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Molecular Biology: Academic Cell Update provides an introduction to the fundamental concepts of molecular biology and its applications. It deliberately covers a broad range of topics to show that molecular biology is applicable to human medicine and health, as well as veterinary medicine, evolution, agriculture, and other areas. The present Update includes journal specific images and test bank. It also offers vocabulary flashcards. The book begins by defining some basic concepts in genetics such as biochemical pathways, phenotypes and genotypes, chromosomes, and alleles. It explains the characteristics of cells and organisms, DNA, RNA, and proteins. It also describes genetic processes such as transcription, recombination and repair, regulation, and mutations. The chapters on viruses and bacteria discuss their life cycle, diversity, reproduction, and gene transfer. Later chapters cover topics such as molecular evolution; the isolation, purification, detection, and hybridization of DNA; basic molecular cloning techniques; proteomics; and processes such as the polymerase chain reaction, DNA sequencing, and gene expression screening.

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800 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Academic Cell
Publication date

24 June 2005
Dimensions

22.23 x 3.81 x 27.94 cm
ISBN-10

0121755517
ISBN-13

978-0121755515
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"This is an excellent book. It is very lucidly written. Clark covers a suitable set of topics, and treats each topic very thoroughly...He is very up-to-date in his coverage of the material." --John G. Burr, University of Texas at Dallas "This textbook is very comprehensive, covering nearly all aspects of molecular biology and genetics. The textbook excels in defining key terms in a clear and understable way...The sprinkling of little side stories...keeps the reader interested, and kept me glued throughout the text." --B. Franklin Pugh, Penn State University "The author did a very good job covering this vast subject and offered many insightful perspectives." --John F. Cannon, University of Missouri

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David P. Clark did his graduate work on bacterial antibiotic resistance to earn his Ph.D. from Bristol University, England. He later crossed the Atlantic to work as a postdoctoral researcher at Yale University and then the University of Illinois. Dr Clark recently retired from teaching Molecular Biology and Bacterial Physiology at Southern Illinois University which he joined in 1981. His research into the Regulation of Alcohol Fermentation in E. coli was funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, from 1982 till 2007. In 1991 he received a Royal Society Guest Research Fellowship to work at Sheffield University, England while on sabbatical leave.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Academic Cell (24 June 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 800 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0121755517
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0121755515
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.23 x 3.81 x 27.94 cm

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David Clark was born June 1952 in Croydon, a London suburb. After winning a scholarship to Christ's College, Cambridge, he received his B.A. in 1973. In 1977 got his PhD from Bristol University for work on antibiotic resistance. He then left England for postdoctoral research at Yale and then the University of Illinois. He joined the faculty of Southern Illinois University in 1981 and is now a professor in the Microbiology Department. In 1991 he visited Sheffield University, England as a Royal Society Guest Research Fellow. His research into the genetics and regulation of bacterial fermentation has been funded by the U.S. Department of Energy from 1982 till 2007. He has published over 70 articles in scientific journals and graduated over 20 master's and PhD students. He is unmarried and lives with two cats, Little George, who is orange and Ralph who is mostly black and eats cardboard. He is the author of Molecular Biology Made Simple and Fun, now in its third edition, as well as three more serious textbooks.

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Got the book, but.....

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I ordered this textbook from Collegetextbooksdirect and received it within 2 days using Amazon prime. The book had been marked as "new" but when I had received the book it had been re-shrink wrapped and the code on the inside cover for the online study guide had been scratched off and used. This should have been provided in the description, but it was not. Now if I want to purchase another online code it'll cost me a good $30+ instead of the $40 I thought I had paid for a brand new book. Good book, just no online code.

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Iam very happy to have purchased this book. I just love it. It is so educative and full of information. The good thing about the book is the ease in the understanding. it is very easy to understand without too much time spent in the reading. This is because every topic is illustrated with colored pictures and drawings. At the end of each page is a glossary of definitions of the important words to remind the reader of the important topics.
This book is very good for teaching students of biology. It is a must buy or must read book for students and faculty members as well as for research students who want to understand the basic structure of life.
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This is a study guide, NOT the complete textbook

Reviewed in the United States on 29 August 2011

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After downloading it to my kindle I realized that this is NOT the actual textbook, it's a study guide for the textbook. I didn't see the small print on the upper right hand corner of the image and I didn't think that the rest of the product page made it clear by any means either. I think it needs to be more clear; I probably wouldn't have purchased the study guide, now I have no choice :(

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The book was shipped to me in a short amount of time, and it was exactly what I wanted. The pages looked as if they were new, and I received the item for a good price.

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If you need a book that is thorough with every subject that you need to know for Molecular Neuroscience or Molecular Cell biology this book is highly recommended for you. I am a Neuroscience and Biochemistry major and I bought this book for my Molecular Neuroscience class but ended up using it for Genetics, Molecular Cell Biology, Biochem Lab and regular Biology Lab to review some material. Now it doesn't have all the materials you need for those classes but it does go into detail with many of the subjects that are basics and very important to know for any Bio related field/major. If you like to study alone on just some subjects you are confused about, this book is great for self study. Enjoy!

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