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Symbiotic relations between roots and fungi (mycorrhizas) are the most prevalent symbiotic systems on earth. For example, mycorrhizas increase nutrient uptake from soil, assist in the biocontrol of pathogenic fungi and nematodes, and have a positive effect on the establishment of plant communities. Mycorrhizal associations can be found in all ecosystems and in important forest and crop species. This book provides a summary of all the mycorrhizal categories from a morphological and anatomical perspective. ... Read more

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Beautiful fugures there are.
This book contains quite useful and beautiful figures to understand the relationships among organisms analyzed recently.

Excellent! Both book and its delivery.
I think this is the best book about Mycorrhizas. In addition to that I could receive it in Brazil. Just perfect!

A great introduction/survey of mycorrhizal interactions
This book is a wonderful introduction to mycorrhizal symbioses. I teach an upper division/graduate course in Mycorrhizal Ecology and use it for a required text. The students find it readable and useful. The chapters are concise and cover the various mycorrhizal types (Ectomycorrhizae, Arbuscular mycorrhizae, Orchid mycorrhizae, Ericoid mycorrhizae, etc.). The chapters are loaded with useful illustrations and pictures. These beautiful figures are particularly important because of the microscopic nature of the plant-fungus interaction and they make this book stand out.

I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning more about this important part of plant ecology. Important you say? Ninety percent of the world's plants belong to families that acquire their soil nutrients through mycorrhizal fungi! ... Read more

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Karp continues to help biologists make important connections between key concepts and experimentation. The sixth edition explores core concepts in considerable depth and presents experimental detail when it helps to explain and reinforce the concepts. The majority of discussions have been modified to reflect the latest changes in the field. The book also builds on its strong illustration program by opening each chapter with 'VIP' art that serves as a visual summary for the chapter. Over 60 new micrographs and computer-derived images have been added to enhance the material. Biologists benefit from these changes as they build their skills in making the connection. ... Read more

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they forgot to mention that it is an international edition, that would of been cool to know beforehand.other than that- good condition, good timing ... Read more

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Designed to help students appreciate the ways experiments and simple calculations lead to an understanding of how cells work. Provides a rehearsal of key terms, tests for understanding basic concepts, and research-based problems. ... Read more

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Molecular Biology of the Cell: The Problems Book
This is an excellent supplemental book for this course no matter which textbook is utilized in your course.Highly recommended.

LifeSaver...
Molecular Biology of the Cell : The Problems Book is a great book for biology students as well as those interested in really learning the concepts behind the theory.This book is extremely detailed in itsquestions as it vigorously tests the knowledge learned from it's companiontextbook, Molecular Biology of the Cell. This book has tremendouslyhelped in my understanding of the major chapters of the main textbook(chapters 6-end).It provides a thorough breakdown on the types ofquestions that it asks.For example, the questions in the book arestructured by True/False, matching, as well as essay formats.Thisprovides for a varied way of learning the essential material.Ihighly recommend this book for those students preparing for standardizedexams as well as those taking a course in molecular or cell biology.

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Molecular Biology of the Cell : The Problems Book is a great book for biology students as well as those interested in really learning the concepts behind the theory.This book is extremely detailed in itsquestions as it vigorously tests the knowledge learned from it's companiontextbook, Molecular Biology of the Cell. This book has tremendouslyhelped in my understanding of the major chapters of the main textbook(chapters 6-end).It provides a thorough breakdown on the types ofquestions that it asks.For example, the questions in the book arestructured by True/False, matching, as well as essay formats.Thisprovides for a varied way of learning the essential material.Ihighly recommend this book for those students preparing for standardizedexams as well as those taking a course in molecular or cell biology. ... Read more

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This textbook provides an introduction to dynamic modeling in cell biology, emphasizing computational approaches based on realistic molecular mechanisms. It is designed to introduce cell biology and neuroscience students to computational modeling, and applied mathematics students, theoretical biologists, and engineers to many of the problems in dynamical cell biology. This volume was conceived of and begun by Professor Joel Keizer based on his many years of teaching and research together with his colleagues. The project was expanded and finished by his students and friends after his untimely death in 1999.

