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hands down, this behemoth deserves 5 stars
Yes, 1616 pages and 2 inches thick of madness can be intimidating, but this book is sheer awesomeness in lots of ways. Whether you are self-taught, actually taking the class, or just want a desk reference for cell bio, this is definitely the one to get.
The Canonical Work
This is a beautifully written textbook that presents the canonical version of what is currently known about cellular biology at the molecular level.The illustrations are clear and the text is easy to follow.The only shortcoming of the book is that, necessarily, it stays above the messy details in order to maintain clarity.The result, inevitably, is that some areas are glossed over (transcription activation is one example, but there are many others) and some areas appear to be understood when in reality there is a great deal of disagreement (for example, gene splicing).But these omissions are appropriate because the intention of the book is to provide an overview, not a specialist in-depth examination of every topic.This is a great primer for college students or educated people wanting to know just a little more detail about how life works.
Simply love it---a plethora of information
This book is a wonderful source of knowledge for anyone who is interested in cell biology; or if you are studying it--like myself.I give a 100% gaurantee that if you purchase this book you will be satisfied. I just finished reading the chapter on pathogens; wow so much information - it's truly ubelievable. That is what else I love about this book: it can be read sectionally. All one has to do is read the first three chapters to establish a foundation of the basic knowledge; you can skip that step all together if you know your stuff. Simply put: buy this book. Also, I forgot to mention that it includes a beautifully designed CD-ROM; it has animations that suppliment what you learned and more--not your average CD extra. The reason this review is so short and concise is because the other one I wrote didn't get saved--that was the long one with detail. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cells    2. Cytology    3. General    4. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    5. Life Sciences - Cytology    6. Molecular Biology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Cellular biology    10. Science / Biotechnology   

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Fine book, for whatever it matters
The book is decent. To be honest though, reviewing textbooks is kind of funny. Does it matter what I say? I suppose if you're ordering this book because you honestly just have a burning desire to learn about essential cell biology, well... the more power to you. You'll learn it just fine from this book. If you're just buying the book because it's the required text for your college class (like I expect), well yeah, doesn't really matter what I say, does it?

Essentials grounded!!
I feel this is a very good textbook for molecular biology rookies as well as for pros wanting to revive their concepts ... Molecular Biology of the Cell could serve as an excellent companion book or rather reference book for this textbook ... the cd provided along with theEssential Cell Biology book is a great tool to understand the way things work ... in short, it is a must book for mol bio students to know what they are doing and to do things better:) It could also serve as a great book for biomedical engineers to grasp more of biology and engineer the concepts better. The book is definitely more simplified (kinda an abridged version) and easier to understand than "Molecular Biology of the Cell". Although, the size of the latter makes it look more formidable for beginners, I must add it is indeed a great reference book for researchers!

Pretty Good and Basic
This text is actually really good for beginners or as a refresher.Full of info and very detailed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Cytology    3. Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology    4. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    5. Life Sciences - Cytology    6. Molecular biology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Biology, Life Sciences    10. Science / Microbiology   

Subjects:  1. Bacteriology    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Bacteriology    4. Life Sciences - Biology - General    5. Life Sciences - Biology - Microbiology    6. Microbiology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Science / Biology   

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Mr
Saving time when read it and reduce space during busy time, special for me as salesman (account manager)in specialty chemicals manufacturing. This is will be useful for me. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    2. Reference    3. Science/Mathematics    4. Technology    5. Technology & Industrial Arts    6. Biochemical Engineering    7. Industrial chemistry    8. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical   

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I would give the damn thing 10 stars
If you are a Chem-E and don't own this book then you might as well kill yourself, or switch to mechanical.

The CD doesn't replace the hardcopy
The platinum edition is perfect - CD and hardcopy.While the CD doesn't replace the hardcopy it is very handy for it's portability and the accuracy of the 'active charts'.
perry's chemical engineers - very good deal
great deal!
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Subjects:  1. Engineering - Chemical & Biochemical    2. Science/Mathematics    3. Technology    4. Technology & Industrial Arts    5. Biochemical Engineering    6. Engineering: general    7. Industrial chemistry    8. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical   

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Take care of yourself - immortality is near!

