Holding information on nearly 200 core molecular biology protocols, written by internationally recognised authors, this CD-ROM represents a totally unique source of international research skills and places at your fingertips a wide range of information and experimental expertise. Multimedia Methods in Molecular Biology is highly interactive, breaking new ground by using a whole spectrum of multimedia facilities to guide the user through their experimental work. Each protocol is covered in a clear, user-friendly and methodical way, with each step explained in detail. Essential backup information is easy to access with a simple mouse click including:

• Comprehensive hazard information clearly marked to alert the user to potential dangers hints and tips - giving students and researchers alike valuable additional information to ensure the highest quality results are achieved essential troubleshooting advice is provided for many steps, giving users the benefit of the authors experience to key primary literature sources tables and recipes for the solutions needed for each protocol, giving the researcher instant and complete information colour illustrations which can be expanded to full screen size video clips with sound commentary to illustrate complex techniques animations to explain the underlying theory.
• Customisation - Since each laboratory will focus on different areas of research and will modify methods accordingly, powerful customisation features have been built into this CD-ROM. Each step of the protocol may be modified by adding your own notes, which can remain confidential or be made available to any member of the group.
• The Protocol Group Manager: Since most procedures in molecular biology are a series of small protocols and the way in which they are combined together depends on the exact requirements of individual researchers, Multimedia Methods in Molecular Biology allows users to group together in any sequence any combination of protocols. For researchers working on special samples, whole new protocols can be combined with those already on the disc. This ability to link the exact combination of protocols that defines a group is unique and is not possible on any other disc dealing with these type of methods currently available.

Multimedia Methods in Molecular Biology is an innovative and comprehensive training tool which utilises fully the great benefits of multimedia technology. It will ensure that those using the disc will be able to safely and accurately carry out these techniques without further guidance. Multimedia Methods in Molecular Biology will find a place in all laboratories where molecular biology techniques are used and where student or staff training occurs, in universities, research establishments and commercial laboratories.

More Features

• search facility
• comprehensive hazard information
• hints, tips, and troubleshooting
• to primary literature sources
• editable recipe tables
• color illustrations
• The most important procedures in molecular biology today covered in step-by-step instructions for a total of 200 protocols.
• The unique protocol group builder allows researchers to personal protocols and to combinations of new and/or existing protocols.
• Specialist Searching Facility: whether you want to pinpoint a specific protocol or simply look up a general term, the search engine makes navigation much easier.
• Equipped with Boolean (and, or, not) search operators for multi-term searching.
• Custom Tables found in the recipe section of each protocol detail weights and volumes needed to produce relevant reagents and solutions.
• Edit Function in Custom Tables allows you to change the final volume, automatically recalculating the other values in the recipe.
• Video Transcripts: full transcripts are now provided for all commentaries on over 40 video and animated clips helping you gain a better understanding of the theory behind the practical techniques involved.
• 17 new protocols not available in first edition.
• Hyperlinked glossary terms and references.
• Hazard and toxicity information.
• Extensive guides and usage tips.
• Available for Macintosh or PC.
• A publication of the Nature Publishing Group, publisher of the distinguished journal, Nature

Multimedia Methods in Molecular Biology is a comprehensive multimedia training tool designed to assist in teaching and development of experimental skills. This essential CD-ROM employs a wide range of multimedia facilities to guide the user in a concise and methodical manner, with step-by-step accounts of each protocol. It also contains over 200 protocols, intuitive search methods, and over 40 video and animation clips. Special features include the unique protocol builder and the protocol group manager, which allows researchers to their own protocols and to group together any combination of protocols in any sequence and the easy to edit recipe tables to assist in calculating weights for required molarities. The combination of these unique features as well as color illustrations, videos to explain complete steps in details, sophisticated searching facilities and to primary literature ensures that its users wont fail to understand and successfully complete the most complicated experiments. This second edition also contains 17 new protocols as well as many of the unique features mentioned above which were not available in the first edition.