| View Larger Image | Essential Cell Biology, Second Edition | Hardcoverby Bruce Alberts (Author), Dennis Bray (Author), Karen Hopkin (Author), Alexander Johnson (Author), Julian Lewis (Author), Martin Raff (Author), Keith Roberts (Author), Peter Walter (Author)
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| | Binding: | Hardcover | | Publisher: | Garland Science/Taylor & Francis Group | | Edition: | 2nd Edition | | Page Count: | 740 Pages | | Publication Date: | September 25, 2003 | | Sales Rank: | 29,677th |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
The second edition retains all the beauty of the first, and it serves as an editorial model -- a guide that shows us how serious authors prepare a new version of a serious book. The first edition was the work of seven authors, all of them outstanding scientists [note 2]. For the second edition, the team of authors has been expanded to include a science writer, Karen Hopkin, whose main responsibility (the Preface tells us) has been "to make the book clear, accessible, and fun to read." As in the earlier edition, there is a digest of "Essential Concepts" near the end of each chapter, and the illustrations are grouped into panels that actually explain principles, structures, procedures and experiments, rather than just providing pretty distractions. Some of the material has been reordered, the coverage has been broadened to include some new findings and new methods, there is more emphasis on genetics, and there is an expanded, improved complement of questions that make students take time to think, to realize that a question often has more than one valid answer, and to recognize that alternative perspectives are available in almost any situation. All of these changes are welcome. ...There are 21 "How We Know" articles -- one in every chapter -- providing information about metabolic pathways, protein structures, replication, the genetic code, mitosis, and cancer, among other topics. These articles… [are] very important innovations. ...Each copy of the new edition is accompanied by a CD-ROM, and the CD-ROM is not a mere gimmick or toy. It is a valuable adjunct to the textbook, and it has two important functions. First, it carries the literature references for each chapter in the book. (The references don't appear in the book itself.) Second, the CD-ROM provides interactive illustrations, typically with voice-over narrations, that demonstrate such things as the structures of molecules, the movement of cells, and the processes of replication, translation and cell division. What makes for a great science education is not the amassing of facts but the understanding of concepts, processes and syntheses, and the realization that all our information about nature must be subject to testing and revision. That is the kind of educational experience that students can acquire from the second edition of Essential Cell Biology. I recommend this new edition for use in advanced high-school courses aimed at students who already have had a course in chemistry and a solid introductory course in biology. This fine book also belongs in the library of any high school that offers serious instruction in science. Teachers and librarians who did not get the first edition should look at this second edition pronto. from The Textbook Letter, Volume 12, Number 2, 2005 |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 44 reviews)
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Ok by R. Mims (LA)  4 Stars
September 24, 2009
The book came in the condition that was described. Unfortunately it did not arrive until two weeks later even though I paid expedited shipping costs. It was really an inconvenience because I needed the book to study for a test in my class.
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Essential Cell Biology by J. You 4 Stars
September 05, 2009
Very good cell and molecular biology book. It is in-depth and specific. The only problem is the uninviting font.
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Great service, great book! by A. Lloyd (Hanover, NH USA)  5 Stars
April 24, 2009
The book arrived really quickly and was in great condition - exactly as expected. Thanks so much!
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Great Bio Text by KikiLomane (Indiana) 5 Stars
April 02, 2009
This is a good bio text for an undergrad (or maybe even high school?) class. It's very straight-forward. It was only used in my class for ten weeks, but I liked the way the material was presented, and the text served to reinforce what I learned in class. My class this year has used four books, and this one was probably my favorite overall and was definitely my favorite one that covered molecular/cell bio.
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Lengthy understanding by John J. Burk (Boise)  3 Stars
March 29, 2009
Granted this book is well written, i feel that there is a lot of jargon that detracts from the overall understanding of the topics.
However it supplies an excellent review of key topics and explains them very nicely within most chapters.
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