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Essential Cell Biology Hardcover – 15 October 2013

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Essential Cell Biology provides a readily accessible introduction to the central concepts of cell biology, and its lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate, clear, and engaging for the introductory student. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum in order to provide the reader with a cohesive conceptual framework for the basic science that underlies our current understanding of all of biology, including the biomedical sciences.

The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly revised, and covers the latest developments in this fast-moving field, yet retains the academic level and length of the previous edition. The book is accompanied by a rich package of online student and instructor resources, including over 130 narrated movies, an expanded and updated Question Bank.

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  5. Publication date
    15 October 2013
  6. Language
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  7. Dimensions
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  8. Print length
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PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION
“Enthralls the reader….Core concepts are explained from first principles in a manner that is lucid and unambiguous....That the authors have assembled a seminal cell biology textbook cannot be disputed….really ought to be an intrinsic part of every bioscience undergraduate’s essential reading.”
- The Biochemist

"…the language and terminology used by the authors remain focused at a level appropriate to and accessible by undergraduate students….New users of the textbook will find it accessible and approachable….The instructor resources remain a valuable addition….I highly recommend it to all.”
- CBE-Life Sciences Education

"This attractive, accessible, visually oriented text covers the fundamentals of cell biology required to understand biomedical and broader issues that affect students' lives."
- SciTech Book News

“Essential Cell Biology, fourth edition, provides an up-to-date introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology as well as rapidly growing fields such as stem cell biology, development, and cancer....This book is ideal for students taking an introductory cell or molecular biology course, yet is also suitable for individuals looking to simply refresh their understanding of some of the basics of cell biology....Students will gain a broad understanding of biological processes from the latest edition of Essential Cell Biology, which will also help them as they advance to more specialized topics of biology and biomedical research.” –Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine

About the Author

Bruce Alberts received his PhD from Harvard University and is Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco. He is the editor-in-chief of Science magazine. For 12 years he served as President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1993-2005).

Dennis Bray received his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is currently an active emeritus professor at University of Cambridge. In 2006 he was awarded the Microsoft European Science Award.

Karen Hopkin received her PhD in biochemistry from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and is a science writer in Somerville, Massachusetts. She is a regular columnist for The Scientist and a contributor to Scientific American's daily podcast, "60-Second Science."

Alexander Johnson received his PhD from Harvard University and is Professor of Microbiology and Immunology and Director of the Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genetics, and Developmental Biology Graduate Program at the University of California, San Francisco.

Julian Lewis received his DPhil from the University of Oxford and is an Emeritus Scientist at the London Research Institute of Cancer Research UK.

Martin Raff received his MD from McGill University and is at the Medical Research Council Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology and Cell Biology Unit at University College London.

Keith Roberts received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and was Deputy Director of the John Innes Centre, Norwich. He is currently Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia.

Peter Walter received his PhD from The Rockefeller University in New York and is a Professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California, San Francisco, and an Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0815344546
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ *Norton agency titles; 4th edition (15 October 2013)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 864 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0815344554
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0815344544
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 22.35 x 3.3 x 28.45 cm
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    Bruce Michael Alberts (born April 14, 1938 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American biochemist and the Chancellor’s Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education at the University of California, San Francisco. He has done important work studying the protein complexes which enable chromosome replication when living cells divide. He is known as an original author of the "canonical, influential, and best-selling scientific textbook," Molecular Biology of the Cell, and as Editor-in-Chief of Science magazine.

    Alberts was the president of the National Academy of Sciences from 1993 to 2005. He is known for his work in forming science public policy, and has served as United States Science Envoy to Pakistan and Indonesia.

    Bio from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Photo by Tom Kochel, courtesy of the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, The University of California San Francisco. [CC BY 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons.

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    MA, PhD Cambridge. Retired as Deputy Director of John Innes Centre in 2006. Emeritus Professor at University of East Anglia. Published more than 150 papers in refereed journals, and also co-author of the major textbooks, Molecular Biology of the Cell now in its 6th edition (2014), Essential Cell Biology now in its 4th edition (2013), and Plant Cell Walls (2010). Also edited a two volume Handbook of Plant Science (2007).

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2.0 out of 5 stars Not user friendly at all.
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why is there no search function?

I only read this text in one non flexible format - on tablet but not Kindle or even computer? No search function, not even hyperlinked terms or index function. for a textbook this is very unfriendly to research and study requirements.
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Allie
5.0 out of 5 stars Great product for cellular biology and genetics
Reviewed in Canada on 4 October 2021
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Great product, great quality. Optional for my class, but I’m loving it. Great textbook addition! (Hardcover is lovely)
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Libertini Giacinto
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo prodotto
Reviewed in Italy on 25 August 2022
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Autorevole, chiaro e soddisfacente nei contenuti
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Jonathan
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Reviewed in Japan on 13 July 2023
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As a bioresource and bioenvironmental sciences major, I use this textbook frequently. It has many diagrams to help with the learning process, and is great for both studying and review. Would reccomend.
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upender velpula
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic
Reviewed in India on 1 November 2017
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really essential cell biology is most helpful for me. the author albert bruces mentioned everything clearly. easily we can understand the concept
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Antonio
5.0 out of 5 stars It is a book with pages, mass, and no batteries!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on 10 November 2015
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I am currently renting this book from Amazon ( I think) and the experience is as follows:
Pros
1. Exceptional readability, for some reason the authors manage to keep your attention better than most texts, especially since it is cell bio we are talking about.
2. Graphics are great and very helpful / clear. Instead of serving an almost purely aesthetic function like many texts, the figures summarize the "big picture" processes or subjects in a clear memorable manner
3. The book is not cheaply made and consists of durable hardback.
4. It's one of the few hard copy textbooks I get to use this semester so the away-from-computer time is much appreciated not to mention the lack of need to charge the book.

Cons
1. Heavy- Good or bad thing. For me I couldn't care less as I am just happy to be reading a physical book again (schools are really shifting towards poorly functioning, non-versatile, e-texts).
2. Though not having to do directly with the book content, I did not expect a brand new book to come by any means. However, the vast majority of the book is thoroughly highlighted. Evidently the previous user reads through the tip of a highlighter, of a rainbow of colors whose designation I have yet to determine. Every...single....word is highlighted as you might imagine this took some getting used to as text would shift from neon green to neon yellow to dark blue to pink and on. I'll re-update if they try to charge me for the highlighting massacre.
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