- Springer Protocols
Springer Protocols, published by
Springer Science+Business Media , is adatabase oflife sciences protocols . These ‘recipes’ allow scientists to recreate experiments in their own laboratory. Springer Protocols contains about 18,000 protocols, most of which are derived from the book seriesMethods in Molecular Biology , published byHumana Press . That book series, introduced by Dr.John Walker in1984 , contains more than 400 volumes and has spawned several related book series. [ Springer. [http://www.springer.com/west/home/new+&+forthcoming+titles+(default)?SGWID=4-40356-69-173723003-0 Methods in Molecular Biology: About this series.] Retrieved on January 15,2008.] Springer Protocols replaced BioMed Protocols, a Humana Press database, in January 2008.Areas of study
Springer Protocols is comprised of protocols from many Humana Press book series, most notably Methods in Molecular Biology, Methods in Molecular Medicine, Methods in Biotechnology, Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and Neuromethods. Among the subjects the protocols cover are
biochemistry ,bioinformatics ,biotechnology ,cancer research ,cell biology ,genetics /genomics ,imaging /radiology ,immunology ,infectious diseases ,microbiology ,molecular medicine ,neuroscience ,pharmacology /toxicology ,plant science , andprotein science . [EurekaAlert. [http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-01/s-sls012408.php "Springer launches Springer Protocols."] . January 24, 2008.]Website specifics
The website is hosted by the online journal provider MPS Technologies’ JournalStore platform. [CyberMedia News, [http://www.ciol.com/content/291107101855.aspx "Springer deploys MPS journal platform"] , November 29, 2007.] Among the features included on the site are full-text indexing,
RSS feeds , bookmarks, saved searches, comments sections for each protocol, and upload a protocol. The site also features video protocols, produced in conjunction with theJournal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE), a web-based, video journal forbiological research.See also
Protocol (natural sciences) List of publishers Media concentration Molecular Biology References
External links
[http://www.springerprotocols.com Springer Protocols]
[http://www.springer.com Springer Science+Business Media]
[http://www.springer.com/humana Humana Press]
[http://www.jove.com/index/Main.stp? Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE)]
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