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Molecular Cell Biology- Fifth Edition

1 stars (Inferior in every way) - The Alberts text (Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fourth Edition) is superior to this text in every way. It is clearer, more precise, and contains more information. This one manages to make simple concepts become quite difficult. 5 stars (Excellent but starting to get outdated) - Excellent. Hands down the best book out there for cell biology. Gives a thorough look at the exciting unraveling of the cell. Figures are exceptional. However, being now ~3 years old and due to the intense output and growth of scientific literature this book is starting to get outdated. There have been several advances in a number of transport systems (i.e. Nuclear transport and regulation of gene expression). A new edition in the next year or so would hopefully address these issues. 1 stars (Rehash of previous edition to prevent resale.) - The book matches PERFECTLY to the previous edition... with loads of cut and paste of partial paragraphs. The result is that you could never find your way through a class using this edition with the previous edition: curbs the used book market. There is nothing more. No 'cutting edge technology' and minimal new info... not worth a new edition. All the "hard work" of putting together this edition was NOT done by the Authors, but by "hardworking" editors: NOT scientists. It isn't presenting any new science worthy of a new edition... thats just an appeal. The editing may have taken a lot of work but they obviously had a deadline! The combinations of sentences formed for the new edition from sentences edited from this and that chapter of the old edition are grammatical nightmares! The illustrations are also second rate. Why this book is popular must be a source of wonder to the editors. Half baked edition with undeserved popularity. Worse, the language hashed was difficult to begin with. A biologist who studied from this text would be a giggle to have around. ...
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Molecular Biology of the Cell- Fourth Edition

5 stars (Great, but...) - I ordered this book on somewhat of a lark, and I haven't been disappointed. The material is fascinating; although so complex that even at 1,400 pages it still feels like a summary in some places, particularly the parts about RNA replication (what I'm reading right now). For self learners, it's great. I was expecting to force myself to read this thing, but I just got sucked in, reading it like a novel, although in some places it can get difficult and I find myself needing to re-read a paragraph several times. A few specific criticisms: I wish there was a better cohesion between pictures and the text. Sometimes you need to flip the page over to see the figure they reference in the text, but I'm sure that's a space concern and the book is already 1,400 pages. I'd also like to see specific pointers to papers or other books you could read if you wanted to find out more about a specific thing. Finally, the glossary is a little thin. It doesn't contain a definition for "nucleolus" for example. You might want to get a companion dictionary to go along with the book. I'd rate it more like 4.9 stars if I could. 5 stars (Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fourth Edition) - Although Molecular Biology of the Cell is suitable for specialists, it's not written exclusively for biologists. Amateur readers and those who want to expand their knowledge to one of the most interesting scientific topics, myself included, can still find the book useful and enjoyable. Starting from chapter one, the book makes use of hundreds of illustrations to explain corresponding sections. The fourth edition takes advantage of the new discoveries in genetics by expanding the material provided in previous editions. Six chapters in total have been added to expand the information on molecular genetics. Chapter one, which explains RNA Translation, the Domains of the Living World, Genetic Information in Eucaryotes, among many other things, is quite an interesting opening of ...
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