Carefully selected examples are used to motivate the concepts and techniques of computational cell biology, through a progression of increasingly more complex and demanding cases. Illustrative exercises are included with every chapter, and mathematical and computational appendices are provided for reference. This textbook will be useful for advanced undergraduate and graduate theoretical biologists, and for mathematics students and life scientists who wish to learn about modeling in cell biology.

Royalties from this book will be donated to the Joel E. Keizer memorial endowment for collaborative interdisciplinary research in the life sciences. ... Read more

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An excellent overview
As a field of applied mathematics, computational biology has exploded in the last decade, and shows every sign of increasing in the next. This book overviews a few of the topics in the computational modeling of cells. I only read chapters 12 and 13 on molecular motors, and so my review will be confined to these.

Nanotechnology could be described as an up-and-coming field, but in the natural world one can find examples of this technology that surpass greatly what has been accomplished by human engineers. The authors begin their articles with a few examples of natural molecular machines, including the "rotary motors" DNA helicase and bacteriophage, and the "linear motor" kinesin, the latter they refer to as a "walking enzyme". Important in the modeling of all these is the theory of stochastic processes in the guise of Brownian motion, which the authors hold is the key to understanding the mechanics of proteins. In chapter 12 they give a detailed overview of the mathematical modeling of protein dynamics, followed in chapter 13 by an illustration of the mathematical formalism in the bacterial flagellar motor, a polymerization ratchet, and a motor governing ATP synthase.

To the authors a molecular motor is an entity that converts chemical energy into mechanical force. The production of mechanical force though may involve intermediate steps of energy transduction, all these involving the release of free energy during binding events. But due to their size, molecular motors are subjected to thermal fluctuations, and thus to model their motion accurately requires the theory of stochastic processes. Thus the authors begin a study of stochastic processes, restricting their attention to ones that satisfy the Markov property. Starting with a discrete model of protein motion as a simple random walk, the authors show that the variance of the motion grows linearly with time, which is a sign of diffusive motion. The partial differential equation satisfied by the probability distribution function, in the continuous limit where the space and time scales are large enough, is left to the reader to derive as an exercise.

The authors then consider polymer growth as another example of a stochastic process, a kind of hybrid one in that it involves both discrete and continuous random variables, the position of the polymer being continuous, while the number of monomers in the polymer is discrete. The authors derive an ordinary differential equation for the probability of there being exactly n polymers at a particular time. From this they show how to obtain sample paths for polymer growth and give a brief discussion on the statistics of polymer growth.

Attention is then turned to the modeling of molecular motions, with the first example being the Brownian motion of proteins in aqueous solutions. The (stochastic) Langevin equation is given for the motion of the protein, both with and without an external force acting on the protein. To find a numerical solution of this equation is straightforward, as the authors show. But they caution however that simulation of this solution on a computer is liable to introduce spurious results, and so they derive the Smoluchowski model, a somewhat different way of looking at random motion via the evolution of ensembles of paths. In this formulation the Brownian force is replaced by a diffusion term, and the external force is modeled by a drift term.

The authors then consider the modeling of chemical reactions, which supply the energy to the molecular motors. Because of the time scales involved in these reactions, a correct treatment of them would involve quantum mechanics, but the authors use the Smoluchowski model. The simple reaction model they consider involves a positive ion binding to negatively charged amino acid, and using as reaction coordinate the distance between the ion and the amino acid, study the free energy change as a function of the reaction coordinate.

The numerical simulation of the protein motion is then considered in much greater detail, using an algorithm that preserves detailed balance. This involves converting the problem to a Markov chain and a consideration of the boundary conditions, which the authors do for the case of periodic, reflecting, and absorbing. Euler's method is used to solve the resulting equations for the Markov chain, and after dealing with issues of stability and accuracy, the Crank-Nicolson method is used. The last few sections of the chapter are devoted to the physics of these solutions and the authors give some intuitive feel for the entropic factors and energy balance on a protein motor.

In the last chapter of the book, the considerations in chapter 12 are applied to concrete molecular motors. The first one examined is a model for switching in a bacterial flagellar motor, which involves the protein CheY as a signaling pathway. The binding of CheY to the motor is modeled as a two-state process, with the binding site being either empty or occupied. The resulting set of coupled differential equations for the probabilities is solved for when the concentration of CheY is constant. An expression for the change in free energy is obtained, and the authors give a discussion of the physics in the light of what was done in the last chapter. The switching rate is computed, along with the mean first passage time.

