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The Penguin Dictionary of Biology Paperback – 2 March 2000

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The best-selling Penguin Dictionary of Biology, now in its tenth edition, has long been established as the definitive single-volume source. Extensively revised and updated with over 300 new entries, it remains the indespensible guide for amateur andprofessional biologists alike. "Thoroughly up to date... Diagrams are a pleasure to behold ... authoritative and mostly understandable by non-biologists, it is irresistible" NEW SCIENTIST

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Michael Thain has taught biology at Harrow since 1969. He is a fellow of the Institute of Biology and a council member of the London Natural History Society.

Michael Hickman has been Professor of Botany at the University of Alberta, Canada, since1981. He lives in Edmonton.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin; 10th edition (2 March 2000)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 704 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140513590
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140513592
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.07 x 3.81 x 19.05 cm

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D. Kochanik

Brilliant dictionary of biology

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This is eleventh edition of this dictionary. It started in 1951 with first edition, which I bought from e-bay too, and it only is 260 page long and a bit smaller, containg up to 2000 terms. This eleventh edition is 750 pages long containg over 6000 terms. It's obviously very succesful book from beginning, only by the fact that almost each edition followed two or three re-prints. Also this eleventh edition is from 2004, and since then there hasn't been new one, so it sort of says that this time they hit the nail properly, and this piece of work will stay as the time-approved body of knowledge on the topic of biology.

I went through each word, marking those I know, and big part is dedicated to classification, and description of different phylla, orders, classes, etc. Then big chunk explain protein synthesis, with enzymes and all important in metabolism and biochemisty. The book is refered to professionals, as well as to students or amateur biologists. There is a lots of beautiful diagrams and illustrations, which are really helpful in explaining some of the complex phenomena as simply as possible.

I've seen a similar dictionary of biology, but Oxford not Penguin. Didn't check it properly, but it's probably very similar in content and very deep in some topics. Here. after every word, there is a number of word, that are mostly related to it, so it's possible to read and get deeper into each topic. If you go by those related words, you can quite possibly figure out a lots of things about embryology, endocriminology, biochemistry, nutrition, ecology, immunology, zoology, human physiology, genetics, and so on. Really helpful and fascinating reading.

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B. S. Mann

Maintain that resting potential, now!

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The question was: what (or whatever) maintains the resting membrane potential nowadays! I always thought that it was the sodium pump (or Na K ATPase etc.). Recently, I heard: No, it is not the sodium pump that maintains the resting potential. So I checked both the Oxford and the Penguin Dictionaries of Biology. Oxford says that the resting potential is maintained by the sodium pump; however, the Penguin says it is the leaky potassium channels, and sodium pump plays a slight role. Well, it is one of those academic debates, it would seem--which really mean nothing--because nothing is at stake! The debate is from confusing maintenance, recovery, and repair--perhaps. Is it the resting potential (a thing being maintained) or is it the repolarization after a depolarization (a thing in recovery) that we are talking about? Is maintenance still maintenance if you spend energy in extruding the smaller atoms out--well: a running car can be maintained only by spending money? Perhaps, after all, it is only the usual confusion of the frogs in a well: they can only see the stars in their own horizons. The whole biological process has several components, and to know which is the one--well, just take one out and see if the process holds and functions. Which brick is the most important in a wall? Clearly, the truth is never simple, and possibly there is no such thing as the truth. Things evolve using all of the components--and are what they are. So, I guess it is always the context and it is always relative: point of view etc. There is no simple correct answer because the question is incorrectly formulated--without the necessary context. What is more important in the running of a car: the engine or the gas? So get both the Oxford and Penguin--they complement, and both are useful when viewed and understood in the right context: neither can replace the textbook; and no textbook replaces all the source materials--but you need to start somewhere. For a rich fantasy life read Ayul Zamir's Intern Beth. Now, whatever maintains that resting membrane potential!

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Very pretty book

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Amazing book

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Excellent Addition For Nearly all Biology Courses

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For students of Biology new vocabulary is perhaps the most daunting of obstacles. One often hears the same unfamiliar term used in multiple and quite varying circumstances. It’s frustratingly difficult to correctly associate the appropriate definition to the corresponding new terminology.

This book does an excellent job of defining unfamiliar terms while sewing together their differing and appropriate uses. All Biology students should have an excellent Dictionary of Biology. Consider it an unfair advantage. I would recommend this book for all High School and most University Level Biology courses.

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