Caution, Maestro at Work
Ray Kurzweil is utterly relentless, merciless, and authoritative as he hammers home his vision of the future.He doesn't just make this stuff up, but opens his book with about fifty graphs depicting the exponential trends in current technology.Graphs depict the increase in computer power, its reduction in cost, the nanotechnological patents applied for, the size of chips, and so on. Dr. Kurzweil doesn't so much indicate trends, as prove that they are inevitable.
Theoretical Science Masterpiece
Kurzwell's vision isn't perfect.But part of the point of this book is that no one single person will comprise the evolutionary singularity, it will take every single part of humanity to plug into our world for that to happen.He's doing a relatively noble thing, standing on the edge of reality, and sending out a jolting vision of the future that is one of a kind.There's no need to worship Kurzwell, it's simply that people ought to pay attention to this theoretical science masterpiece and heed it's alarming beautiful call to arms against pessimism and backward oriented thought.Awesome. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biotechnology    2. Future Studies    3. General    4. Human Evolution    5. Life Sciences - Evolution    6. Philosophy & Social Aspects    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Social Aspects    10. Social Science / Future Studies   

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Excellent book - But it could use a "cosmetic" update
Good subject coverage, knowledgeable author, and plenty of uncluttered figures makes this book very worthwhile.The only thing missing from this excellent book is an update.Although this is the third edition (1998),almost all of the equipment photographs are from the early-to-mid 1970's. An extensive and broad Suggested Reading section follows most chapters butagain far far too many references are to early 1970's books and manuals. An update could earn this book a 5+ rating. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Medical Technology    2. Biomedical Engineering    3. Biotechnology    4. Electronics, Medical    5. Equipment and Supplies    6. General    7. Instruments & Supplies    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical instruments and appara    10. Medical instruments and apparatus    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Technology    13. instrumentation    14. Medical / General    15. Technology: General Issues   

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Pharmaceutical biotechnology    6. Pharmacology    7. Science    8. Science/Mathematics    9. Pharmaceutical technology    10. Science / Biochemistry   

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save your money for Physical Organic Chemistry - by Dougherty & Anslyn
This book is written at the undergraduate level.The figures are a joke.It's a paperback and will fall apart.If you are in graduate school; buy the text by Anslyn & Dougherty instead.It is a nice hard bound book, durable & weighs a ton. Its worth the money and the weight in your backpack.

Horrible
It is now more than a month after I was supposed to receive this book and I have not gotten it yet, what the hell is going on.

Update of a Classic
This is an update on a classic text that has been used by many graduate and advanced undergraduate students. The core of the book is still an excellent survey of older literature and of enormous use to students.There are also many excellent problems.Unfortunately,there is not as much new material or references in some sections.I found I had to frequently supplement the text with current readings.The use of modern theory is especially lacking. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Chemistry - Organic    3. Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical    4. Chemistry, Organic    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Organic chemistry    8. Science / Chemistry / Organic   

Reviews (32)

New Revolution?
This book is a really good read for anyone interested in technological partial solutions for modern environmental issues. Many great examples of processes which have been innovated, and what could be done.
Unqualified Author
Benyus' degree is in natural resource management and all her previous work has been with wildlife.She isn't qualified to write about many of the topics in this book.At one point she attempts to describe things like the conversion of sunglight energy into ATP in plants and obviously she doesn't understand it so the reader understands even less.Additionally she admits to not understanding and not trusting gene transfection.How can you write about something that you don't understand and don't trust?I was halfway through the book when she started getting stuff wrong about molecular biology (my specialty).At that point I asked myself how much other stuff did she get wrong that I didn't catch?Finally, the author spent too long talking about the scientists and places she visited.How nice they were, what their labs look like, how much wheat is growing outside, and in general a lot of fluff that does little to excite someone about the science.
Interesting but extremely detailed
This is a truely facinating book.It goes into a lot of detail about the particular areas of research which can get tedious.I would definately recommend it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Applied Sciences    2. Ecology    3. Life Sciences - Biology - General    4. Life Sciences - Ecology    5. Science    6. Science/Mathematics    7. Biotechnology    8. Science / Ecology   

Reviews (6)

Very comprehensive introduction to the field
This text is the best introductory book available, it is comprehensive and will serve the reader as a reference throughout his/her career.The authors have made a significant contribution to the field with this text and will help many biomedical engineering programs and their students.

