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Seeds of Destruction: The Hidden Agenda of Genetic Manipulation

8 reviews
William F. Engdahl

Global Research, 2007

Most Important Book of this New Century
This is my first Amazon.com book review and it is this book, Seeds of Destruction, that finally moved me to write such a review. I have purchased literally thousands of dollars worth of books from Amazon.com alone and I find this book, Seeds of Destruction, is THE most important book I have come across. I haven't read the entire book yet, but from what I have read so far (especially the ...

Downfall: The End of the Imperial Japanese Empire

40 reviews
Richard B. Frank

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001

Excellent in-depth defense of why the atomic bomb was needed
Richard Frank conclusively shatters a number of myths about the end of the Pacific side of World War II. First, Japan was NOT ready to accept unconditional surrender, even with the caveat of the preservation of the Japanese throne, until after both bombs were dropped. Frank uses extensive declassified transcripts of Ultra (military) and Magic (diplomatic) U.S. codebreaking to get members of ...

Biological Sequence Analysis: Probabilistic Models of Proteins and Nucleic Acids

17 reviews
Richard Durbin, Sean R. Eddy, ...

Cambridge University Press, 1999

Truly an Excellent Book
I will agree and submit: this is an invaluable introduction to the field of bioinformatics. With introductions to everything from sequence analysis to hidden markov models and even a primer on grammars, this is a useful introduction both to biological applications for computer scientists *as well as* computational methods for biologists. I am in a joint graduate-level biology/computer science ...

The Psychobiology of Gene Expression

3 reviews
Ernest L. Rossi

W. W. Norton & Company, 2002

A Sourcebook for Therapy in the 21st Century
Dr. Rossi has again written a "trail blazing" book. Those familiar with his previous publications know the breadth of his work - a work spanning Ericksonian Hypnosis, Jungian Psychology, Mind-Body Healing, Biological rhythms, and the psychology of Dreaming. He has not written a book on mathematical models of healing but it is clear that he has also studied this area in considerable depth. All ...

Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy: A How-to Manual, Third Edition

3 reviews
Barry G. Hall

Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2007

understandable
Easy to understand and use, even if you are still learning english. Every step to make a phylogenetic tree is explained in such a way that is easy to work with your own data set. It contains background about molecular phylogeny.. Recomended.

Principles of Population Genetics, Fourth Edition

3 reviews
Daniel L. Hartl, Andrew G. Clark

Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2006

A must-own.
A new revision of a work I already thought perfect. Adds population genetic approaches using new molecular techniques. Superb.

Developmental Plasticity and Evolution

13 reviews
Mary Jane West-Eberhard

Oxford University Press, USA, 2003

jump starting a revolutiion
Darwin developed his theory of evolution without knowing much about the mechanisms of heredity. These mechanisms were rediscovered in the 1900's as part of the science of genetics. By the 1930's a school of evolutionary thinkers came to the realization that Darwin's theory could be further developed by recasting it in terms of population genetics. The resulting synthetic theory of evolution has ...

Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All

7 reviews

Beacon Press, 2006

Not Just For The Other Mother!
As the biological lesbian mom, reading this book; as our little boy still squirms around in my belly, has helped prepare me/us for some of the other issues or concerns we may face as a lesbian couple preparing to raise a child. It has been a wonderful tool for my partner and me to discuss topics and concerns that we hadn't yet thought of. It has also given me a new perspective and sensitivity to ...

The Real Eve: Modern Man's Journey Out of Africa

18 reviews
Stephen Oppenheimer

Basic Books, 2004

Genes, DNA, and man's migrations
The front and endpapers of this book sum up the author's theory of the origin of modern man and his expansion to nearly every corner of the world. Homo sapiens originated in Africa and spread north and east along the coasts of the Indian Ocean and then split into groups that migrated in every direction. His evidence is primarily mutations in micochondial DNA found in the descendants not of a ...

How and Why Species Multiply: The Radiation of Darwin's Finches (Princeton Series in Evolutionary Biology)

6 reviews
Peter R. Grant, B. Rosemary Grant

Princeton University Press, 2007

Excellent
This concise and well written book is the distillation of over 30 years of landmark work on natural selection and speciation in the famous Darwin's finch radiation of the Galapagos islands. This research project generated dozens of important papers and 2 prior, thick scholarly monographs. The Grants now present a clear and thoughtful digest of their immense amount of work. The Grants present ...