Some other examples of molecular motors are also discussed, including the flashing racket, the polymerization ratchet, and a simplified model of the ion-driven F0 motor of ATP synthase. This latter motor is fascinating, since it describes the electrochemical energy involved in mitochondria for the production of ATP. The authors do a nice job of showing how the techniques of chapter 12 are used to solve this model, and also give an analytical solution for a certain limiting case. ... Read more

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The Cell presents current comprehensive science in a readable and cohesive text that students can master in the course of one semester. This new edition retains the overall organization, themes, and special features of the Fourth Edition, including Key Experiment and Molecular Medicine essays, chapter sidebars that highlight areas of interest and clinical applications, and end-of-chapter questions with answers at the back of the book.The Fifth Edition has been updated throughout to reflect major advances since publication of the Fourth Edition in 2006, including: * Advances in understanding gene regulation by microRNAs * Histones and epigenetic inheritance * Identification of human disease susceptibility genes by genome-wide association scans * Protein import into mitochondria * Induced pluripotent stem cells * Role of autophagy in programmed cell death * Genomic analysis of mutations in human cancers * New Key Experiments: RNA Interference (Chapter 4) and G Protein-Coupled Receptors and Odor Detection (Chapter 15) ... Read more

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Decent book
The class I am usig this book for is rediculously hard. The book explains it a little better than the professor. Good investment

textbook
The textbook had some writing in the margins but was otherwise in very good condition.

Perfect Shape
The book came well protected in the packaging with no evidence of any use. Very prompt delivery as well. ... Read more

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A diverse collection of protocols ranging from the latest inventions and applications to some classic, but still frequently used, methods for studying B-lymphocyte development and function in higher animals. These readily reproducible protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, each one offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principle behind the technique, lists of equipment and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. ... Read more

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Completely revised and updated to incorporate the latest data in the field, Lewin's CELLS, Second Edition is the ideal resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students entering the world of cell biology. Redesigned to incorporate new learning tools and elements, this edition continues to provide readers with current coverage of the structure, organization, growth, regulation, movements, and interaction of cells, with an emphasis on eukaryotic cells. Under the direction of three expert lead editors, new chapters on metabolism and general molecular biology have been added by subject specialist. All chapters have been carefully edited to maintain consistent use of terminology and to achieve a homogenous level of detail and rigor. A new design incorporates many new pedagogical elements, including Concept & Reasoning Questions, Methods boxes, Clinical Applications boxes, and more. ... Read more

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This volume includes chapters by experts around the world on many aspects of microtubule imaging in living and fixed cells; assays to study microtubule function in a wide array of model organisms and cultured cells; high resolution approaches to study of the cytoskeleton. The authors share their years of experience, outlining potential pitfalls and critical factors to consider in experimental design, experimental implementation and data interpretation.

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Ever since James Watson and Francis Crick proposed their double-helical structure of DNA in 1953, biology has been in the throes of a revolution in knowledge at the molecular level. This Schaum's Outline was written to help bring order and understanding to this rapidly expanding field. As a succinct overview of the subject, it will supplement any molecular biology course or provide the foundation needed for advanced courses. The text material is presented in a question and answer format; each concept is explained as an answer to a specific question. At the end of each chapter are objective questions of several kinds; multiple choice, true-false, fill-ins, and matching. These objective questions can be used to evaluate the extent to which the text material has been mastered, while also preparing the student for this kind of examination format. ... Read more

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very satisfied
i recently bought this book and i found it very interesting. it is so easy to understand molecular biology by reading it! it is not heavy and i can take it anywhere. nice pictures.

Painful and Worthless
I bought this book in a bundle with two other Schaum's Outlines: one in Biochemistry and one in Genetics.I had intended to use them as a review in preparation for the Biochemistry, Molecular, and Cell Biology Subject GRE.I have been sorely disappointed.First of all, this book is out of date.It was written in 1996 and the field of molecular biology has transformed in multiple ways over the past 13 years.I continually had to question some of the conclusions of the book across multiple chapters.More often than not I went back to my text books from undergrad to review the topics and what has changed.I eventually skipped chapters all together and just read those in my old textbooks.But not only is this book out of date, it is also poorly written.Topics don't flow, bullets are confusing.The general narative of the book is convoluted and confusing.I've finally moved on to the biochemistry book, and I'm starting to find the same issues.I am disappointed that I actually spent money on this book.Look for other reivews, or simply look at a textbook.This book is not worth it.

