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Molecular Biology of the Cell
by: Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter |
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Binding: Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number: 571.6 EAN: 9780815341055 Edition: 5 ISBN: 0815341059 Label: Garland Science Manufacturer: Garland Science Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 1268 Publication Date: November 31, 2007 Publisher: Garland Science Studio: Garland Science
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  - A Fascinating Book of Molecular Cell BiologyI have bought all previous editions and I have to recognize that each edition is better than the old one. This is a fascinating textbook that is clearly written and the authors do an excellent job explaining things, including superb illustrations. The DVD media is not so good. Highly recommended, especially for undergraduate students. However, at later stages of your career, these textbooks are largely irrelevant, as you will search for up-to-date articles and reviews. Rating:  - Media DVDThe book is great, the media DVD not so much. appartently quicktime does not support flash anymore so some of the videos can't be seen. Garland science offers a web page where these videos can be found. nevertheless such things should be forseen when one is selling a $140 item. Rating: - Bruce Alberts THE CELLIn my opinion, this book is the "bible" of molecular and cell biology. The two main advantages I found were the easy way of reading and a good design and pictures. Rating:  - academic publishing industry in need of reformThe publishers have made the 5th edition more "portable" by not printing the final 5 chapters of the book, but including them as electronic files on the DVD. The unprinted chapters are: 21-Sexual Reproduction: Meiosis, Germ Cells, and Fertilization 22-Development of Multicellular Organisms 23-Specialized Tissues, Stem Cells, and Tissue Renewal 24-Pathogens, Infection, and Innate Immunity 25-The Adaptive Immune System With the 4th edition there were 25 printed chapters and 1616 pages: $5.68/printed chapter, or ~8.8 cents/page based on my calculations using list price info. With the regular 5th edition, 20 printed chapters, 1268 pages: $7.10/printed chapter, or ~11.2 cents/page. So the cost per page for this edition has increased by over 1/4 as compared to the last edition. Admittedly, I am a geek for actually doing these calculations. The chapters listed above are printed in the 5th reference edition (just not in this regular 5th edition), but as you might expect, the reference edition is a good bit pricier. I am giving the book 2 stars for content, because it really is a solid resource for learning molecular biology. However, with so many students carrying a heavy burden of debt by the time they graduate, it's a shame to see the continuing trend of rising prices for the best texts, making them just another contributor to the problems with education today. In this case the list price did not change between 4th and regular 5th editions, however I would argue that the "addition of portability" has decreased the value of this text. Rating: - Perfect purchaseThe book was exactely what I was supposed to be, including original CD-ROM. It arrived in perfect conditions and perfectly on time. Perfect purchase! |
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