Science of Desire: The Gay Gene and the Biology of Behavior

3 reviews
Dean Hamer

Touchstone, 1995

Excellent lay description of one search for a gay gene
I very much enjoyed reading this book and learned a lot from it both about the way in which these particular researchers are going about their work and about genetics in general. Hamer is the Chief of the Section on Gene Structure and Regulation in the Department of Biochemistry at the National Cancer Institute. This book describes in lay terms the work that led to the publication of the ...

Short Guide to the Human Genome
Stewart Scherer

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2008

How many genes are in the human genome? Which genes are commonly associated with genetic diseases? How many mobile elements, simple sequence repeats, or protein kinases are encoded in the genome? What are the largest genes and proteins? How similar are human proteins to those of mouse, yeast, or bacteria? Although the human genome has been sequenced, it often can be surprisingly difficult to find answers to seemingly simple questions about ...

Molecular Biology of the Gene, Fifth Edition

6 reviews
James D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, ...

Benjamin Cummings, 2003

Am Studying for the Biochemistry GRE - This book is golden
I got this book to assist for my prep for the Biochemistry GRE - I know a lot about Biology. So this is a great Book - First, It is very readable - I was surprised I was not able to put it down and knocked off 100 pages in record time. Besided that - it is enjoyable and not dull and boring - Second, The great experiments are given and insight into the science reasoning behind them also. This ...

Microbial Life, Second Edition
James T. Staley; Robert P. Gunsalus; Stephen Lory; Jerome J. Perry

Sinauer Associates, Inc., 2007

Microbial Life captures the richness, the intellectual excitement, and present-day understanding of the role of the microbe in evolution, human health, and in our lives. It is written for sophomore to senior undergraduates who have a general understanding of chemical concepts and biochemistry. Rob Gunsalus, who has taught introductory microbiology at UCLA for 20 years, has joined the author team and is solely responsible for Parts II and III ...

Sex on the Brain: The Biological Differences Between Men and Women

24 reviews
Deborah Blum

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998

Well, I enjoyed it!
I found this book very enjoyable with plenty of interesting information on brains, hormones, primates and other species. Though most of it wasn't new to me it is written in a very readable style and is sometimes very amusing too. Some things were new to me - such as the fact that even plants discriminate between mates (pollen) and even broccoli has 50 different kinds of genes for avoiding mating ...

From DNA to Diversity: Molecular Genetics and the Evolution of Animal Design

9 reviews
Sean Carroll, Jennifer Grenier, ...

Wiley-Blackwell, 2004

Which Evo-Devo Book for You?
High School, College, Grad School? This book is at the grad school level. Carroll has also written Endless Forms Most Beautiful at the college level and The Making of the Fittest at the high school level. (You can check on "Read all my reviews" to read more about these.) My own background is this: My formal education in biology consisted of an introductory course in college 40-odd years ...

Depression and the Body: The Biological Basis of Faith and Reality

2 reviews
Alexander Lowen

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993

The Intelligence of the human body
Alexander Lowen writes an intelligent piece of literature. He explains in detail how depression is alienation from one's body. A real eye-opener.

Biology Under the Influence: Dialectical Essays on Ecology, Agriculture, and Health

2 reviews
Richard Lewontin and Richard Levins

Monthly Review Press, 2007

biology under the influence
this is a collection of essays by two of America's leading biologists. It is generally written for the general public, although some of the essays are a bit more technical. On the whole, Lewontin and Levins succeed in providing a comprehensive picture of some of the leading debates in the field, notably, the relevance of molecular biology and evolutionary thought for issues such as education and ...

What It Means to Be 98% Chimpanzee: Apes, People, and Their Genes

18 reviews
Jonathan Marks

University of California Press, 2003

tackles the grey area in biology and genetics
Far too many people can see beyond black and white, right and left, conservative and liberal, etc., as many of the previous reviews illustrate. It seems especially true today, as few folks are exposed to (or can grasp) any argument that is not clearly set off from its exact opposite. This book is not about the expected. It's about that uncharted grey area between science and religion, critical ...

Genetic Data Analysis 2: Methods for Discrete Population Genetic Data
Bruce S. Weir

Sinauer Associates, 1996

This revised and expanded second edition of "Genetic Data Analysis" details the statistical methodology needed to draw inferences from discrete genetic data. Major changes from the first edition include an expanded treatment of linkage, including methods to locate human disease genes, and a new chapter on individual identification.

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