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Basic Bioscience Laboratory Techniques: A Pocket Guide, 2nd Edition

ISBN: 978-1-119-66335-5

August 2022

Wiley-Blackwell

208 pages

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A portable and pocket-sized guide to foundational bioscience and biomedical science laboratory skills

The newly revised Second Edition of Basic Bioscience Laboratory Techniques: A Pocket Guide delivers a foundational and intuitive pocket reference text that contains essential information necessary to prepare reagents, perform fundamental laboratory techniques, and analyze and interpret data.

This latest edition brings new updates to health and safety considerations, points of good practice, and explains the basics of molecular work in the lab. Perfect for first year undergraduate students expected to possess or develop practical laboratory skills, this reference is intended to be accessed quickly and regularly and inform the reader's lab techniques and methods. It assumes no prior practical knowledge and offers additional material that can be found online. The book also includes:

  • A thorough introduction to the preparation of solutions in bioscience research
  • Comprehensive explorations of microscopy and spectrophotometry and data presentation
  • Practical discussions of the extraction and clarification of biological material, as well as electrophoresis of proteins and nucleic acids
  • In-depth examinations of chromatography, immunoassays, and cell culture techniques

Basic Bioscience Laboratory Techniques: A Pocket Guide is an indispensable reference for first year students at the BSc level, as well as year one HND/Foundation degree students. It's also a must-read resource for international masters' students with limited laboratory experience. In addition, it is a valuable aide-memoire to UG and PG students during their laboratory project module.

About the Author
Dr Bonner is Programme Leader for the MRes in Applied Biosciences and he is a member of the Interdisciplinary Biomedical Sciences Centre, Protein Purification and Proteomics Research Group. Further, Dr. Bonner has specific expertise in the fields of protein/peptide purification and enzymology. Dr Hargreaves is an Associate Professor. He is Module Leader for the Masters level Cell Culture and Antibody Technology module (BIOL40032). He also teaches on several other modules including Research Methods & Bioethics (BIOL40102), Cell Signalling and Cancer (BIOL 33111), Toxicology (BIOL33211), Current Topics in Biochemistry (BIOL34013), Biochemical Techniques (BIOL25012) and Neuroscience (BIOL22151).

Dr Hargreaves gained extensive postdoctoral research experience in the study of cytoskeletal proteins in plant and animal cells, and in the molecular basis of chemically -induced peripheral neuropathies at the following institutions: - Centro de Biologia Molecular, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain (1982-86) John Innes Institute, Norwich, UK. (1986-89) Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK (1989-92) He then obtained the following academic teaching posts:- Temporary Lecturer, Department of Biochemistry, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK (1992-93) Lecturer/Senior Lecturer, Department of Life Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK (1993-2006) Reader/Associate Professor in Biochemistry, School of Science & Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK (2006-present) Dr Hargreaves is the Chair of the College Research Ethics Committee and carries out research mainly on the molecular basis of neurodegeneration and neurodevelopment.