NEW E-BOOKS IN BIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY

The following e-books are now available : they can be found at http://www.dit.ie/library/search/searchebooks/#d.en.167065

 or via the TU Dublin library catalogue and doing a title or an author search and following the e-book link.

Campbell biology : concepts and connections / Martha R. Taylor. Pearson, 2018.

Campbell biology in focus / Lisa A. Urry. Pearson, 2020.

Campbell essential biology / Eric J. Simon. Pearson 2019.

Pathophysiology : the biological basis of disease in adults and children / Kathryn L. McCance. Elsevier, 2014.

Understanding Pathophysiology / Sue Huether. Elsevier, 2012.

Cellular and molecular immunology / Abdul K. Abbas, 2018.

New cancer vaccine in the works

A new vaccine that may treat cancer and protect against the development of specific types of the disease could be on the market in the next five years. The research by US professor Albert Deisseroth should have major implications, not just for cancer treatment, but in vaccinating against influenzas and other infectious diseases. Prof Deisseroth explained that the response to cancer vaccines for the most common malignancies was limited because of defects in the immune system acquired over time. A way has been found to overcome this by giving a missing immune system protein at the time of vaccination. The new vaccine fuses the DNA of the missing protein with the target at which the vaccine is aimed, be it cancer cells or infectious viruses. The vaccine has overcome the defective response in older test subjects, prevented development of tumour formation and growth and stimulated an immune response against influenza. Michelle's McDonagh's full article is here.

The Biology Project resource

The Biology Project is an interactive online resource for learning biology developed at The University of Arizona. The Biology Project is fun, richly illustrated, and has been tested on 1000s of students. It has been designed for biology students at the college level, but is also useful for biomedical students. Tutorials include biochemistry, cell biology, molecular biology, immunology, genetics and human biology. Click it and see!

Immunology revision help

A group of illustrated tutorials and self-test questions is an interactive online resource for learning immunology, developed at the University of Arizona. Aimed primarily at students the tutorials and problem sets are grouped under the headings: Introduction to Immunology (including basic concepts about the immune system); Antibody Structure (examining how the physical structure of antibodies determines their interaction with antigens); HIV and AIDS (considering the interaction of HIV with the immune system and how treatments interrupt the HIV lifecycle; and Case Studies with accompanying self-test questions. http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/immunology.html

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HIV patients and new immune system therapy

Information on a new therapy which will help boost the immune system of patients with HIV is avaialable @ http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/feb/22/medicalresearch.hiv