definitely worth 10 dollars
This guide contains details about biology that are concise and at least as good as, if not more detailed than 2+ years of introductory biology courses. Though not an introductory guide, an excellent resource.

an excellent introduction
I am a Macromolecular crystallographer and have never formally attended any courses on molecular biology or biochemistry. I find these Schaum series books to be very useful. They are very concise, and provide all the information one needs to achieve a good understanding of the basic concepts and terminology. Another advantage is that they are paperbacks and easier to read compared to the heavier and more detailed texts like Stryer or Lehninger.

Insufficient asa stand-alone textbook
This book is ok just for revision purposes, not for a thorough review of the text ... Read more

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Research in systems biology requires the collaboration of researchers from diverse backgrounds, including biology, computer science, mathematics, statistics, physics, and biochemistry. These collaborations, necessary because of the enormous breadth of background needed for research in this field, can be hindered by differing understandings of the limitations and applicability of techniques and concerns from different disciplines. This comprehensive introduction and overview of system modeling in biology makes the relevant background material from all pertinent fields accessible to researchers with different backgrounds.

The emerging area of systems level modeling in cellular biology has lacked a critical and thorough overview. This book fills that gap. It is the first to provide the necessary critical comparison of concepts and approaches, with an emphasis on their possible applications. It presents key concepts and their theoretical background, including the concepts of robustness and modularity and their exploitation to study biological systems; the best-known modeling approaches, and their advantages and disadvantages; lessons from the application of mathematical models to the study of cellular biology; and available modeling tools and datasets, along with their computational limitations. ... Read more

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Pretty good text
This text has been very helpful in understanding the theory behind systems biology. Although it's a pretty good text, some of the chapters are not very readable. I'm sure that's in part due to the fact that sys bio is new to me, but it's also due to some unclear writing. Nevertheless, I still recommend it for computer scientists and biologists that would like a better understanding of mathematical modeling of biological systems.

A compact introduction to mathematical modeling in biology
I'm torn between giving this book 3 or 4 stars.On one hand, it is enjoyable to read and a great value for Amazon's discounted price.On the other hand, the book tries to tackle many modeling techniques at once; I often found myself wishing for more complete descriptions than were provided.

The first section introduces basic concepts of mathematical modeling and considers structures and behaviors characteristic of biological models: The text opens with a discussion of the compromise between model scope and informativeness.Trade-offs of biological robustness and complexity are discussed.Modularity is explored as a unifying property of biological systems.

The next section discusses a range of mathematical modeling frameworks.Bayesian logic is introduced as a means to discriminate among competing models (hypotheses) of biological systems.Quasi-steady state stoichiometric methods, non-linear ODEs, PDEs, and stochastic methods are each given a chapter.Biological network topology is also discussed.While the topics are presented well (some better than others), many (especially the topology and PDE chapters) would benefit from more extensive coverage and mathematical background.The toy model examples are also very simplistic; I would have liked to see discussion of special considerations for higher-dimensional systems.

The third section was the most useful for me and at the same time the most frustrating.It discusses practical issues: experimental data collection, model identification, parameter estimation, and control theory.There is a chapter on gene regulatory systems (think BioBricks or Uri Alon's work) and a brief discussion of multi-scale (cellular/tissue/organ) models.These practical issues - the 'nuts and bolts' of the title - were exactly what I hoped to learn about.However, the coverage is only superficial.I often found myself digging up references to clarify questions which (I felt) should have been addressed in the text.

The final section addresses computing.Algorithm complexity and machine representation of models are informally described.I would have liked to see model identification and parameter estimation covered much more thoroughly - these can be computationally intensive for large models.Runge-Kutta ODE algorithms and stochastic algorithms (Gillespie, tau-leaping, and Langevin) are discussed and computational challenges (e.g., stiffness) are detailed.The book ends with a description of system biology markup language (SBML) and a list of current (as of 2006) open source modeling tools.

I would recommend this books to biological modelers who wish to get a taste of other modeling approaches outside their own specialty.Math students coming into biological projects might also benefit from the introduction to the field.However, the lack of a mathematical review section might leave pure-biology students confused unless they consult dedicated math or modeling texts.

