Molecular Biology of the Cell 3E [Hardcover]

Bruce Alberts (Author), Dennis Bray (Author), Julian Lewis (Author), Martin Raff (Author), Keith Roberts (Author), James D. Watson (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0815316194 | ISBN-13: 978-0815316190 | Publication Date: March 1994 | Edition: 3

"The epitome of what a current upper level textbook in cell biology should be". -- Quarterly Review of Biology

"Accessible and relatively easy to read....timely and accurate.... profusely and beautifully illustrated". -- American Society for Microbiology News

"A reliable, accurate and up-to-date textbook for which students and researchers must be grateful". -- Trends in Biochemical Sciences

"The standard against which other scientific textbooks will be measured". -- Biochemical Education

Now generously illustrated in full color and featuring many new panels, drawings, and diagrams, the Third Edition is completely reorganized to reflect new discoveries, new emphases, and new approaches. It covers major advances in signal transduction, intracellular protein sorting, gene regulation, control of cell division, and developmental biology. The biology of plants and the nervous system are integrated into the main text. The Third Edition also extensively updates coverage of immunology and cancer, and adds two new chapters that examine recombinant DNA techniques and proteins as machines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1408 pages
• Publisher: Garland Science; 3 edition (March 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815316194
• ISBN-13: 978-0815316190
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #558,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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106 of 110 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my absolute favorite textbooks..., July 1, 2000

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K. L Sadler "Dr. Karen L. Sadler" (Freedom, Pa. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Molecular Biology of the Cell 3E (Hardcover)

In graduate school for Neuroscience I had to take a class on molecular biology and biochemistry which was required of all med students whether Ph.D. or M.D. or both. We had five different teachers in the class, three of whom were foreign. Since I was the first Deaf person to take Neuroscience there, they weren't prepared for me...and I ended up taking the class without interpreters! I had to lipread the teachers. If it hadn't been for this particular textbook, I would never had made it through! I am not kidding anyone by saying this. YOu can take a class with just this textbook for information and still pass with flying colors. That is how well this text is written. For once, the book was written with the student in mind, not the peers of the authors. It was written to teach the same information that the authors had in such a way as to make it understandable. Not only did I use this text in this class but in most of my classes at med school. When I started working on HIV encephalitis in my chosen lab for two years, I was not surprised to find this book on the shelves...and we all referred to it constantly. I applaud the authors for a job well done, and if I ever write a textbook, this will be the one I use to follow as an appropriate way to write curriculum. The amount of pictures and graphs were especially great for teaching Deaf students and I intend to use it for such. Karen Sadler, Science Education, University of Pittsburgh

37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The single most useful textbook I own, July 16, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Molecular Biology of the Cell 3E (Hardcover)

This text covers every important aspect in the field, from experimental techniques and basic concepts to reviews of immunology, cancer, and developmental biology. I used it as a reference in four different undergraduate classes, and have prepared for several job interviews by reviewing the relevant information in this book. The illustrations are all relevant, the organization is excellent, and the prose is so well written that I take the book off the shelf and read it for fun. A new edition would be useful - some of the more speculative information is outdated - but this is still the best textbook I own.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best intro molecular/cell text out there., August 8, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Molecular Biology of the Cell 3E (Hardcover)

Well, considering that this book got me through a full year of molecular and cell biology as an undergraduate, I'm pretty fond of the book. Especially considering that the second half of the year was taught by two people who had never taught a class in their lives before. Reason for the five stars is that this is an INTRODUCTORY level textbook written about 7 years ago. Even considering that, it's thorough enough and comprehensive enough for an entire year. I wasn't expecting work done last year to be included and I wasn't expecting that it would delve into the intricate details of photosynthetic reaction centers or the latest in optical methods in single molecule dynamics. If you want that kind of detail, go to the journals or specialized texts. However, for those undergraduates undertaking a full year of MCB, I can't recommend this text highly enough. And if you're looking for prokaryotic information, I'd go pick up a copy of Prescott, Harley, and Klein's "Microbiology."