Errors make it hard to learn
I've used this book now in 2 classes (including one taught by an author of one of the chapters) and have both times found the book hard to use.It is full of so many small errors you can never be sure whether the problems you are having are because you don't understand the material, or if there is another mistake in that section.Very frustrating.The problems are not limited to explicit errors either, there are issues with the presentation that makes me think it was poorly edited as well.Style, order, and omission of important points are among the sins.Some sections are pretty good, though. review of biomedical engineering handbook
subjects are old and out of date.For example, modeling of the eye, (...).This books seems like an attempt to introduce you to the research of a few professors who are trying to recruit graduate students.I found little educational value in it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biomedical Engineering    2. Biotechnology    3. Engineering - Electrical & Electronic    4. Engineering - General    5. Life Sciences - Biophysics    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Medical equipment & techniques    9. Science / Biotechnology   

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Outstanding...
This is probably the best book of its kind in the vast and multidisciplinary field of drug design and action. Richard Silverman is an acclaimed chemistry Professor at Northwestern University, and in this book, he provides the most comprehensive and lucid exposition of the chemical basis of drug action that I have seen. No matter how complicated biological systems and their interactions are, at the basic level, it's all chemistry, and mostly organic chemistry. An organic chemist will find this book extremely illuminating in a way that would not have been made clear through his traditional education.
Excellent
This is an excellent book and it lies on the smaller physical side of organic chemistry, as the title says, instead of the huge biochemical side.It really was a fascinating book.

Check out the new edition of this book
There is a new considerably expanded and updated edition available of Silverman's already classic text as of Jan/04. ISBN is 0-12-643732-7. Check it out... price is comparable to the earlier edition. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biochemistry    2. Bioorganic chemistry    3. Chemistry - Clinical    4. Chemistry - Organic    5. Design    6. Drugs    7. General    8. Molecular pharmacology    9. Pharmaceutical chemistry    10. Science    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Technology & Industrial Arts    13. Organic chemistry    14. Science / Chemistry / Organic   

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Convoluted and confusing
This book is not the best as a textbook. Might be useful as a refresher or reference, but that's not what I had to use it for. It is wordy and is sometimes too detailed and sometimes not enough. It has no consistency, thanks to numerous authors. Also, the material is often outdated. Time to look for a different book.

if(you=clinical engineer){get it=true}else{think again };
Seeing it from clinical engineer eyes is different than seeing it from a biomedical engineer eyes; however, it is not as thoroughly covers topics as it seems from the author's repetition in the field.
Electronic Medical Instrumentation
As a coursebook, I found 'Medical Instrumentation' to be a sound survey of electrical medical diagnostic instrumentation.The book does review electrical therapeutic medical instrumentation; however, it's coverage is not as thorough.Read more

Subjects:  1. Biomedical Engineering    2. Biotechnology    3. Engineering - Industrial    4. Equipment and Supplies    5. Instruments & Supplies    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Medical Instrumentation    8. Medical instruments and appara    9. Medical instruments and apparatus    10. Physiological apparatus    11. Science    12. Science/Mathematics    13. instrumentation    14. Medical equipment & techniques    15. Science / Biotechnology   

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Excellent.A MUST for anyone in biochemistry and endocrine
This is by far the best written and illustrated book for pathways I have ever seen.If I was teaching a course, it would be absolutely required.

"Bichemical Pathways"...Great content, Poor Presentation
Comprehensive references of bochemical pathways are not common, especially with well described cofactors, modulators, and interactions with disparate pathways.This book could provide such a useful reference, unfortunately,the quality of the layout is so poor as to make it very difficult to read. Poor graphic quality, exceptionally small fonts, and poor color choicesrender what should be a most useful reference into a visually challengingdocument.At the price, the book is a disappointment, although the contentis great. Onewishes that the editors would rerelease it after completelyrevising the graphics and production quality, as the content is indeed veryuseful.

"Biochemical Pathways..." - An excellent reference guide
The book "Biochemical Pathways..." is the book of choice if you quickly need information on a particular biochemical reaction, substrate or enzyme and serves well as an excellent reference guide. It is acomprehensive book version of the well-known Boehringer Mannheim wallchart"Biochemical Pathways" that can surely be found in almost everylaboratory on the world. The book is color-coded and in addition to theenormous biochemical wallchart data gives a large body of overviewinformation about fundamental aspects concerning enzyme structure, virusesand even the immune system. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Atlases    2. Biochemistry    3. Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology    4. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    5. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    6. Metabolism    7. Molecular Biology    8. Science    9. Science/Mathematics    10. Science / Biochemistry   

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Great companion to the Cell book...
I use the problems approach book in my doctoral studies, and it has been great.I recommend this book if your exams from the Cell book are more problems and less memorization of mechanisms.The biochemical problems are varied and the answers in the back are simple to understand.This book get's 4 stars because the even-numbered problems's answers are not available to you.Our class does not use the problems approach book, and it is never mentioned that you will not get all the answers... I feel like I got half of money's worth.Still a good investment though.