A complete table of contents may be found at The MIT Press website.

good book!
A nicely written book for beginner-to-intermediate level system biologists.
The math models are neat and helpful, and the price is certainly good enough for its value. ... Read more

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This book covers the cellular level including cell communication, DNA organization, and cytoskeletal development and function. ... Read more

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First developed as an accessible abridgement of the successful Handbook of Stem Cells, Essentials of Stem Cell Biology serves the needs of the evolving population of scientists, researchers, practitioners and students that are embracing the latest advances in stem cells. Representing the combined effort of seven editors and more than 200 scholars and scientists whose pioneering work has defined our understanding of stem cells, this book combines the prerequisites for a general understanding of adult and embryonic stem cells with a presentation by the world's experts of the latest research information about specific organ systems. From basic biology/mechanisms, early development, ectoderm, mesoderm, endoderm, methods to application of stem cells to specific human diseases, regulation and ethics, and patient perspectives, no topic in the field of stem cells is left uncovered.

* Contributions by Nobel Laureates and leading international investigators
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Dr. Neal C. Murphy, CWRU, UCLA
With his prior collaborative book, "Principles of Tissue Engineering" this text, "Essentials of Stem Cell Biology" provides the essential rationale for that curious endeavor of applied biology we call "healthcare". While others are wringing hands and endlessly belaboring cost-effectiveness, access to care, competitive efficacy and other bureaucratic minutia, Bob Lanza has kept his eyes to the stars. Motivated no doubt by the thrill of discovery which truly historical thinkers enjoy, and others have inspired in Dr. Lanza, mankind surely benefits from the fruits of his labors. The contents, of this book, covering a plethora of topics and concepts, is so well organized that one could read it from beginning to end as a novel or piecemeal as queries demand from an encyclopedia. The limits of this text are merely those of a physical bound book itself. I pray the publishers will expand an online edition that can be edited and updated monthly, for that is the speed at which the future's promises emerge. Robert Lanza is that rare individual that knows a story, knows how to tell it well, and bring to practical fruition all its manifest gifts. In this regard he is a kind of Steve Jobs of biology and applied life sciences.

Yet, Dr. Lanza has not forgotten his clinical roots. While ideal in its concepts, the data in this book are equally practical since they provide intelligible rationales for the kind of innovative clinical procedures that each individual patient expects and prefers. All the Gaussian frequency distributions, categorical mandates and customs of clinical care, will not fill the void that emerges when a patient asks, "Isn't there anything you can do for me as an individual, Doctor?Each compassionate, humanistic and thinking clinician knows that the "average" patient is merely a statistical construct and in the real world one had better have a compelling argument for each individual treatment rendered. This book provides a tissue/cell level rationale for such treatment excellence, not that potpourri, that boiling stew of pseudo cures, commercial nostrums, shifting consensus and folklore that jams the flow of lucid clinical thought. Without the "North Star" of Lanza and his collaborators, the hapless clinician is sadly adrift in the intellectual seas of 21st Century life science.

Excellent place to start
This book is an excellent place to start if you're interested in stem cells. It covers just about all areas of research and is authoritatively authored by serveral experts in the field. The only caveat is that the field is changing so rapidly that some of the information in the book is a bit outdated (and of course, that's true of just about science text). However, you can quickly supplement the information in this book by getting more current research papers off pubmed or elsewhere. All in all, I think this book does provide an excellent foundation for getting into the field and understanding the basic science and its potential promise.

A Summary of the State of the Art as it Exists Today.
This large book follows the common trend in new and emerging sciences in being written by a large number of authors who are active researchers in the field. The science simply has not yet had time to resolve itself into a common body of knowledge that one author can present to the world.

In this book there are some 200 contributors from literally around the world. A quick scan shows people from the United States, Israel, the UK, Italy, Switzerland, Australia, Japan and more. As you would expect each team of authors concentrates on the particular area of research in which he is engaged. This gives you an up to date view of the state of the art at the risk of having chapters of unequal quality.

