Describes drug receptors, target molecules that drug researchers seek, covering such modern topics along the way as side effects, drug resistance, Pharmacogenomics, and nutriceuticals. This book covers such intricacies as drug resistance and cell death. It uses individual drugs to explain molecular actions.

Provides a treatment of the deep computational ideas at the foundation of the field. This book includes exercises at the end of each chapter, ideas for student projects, and a number of new topics, such as: tree structured data, interval trees, and time-oriented medical data and their use.

Details specific investigative and forensic processes related to sex crimes casework suitable for those in law enforcement, the legal community, and in the private sector. This title takes you through these processes in a logical sequence, showing how investigations of rape and sexual assault can and should be conducted from start to finish.