Annual Reviews
Annual review of astronomy and astrophysics; v.45, 2007.
The 13 contributions in the 2007 edition of this annual series summarize recent development in understanding star formation, irregular planetary satellites, and the intergalactic medium in rich clusters of galaxies. Two opening autobiographical chapters review the career of Geoffrey Burbidge and the role of Frank Low in early infrared astronomy. Other topics include heating hot atmospheres with active galactic nuclei, the physical properties of Wolf-Rayet stars, the physics and chemistry of cold dark clouds, the statistical properties of exoplanets, and relativistic X-ray lines from the inner accretion disks around black holes. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of anthropology; v.36, 2007.
This volume of the Annual Review contains articles on a broad range of topics in anthropology, from genomic comparisons of humans and chimps, to militarism, to semiotics and community forestry management, reflecting the interdisciplinary nature of the field. Durham (Stanford U.) brings together 21 articles on archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistics and communicative practices, and sociocultural anthropology, written by anthropologists, archaeologists, and those in linguistics, genetics, and other fields, who are from the US, Europe, New Zealand, and Canada. Specific articles discuss queer studies, gender and technology, religious ritual, organized labor, evolutionary medicine, and urban sprawl, for example. Articles were also published online. Cumulative indexes of contributing authors and chapter titles are included. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of cell and developmental biology; v.23, 2007.
This issue includes over two dozen articles and reports of new research suitable for researchers from the undergraduate to the professional level. Topics include following the chromosome path to the genome, penetration of nonenveloped viruses into the cytoplasm, the heart from the mesoderm to the heart tube, transcriptional control of wound repair, mechanisms regulating epithelial stratification, the physiology and mechanisms of two families of chaperonin, the role of SNARE-domain proteins in plant biology, microRNA functions, embryonic patterning, structure and mechanisms of cadherins and catenins in cell-to-cell contacts, semaphorin regulation of cellular morphology, wing vein patterning in Drosophila and analysis of intercellular signaling, maintaining peroxisome populations, developmental signaling, calcium signaling, control of germline stem cells, biogenesis and function of multi-vesicular bodies, and the biology of cancer stem cells. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of environment and resources; v.32, 2007.
Formerly titled The annual review of energy and the environment, the newly titled journal (as of v.28, 2003) has shifted its focus to scientific and policy issues in sustainable development. The 15 articles in the 2007 edition review scientific findings on Earth's global life support systems, human uses of natural resources, and governance. Topics include feedbacks of terrestrial ecosystems to climate change, the value of ecosystem services, models of decision making and residential energy use, political tensions over shared waters, carbon trading, and women's access to freshwater. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of ecology, evolution, and systematics; v.38, 2007.
The 33 papers in the 2007 edition of the annual volume review recent studies on the evolution of animal photoperiodism, experimental viruses, color polymorphism, and multicellular organisms from unicellular ancestors. The contributors integrate diverse perspectives on visual communication, describe the stochastic dynamics of plant-water interactions, evaluate experimental findings in evolutionary endocrinology, and outline applications of flow cytometry to evolutionary and population biology. A review of 407 global seaweed introduction events suggests a need for targeted management to reduce future ecological and economic impacts. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of genomics and human genetics; v.8, 2007.
Chakravarti (Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine) and Green (National Human Genome Research Institute) compile 16 articles in this volume on recent developments in genomics and human genetics. Articles discuss human evolution, gene duplication, DNA strand break repair associated with human genetic diseases, dyslexia and genetic factors, applications of RNA interference in mammalian and human systems, and the pathophysiology of fragile-X syndrome. Others detail the positional identification of genes underlying complex traits in domestic animals, mycobacterial diseases, computational advances in multi-sequence alignment, the principles of microRNA function in vertebrate physiology and human disease, repetitive sequences in complex genomes, glycosylation disorders, annotating noncoding RNA genes, chromatin and gene expression, multistage sampling for genetic studies, and ethical and legal issues relating to biobanks. Researchers are from the US, Canada, and Europe and work in genetics, biostatistics, bioinformatics, pediatrics, and other fields. Cumulative indexes of authors and chapter titles are included. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of microbiology; v.61, 2007.
The 2007 edition of the annual microbiology series reviews possible mechanisms by which INH kills M. tuberculosis, the biosynthesis and hydrolysis of cyclic diguanylate, and the impact of genome analyses on understanding ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. Ecologically relevant papers report on the production of pHCA and pHS from glucose, the roles shewanella serve in aquatic environments, and endolithic microbial ecosystems as models for macroecological systems. Other topics of the 27 papers include the evolution of eukaryotic signal transduction and gene regulation, microbial metabolism of reduced phosphorus compounds, biogenesis of the gram- negative bacterial outer membrane, and classification criteria for a hyperstructure bacteria taxonomy. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of nutrition; v.27, 2007.
The 22 papers in the 2007 edition of the annual series summarize recent nutrition advances resulting from research on metabolism, lipids, proteins and amino acids, inorganic nutrients, genetics and molecular biology, and public health. Three of the articles discuss energy requirements during human pregnancy, the negative relationship between maternal obesity and successful breastfeeding outcomes, and the evolution of infant feeding practices. Other topics include regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes, regional fat deposition as a factor in FFA metabolism, the ketogenic diet for reducing seizures, genetic studies of anorexia nervosa, and taste receptor genes. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Annual review of nuclear and particle science; v.57, 2007.
The 15 articles in the 2007 edition of the annual series summarize recent research findings in astrophysics, nuclear theory, particle theory, and instrumentation. The opening chapter recounts the history of the Indiana cooler and its exploration of how a stored cooled beam interacting with an internal target might benefit nuclear physics experiments. Other topics include chiral perturbation theory, two-photon physics in hadronic processes, Glauber modeling in high-energy nuclear collisions, cosmic ray propagation and interactions in the galaxy, the fabrication and operation of germanium detectors, and quantum communication. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
