Molecular and Cellular Biology (Hardcover)

by Stephen L. Wolfe (Author)

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Product Description
This book offers a balanced and integrated treatment of molecular biology, cell biology, and biochemistry. The central topics of molecular biology are included, including DNA structure, messenger RNA gene structure and activity, and the molecular methods for studying these genes.

About the Author
Stephen L. Wolfe [U of California, Davis (Ph.D., Johns Hopkins University)] taught general biology and cell biology for many years at the University of California, Davis. His textbooks include multiple editions of Biology of the Cell, Biology: The Foundations, Cell Ultrastructure, Molecular and Cellular Biology, and Introduction to Cell and Molecular Biology.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1145 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing Company (January 15, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534124089
• ISBN-13: 978-0534124083
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.9 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #831,692 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yikes! Do not read this if you are a beginner in biology, January 16, 2002

By A Customer

I used this book in freshman biology, a course that is required for students in many different majors at my school. I am a chem major, and luckily in highschool had good preparation in molecular biology. That is the only reason I could even read the words in this book. Many of my friends had never taken biology and absolutely hated this book. Its used alot of technical jargon that unless you've taken previous courses, you won't understand. While I wouldn't say that I hated it, its definately not an easy read. Its a very technical book and is not appropriate for students who have never been exposed to molecular biology. I must admit that I found it very dense and hard to read. It gave me headaches to try and understand all the material becasue it was just so dense. Probably a great book for an upper level course (I can't even say if this is true, becasue I never looked at the book again after freshman bio) but avoid it at all costs if you are a freshman or sophomore with no prior training in biology.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars General view points, October 25, 2000

By A Customer

This book is very well organized, and it covers basic information of the topics very well. At the same time, it also provids a deeper information for beginner in this area. I would say this book is good for beginner and as a reference book. I got this book a few years back; however, it is still a very important reference book for me.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Well written but dated, January 13, 2008

By	Mark Reimers (Richmond VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This older book shows the coherent organization that is the hallmark of one disciplined mind. Although recent editions of Alberts et al and Lodish et al are more up to date, the writing here is more consistent than those committee-written books, and is organized in terms of questions one would naturally ask. Typically I find this a better introduction to topics in cell biology, which hasn't changed as dramatically as genomics over the past 15 years, since this book was written.