The best book you'll find on this subject
I'm currently a medical student and I have used this book for for over 4 years (since college). While I could write a lengthy review to sing its praises, its simpler for me to put it as follows. I have churned through dozens of textbooks and this one is by far the very best I have ever seen.
electrtonic version??
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Subjects:  1. Cytology    2. Life Sciences - Biology - Molecular Biology    3. Life Sciences - Cytology    4. Molecular biology    5. Problems, exercises, etc    6. Science    7. Science/Mathematics    8. Cellular biology    9. Science / Biotechnology   

Subjects:  1. Analysis    2. Biotechnology    3. Life Sciences - Biochemistry    4. Mathematics    5. Nucleic acids    6. Polymerase chain reaction    7. Quantitative genetics    8. Science    9. Science / Biotechnology    10. Science / Chemistry / General    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Set Theory    13. Chemistry - General   

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A most worthy successor to the first edition
In the sixteen years since the appearance of the first edition of Lakowicz's Principles of Fluorescence Spectroscopy, the use of fluorescence as an analytical tool has grown remarkably, especially in instrumentation,available fluorophores, and practical applications.Therefore, itshouldn't be surprising that the second edition of the work has more thandoubled in size. Great book, new edition out soon
Joe Lakowicz has just finished a thorough revision of this classic work, which should be coming out soon.Highly recommended.

An excellent book for an overview on fluorometry
Introduces the reader to the basic physics and physical chemistry of fluorescence phenomena, fluorometry techniques and covers advanced topics as well. An excellent textbook. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biotechnology    2. Chemistry - Analytic    3. Science    4. Science/Mathematics    5. Spectroscopy & Spectrum Analysis    6. Chemical spectroscopy, spectrochemistry    7. Science / Chemistry / Analytic   

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A must have for reviewers
I bought this book when i was reviewing for my Medical Technology certification exam. The book is more difficult than the certification exam. But the beauty of this book is that it will make you understand the rationale and principlesbehind all the laboratory tests and procedures. If you can pass at least 60% of the questions in this book. You have a good chance of passing the certification exam.

Prentice Hall Q&A Review of Med Tech/CLS
I highly recommend this book!I bought several other review books such as Concise Review, and this book has more detail than any of the others.It has 1000's of questions, but what is most helpful is the DETAILED description of the answers.They were so thorough that by diligently studying and outlining their answers you will learn a tremendous amount. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biomedical Engineering    2. Biotechnology    3. Clinical Chemistry    4. Diagnosis, Laboratory    5. Examinations, questions, etc    6. General    7. Laboratory Medicine    8. Medical    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Medical laboratory technology    11. Test Preparation & Review    12. Medical / General    13. Medical equipment & techniques   

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The Complete Joy of Homebrewing Third Edition
Amazon asked me for a review.For me, brand new to homebrewing, this book is disappointing.A major flaw is the poor quality of the paper, print style, organization, and just read-ability of the book.It is not very inviting.I was about to return it to Amazon, but would only get only get a few bucks back after the return postage; therefore, I will donate it to my local library.I am still looking for a good homebrew starter book for Extract brewing, which may lead me to All-grain.

All Must Praise This Book
This book helped me in a lot of ways.Not just the know how to brew a great beer, but also the know how on ways to update, upgrade, and the inspiration to create new things on my homebrewing setup.A must have for the brewer of all ages and also all levels of skill.

A valuable reference, but not a great improvement over 2nd Ed.
There is a wealth of information in this book...as there was in the 2nd Edition.Some of the recipes, ingredients and beer style information are updated.But I just cannot get past a feeling that Charlie isn't *really* up on the homebrewing gear that's out there and in common use.
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Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Beverages - Beer    3. Beverages - General    4. Brewing    5. Cooking    6. Cooking / Wine    7. Industrial Fermentation    8. Cooking / Beer   

Subjects:  1. Biomedical Engineering    2. Biomedical materials    3. Biotechnology    4. Family & General Practice    5. General    6. Life Sciences - Biology - General    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical instruments and appara    10. Medical instruments and apparatus    11. Science/Mathematics    12. Biochemical Engineering    13. Technology / Engineering / Chemical & Biochemical