The book starts off with the simple question, "What are stem cells." There are then chapters on what they do, how they work, methods and procedures used in research, and several chapters on how stem cell research is developing treatments for various diseases. The book concludes with four chapters on the regulations and ethics of stem cell research. This includes chapters on governmental and religious aspects. This sections concludes with a paper by the actress Mary Tyler Moore who has had type 1 diabetes for more than 40 years. She titles her chapter "It's Not About Curiosity, It's About Cures."

This book is the definitive state of the art as it exists today.

Lacks sufficient references
The 69 chapters in this book, the 2nd edition published in July 2009, together contain a wealth of information from developmental biology and molecular biology to medicine.Many chapters contain helpful diagrams and pictures to go along with explanations.However, it is very mammalian-oriented, with insufficient coverage of regeneration and stem cell biology in non-mammals.In addition, this type of book should have many more references at the end of each chapter that can lead the reader to the original journal articles rather than a list of review articles.Some chapters have better lists of references than others.Overall, the Essentials of Stem Cell Biology contains more than essentials for mammalian stem cell biology, including methods, but is deficient in essentials such as non-mammalian stem cell biology and references to primary research articles.

Fast shipping and good product
I have this book shipped from US to Thailand. I cannot believe that it takes only two weeks which is earlier than I expected it to be arriving. This book is a must for researcher and student who work on stem cell research. It's a good reference with the most up-to-date information.

A special feature of this book include the information about iPS cell. It really help me understand what is stem cell and its application. However, the book is not for a beginner in this field. Some aspects in this book require advance knowledge in Cell biology, Immunology as well as Genetics Science. I don't have a very strong background in cell biology at all and I know nothing about immunology and genetics at all. So I have to review those information first in order to understand what it says in the book.

But I give more than 5 stars for this book! ... Read more

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Methods in Plant Cell Biology provides in two volumes a comprehensive collection of analytical methods essential for researchers and students in the plant sciences. Individual chapters, written by experts in the field, provide an introductory overview, followed by a step-by-step technical description of the methods. This is accompanied by examples of typical results, illustrations, troubleshooting of potential pitfalls, sources of chemicals and equipment, and complete reference lists. Protocols are written to be easily comprehended by beginning research students, but these extensive volumes will also be a valuable addition to the libraries of expert researchers.

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* Written by experts, many of whom have developed the individual methods described
* Contains most, if not all, the methods needed for modern research in plant cell biology
* Up-to-date and comprehensive
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Giving students a needed ally in learning the difficult concepts in cell biology and histology is the single goal of this concise text. In typical "Basic Concepts" fashion, the subject is treated with maximum emphasis on demystifying basic science topics using analogy, charts and algorithms, clinical examples, mnemonics and other proven teaching methods. Organized from simple to more complicated concepts, students will enjoy the uniquely lucid review of cell biology including cell membranes, intracellular trafficking, signal conduction, mitosis and meiosis, cell motility, and more. Histology is also reviews, starting with epithelium and junctional complexes, connective tissue, muscle, and a system-by-system review of cell structure. ... Read more

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Amazing in its clarification
Need to learn about the clathrin triskelion? It's in here. This book goes well above and beyond what I learned in Cell Bio and is amazingly concise in its consolidation. Will definitely be a welcome necessity for med and phys studies.

good histology guide
This book is the most brilliant book I read since the last 10 years.It is valuable, useful, and helpful in the field ofhistology. I recommend it for medical students and science students. ... Read more

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With its acclaimed author team, cutting-edge content, and coverage based on landmark experiments, "Molecular Cell Biology" has earned an impeccable reputation with instructors edition after edition. The new Sixth Edition is the "Molecular Cell Biology" for a new generation, a dramatic revision of the classic text featuring two new co-authors, expanded coverage of immunology and development, and new media tools for students and instructors. ... Read more

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Really happy with fast delivey and soooooooo glad I didn't have to pay bookstore price.

A little hard to read
I have a hard time reading this book. I even prefer to just read my instructor's power point. I don't know if the course is just too deep or the content of the book isn't explained the way that is more readable and fun, but I never had any problems with my general bio classes. I got A's in all of my bio classes. I don't know how will it work out this time. I'm taking molecular bio and genetics.

