism invisible to the naked eye. Viruses can multiply exclusively by entering a cell and using the cell’s resources to create copies of themselves. As the origin of their name suggests, viruses are generally considered dangerous, harmful and often deadly. Some of the most well-studied and widely known viruses, such as HIV and influenza, infect humans. However, viruses can also infect animals, plants and microorganisms, including fungi. Many fungi are medically, ecologically and economically significant, for example, causing diseases to humans, plants and insects or being used in industry to produce bread, cheese, beer and wine. Viruses that infect fungi are called mycoviruses (from the Greek work ‘myco’, meaning ‘fungus’). Mycoviruses do not cause harm to or kill the infected fungus; in contrast, they are ‘friendly’ viruses and we can utilize them to control the growth, pathogenicity and toxin production of fungi. This book describes a range of different mycoviruses and their geographical distribution, transmission and evolution, together with their effects on the fungal hosts and how these are brought about.]

Author : Klaus Wolf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642557589
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Non-Conventional Yeasts in Genetics, Biochemistry and Biotechnology written by Klaus Wolf and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most information on yeasts derives from experiments with the conventional yeasts Saccaromyces cerevisiae and Schizossaccharomyces pombe, the complete nuclear and mitochondrial genome of which has also been sequenced. For all other non-conventional yeasts, investigations are in progress and the rapid development of molecular techniques has allowed an insight also into a variety of non-conventional yeasts. In this bench manual, over 70 practical protocols using 15 different non-conventional yeast species and in addition several protocols of general use are described in detail. All of these experiments on the genetics, biochemistry and biotechnology of yeasts have been contributed by renowned laboratories and have been reproduced many times. The reliable protocols are thus ideally suited also for undergraduate and graduate practical courses.

Author : Garrett Oliver
Publisher : OUP USA
ISBN 13 : 0195367138
Total Pages : 962 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Oxford Companion to Beer written by Garrett Oliver and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2012 with total page 962 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The first major reference work to investigate the history and vast scope of beer, The Oxford Companion to Beer features more than 1,100 A-Z entries written by 166 of the world's most prominent beer experts"-- Provided by publisher.