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Molecular Cell Biology (Lodish, Molecular Cell Biology)

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This textbook is packed with details, but I disagree with those that feel that this is a bad thing. I felt that this book was an excellent supplement to what I learned in class. Besides, it's molecular biology. The details are important and can't just be cut out of the book...

This is a great book for someone who has already had a good introduction to Cell Biology and has an understanding of the cell. But for anyone who is using this as their textbook for a course in Cell biology should be prepared to be overwhelmed by the level of detail. The biggest problem of this book is that Biology is supposed to tell a story, where concepts can be outlined and then details fill in the picture. But with this book, the general concepts are somewhere in the middle of the chapter or at the end of each section and so you have to do a lot of page-flipping. If you want to know about a certain organelle, say, you have to go through several chapters in the book in order to really get a clear picture of it. There is supplementary material on the website than anyone can sign up for, but sometimes it does not correspond to the book and animations for pathways and mechanisms are sparse. Terms that are in bold often do not have definitions in the back of the book, and the index is not complete. Sections may be missing important diagrams that could potentially help students. However, the questions at the end of each chapter are helpful so it's not a complete trainwreck.

However, if you are willing and able to put in the extra work to try and decipher it, it could be a good reference or a supplement for a less detailed textbook.

This text covers all of the major current topics in cell biology. Great organization and presentation of topics well suited for graduate students.

I would recommend to any student studying cell biology at the graduate level.

The book is amazing, it provides detailed descriptions of concepts without losing the reader. The figures and descriptions next to the figures and their use in the text help the reader to remember by seeing the visual and then reading 2 times, once in the text and a shorter description next to the figure. The set up of the chapters is nice with well written overviews and a layout of where the writer is trying to take the reader. The medical relevance sections are intriguing and tie the concept very well into a real world example. The online animations, videos, and podcasts are nice. More offerings would be nice and possibly more detail in the videos would be helpful since the viewer can pause and rewind to see the video again.

This text goes into the right amount of detail necessary for a college course. The diagrams are well labeled and easy to understand, most of the time even without reading the accompanying literature that is within the text. The questions at the end of the chapter focus on major parts of each one. Also, each chapter has small sections dedicated to medical examples when relevant, which is a plus for premedical students.

This is a great book, it goes into A LOT of detail, but their explanations are usually sufficient. I used this in my advanced cell biology course at Rutgers University and very thankful they weren't as picky as the book is on details. O

I bought this book for my cell & molecular biology course, and it was very well put together. My class did not end up using the book as much as I hoped, but it was great for reference. It is informative and there is online study help with practice quizzes. It arrived on time and was packaged well.

This book is well ilustrated and up to date for the most part. Additionally is well written with concise and clear language that facilitate the comprehension of the majority of its contents.If you are either initiating or at middle level or molecular biology learning curve you will appreciate its contents.

Fantastic book for the basics to the border of intermediate/advanced knowledge. This is a definite buy for anyone starting in the field and will be a valuable resource for a long time. For the most in depth information on some topics, more resources will definitely be needed, but is an excellent starting point.

There are a few specialized topics I wish it would have covered more (ERVs for example), however, for the overall general information about the interworkings of a cell, this book is invaluable and will be a first resource for most biological topics.

For some this may be a bit hard to understand as it gets into a LOT of detail over certain things, but it does have useful pictures and a variety of topics are covered. I found it amazing for explaining certain assays.