The Best Book On Molecular And Cell Biology
This book is indeed the best introductory book on molecular and cell biology. It is well written and fully illustrated. This new edition also includes a lot of the most recent information particularly in the areas of signaling, cancer, and stem cells. It is a valuable resource for all students of molecular biology. ... Read more

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An easy overview of how cells react to stimuli
This is a high school senior level introduction to discoveries in biochemistry.The read is easy for the subject; for example, how cells seem to react logically (i.e. with a brain) to their environment is slowly and systematically shown to be done by chemistry.Cell simulations using neural networks are treated lightly with an outlined example; then the reader is cautioned that any simulations are too simple for real cells. The style is a bit wordy; but you will be introduced to topics which you can penetrate further using Google.

Fascinating exploration of the complexities of a cell
This book is full of fascinating information.Wetware is a book about the cell, it discusses the mechanics of signal transmission, the relationships between the various parts of the cell and the emergent phenomenon that result from a cell's architecture on a case by case basis from protazoa and amoeba to our nerve cells.The commentary describes both the complexity of the cell in terms of its adaptability to a diverse ecosystem as well as the plausible origins of how such complexity evolved.The book argues a strong evolutionary case about life and its origins.

Most of the book is very readable and gives the non-expert an insight into how through diffusion cells react and signals are processed.Cases are studied and the strategies of such single celled organisms such as the ameoba are discussed in strong detail.Examples of environmental sensitivity are discussed and "intelligence" to the extent that even single cells have architecture that allow them to dynamically adapt are explored.The exploration of the single cell is the most interesting, likely because it can be studied in isolation and thus its easier to discuss a single cells properties than a multi-celled organism.The book goes through a lot of interesting material, it discusses RNA, protein structures and dynamics and neural networks.The Neural networks portion is a good overview of how they work and how they can be used in a machine setting to obtain interesting results.As the book gets into the multicelled aspect, the quality doesnt go down so much as the material can be slightly overwhelming.Despite that, the themes of the book can still be gleaned despite some of the specifics being a bit hard to follow.

One reads this book and really mavels at the complexity of the single cell.The author gives a good example at the end - the fruitfly is able to, with negligble energy, navigate efficiently, the computing power required for humans to replicate that is of a very different order of magnitute.The cell is of microscopic size but astronomical complexity and that is where one must stop in awe and appreciate the amazing depth of life.This book takes the reader on that journey.The author tries to only take what can be observed and doesnt try to fill the gaps with intelligent design.He shows how genetic programming results show that solutions to complicated problems show up unexpectedly in evolutionary settings and that is no evidence of design.I found this book to really revitalize the idea that life is truly astonishing.It is not only astonishing from the perspective of muticelled organisms and our own self awareness, but more foundationally, from the single cell and up. I highly recommend this, it should be read by all.

Excellent read
Well written and thought-provoking book.Excellent overview on the concepts of "cell memory" and protein-based "consciousness" -- based on real biochemistry not voodoo science fiction.

very good book
Nicely written. Irregular yet a very good read overall. Introduces very interesting analogies, and more interesting differences, between living systems and computers.

Biology Meets Computer Science
I'm extremely happy that Prof. Bray decided to write this book.Little by little biologists and computer scientists are realizing that they are studying two sides of the same coin.It is one of the most profound and important achievements of the 21st century.It will truly change everything. ... Read more

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Stem cells are the focus of intense interest from a growing, multidisciplinary community of investigators with new tools for isolating and characterizing these elusive cell types. This volume, which features contributions from many of the world's leading laboratories, provides a uniquely broad and authoritative basis for understanding the biology of stem cells and the current excitement about their potential for clinical exploitation. It is an essential work of reference for investigators in embryology, hematology, and neurobiology, and their collaborators in the emerging field of regenerative medicine. ... Read more

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This book takes you through the fundamental principles of cell biology and genetics in a comprehensive yet concise integrated format. Fully updated with improved layout, the first part of this volume provides the essential concepts of cell biology and molecular genetics in a memorable, easy-to-understand format. Complex information is provided succinctly and is accompanied by a full artwork programme thereby giving ready access to an often challenging subject. A full discussion of tools in molecular medicine, genetic disease and principles of medical genetics in the second part of the volume adds relevance to the underlying concepts for the clinical environment.Additional new features include Learning Objectives at the start of each chapter, improved Hints and Tips boxes, Clinical Application boxes, and the book also features an extensive self-assessment section of multiple-choice, extended-matching and short-answer essay questions for the reader to determine gaps in knowledge and prepare for exams. ... Read more