Essential Bioinformatics3 reviews Jin Xiong Cambridge University Press, 2006 Good Introductory Book for the Student or Researcher + Good book for beginners + Essential Bioinformatics for Life Scientists. The author gives a pretty good summary of this book in the preface: 'I needed a text that was comprehensive enough to cover all major aspects in the field [bioinformatics], technical enough for a college level course, and sufficiently up to date to include most current algorithms while at the same ...             Basic Biotechnology3 reviews Cambridge University Press, 2006 Excelent introductory textbook + Excellent quality + Nice Book for Students. I found this to be an excellent textbook for an introductory course in Biotech. I will strongly recomended it: it is general, it is easy to follow, it is updated, and it has something very special... the economic perspective, the practical point of view.             The Eighth Day of Creation: Makers of the Revolution in Biology7 reviews Horace Freeland Judson Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 1996 Biomedical research, as it is actually practiced + Wonderful + The Power of Science is not the last answer but the next question + Great piece of historical writing + A magnificent Eighth Day             Genome: The Autobiography of a Species in 23 Chapters (P.S.)183 reviews Matt Ridley Harper Perennial, 2006 Great Read, Interesting Primer on Our Genes + Recomend it + The autobiography of a species "forced" into 23 chromosomes + So much more than genetics + serendipitous genes             The Hope, Hype, and Reality of Genetic Engineering: Remarkable Stories from Agriculture, Industry, Medicine, ...1 review John C. Avise Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 An easier read than it looks! Despite the difficult name and seemingly difficult genre, this book is easy to read and highly informative. It is a series of essays, each 2-5 pages long. They each address a different aspect of current work in biotechnology and genetic engineering. They are informative and leave the judgement ...             Culturing Life: How Cells Became Technologies Hannah Landecker Harvard University Press, 2007 How did cells make the journey, one we take so much for granted, from their origin in living bodies to something that can be grown and manipulated on artificial media in the laboratory, a substantial biomass living outside a human body, plant, or animal? This is the question at the heart of Hannah Landecker's book. She shows how cell culture changed the way we think about such central questions ...             Random Walks in Biology4 reviews Howard C. Berg Princeton University Press, 1993 This book rocks. + Awesome. + An easy, enjoyable read! + Good Source Book on Random Walk Maths - Easy Read             Microarrays for an Integrative Genomics (Computational Molecular Biology)8 reviews Isaac S. Kohane, Alvin Kho, ... The MIT Press, 2005 Amazing + A helpful and informative overview + Well written + lots of important stuff             Next (Harper Fiction)478 reviews Michael Crichton Harper, 2007 the human nature, progress and money... I have very mixed feelings about "Next" and I will try to describe them accurately here, although there are hundreds of reviews already and mine will not add much to the discussion probably - but maybe some points will be reinforced by my adding to the subject. The novel's central theme is ...             Francis Crick: Discoverer of the Genetic Code (Eminent Lives) (rough edge)11 reviews Matt Ridley Eminent Lives, 2006 The laughing giant + good read + A Life Devoted to the Intellect + Finally!! A biography of the 20TH century's most important biologist             Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA19 reviews Brenda Maddox Harper Perennial, 2003 The most brilliant female British scientist of the 20th century + Glass Ceiling Exposed + Well written account of a scientist who is now famous + Scientists at work.             The Golden Helix: Inside Biotech Ventures3 reviews Arthur Kornberg University Science Books, 2002 reality check for academicians considering industry + Biotech industry in a nutshell an autobiographical journey through the minds and hearts of the scientist/ buisnessman. A must for scientists trying to understand how people can do science AND make money!             Nature's Robots: A History of Proteins (Oxford Paperbacks)3 reviews Charles Tanford, Jacqueline Reynolds Oxford University Press, USA, 2004 History of Science at its best + The definitive history of proteins + A Sketch Of Protein Research People who say that History of Science is boring haven't read this excellent book. This book is lively, entertaining and unbiased. While you can find dozens of accounts of the history of chemistry or physics, protein biochemistry has been overlooked for way too long. It was worth the wait though! ...             Genetic Switch: Phage Lambda Revisited1 review Mark Ptashne Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, 2004 a classic of scientific exposition I found out about this unassuming little book in Sean Carroll's "Endless forms most beautiful" and was delighted. When I first started reading it, a stranger who saw me with it smiled and I soon found out why. It can be read by anyone with a modest scientific education (little more than high ...             What Is Life?: with "Mind and Matter" and "Autobiographical Sketches"18 reviews Erwin Schrodinger Cambridge University Press, 1992 A spectacular read!! + Erwin Schrödinger: The man and his vision + An Absolute Classic from a Great Thinker + Stimulating Reading             The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA101 reviews James D. Watson Touchstone, 2001 Captivating, even for a layman + the book was perfect but it arrived a 2 weeks after the mailing date + Science Memoir + Good book             Introduction to Genomics Arthur Lesk Oxford University Press, USA, 2007 Our genome is the blueprint to our existence: it encodes all the information we need to develop from a single cell into a hugely complicated functional organism. But it is more than a static information store: our genome is a dynamic, tightly-regulated collection of genes, which switch on and off in many combinations to give the variety of cells from which our bodies are formed. But how do we ...             Principles of Proteomics (Advanced Text Series)2 reviews R. M. Twyman BIOS Scientific Publ, 2004 A moderately good source for someone pursuing proteomics + A very good introduction The illustrations were the best I have seen for a text explaining this subject. There are not alot of books about proteomics out there, but this is a must have for the introduction to this wonderful yet esoteric field. If you have no previous knowledge of biochemistry this book will be a very tough ...             Cell of Cells: The Global Race to Capture and Control the Stem Cell2 reviews Cynthia Fox W. W. Norton, 2007 a stem cell travelogue + An exciting book on stem cells There have been a number of books about stem cells. Some take a dry scientific approach, others have focused on the political-religious-legislative battles within the United States and how those disputes have forced research abroad. This book, with its emphasis on places and personalities, ...             Backdoor to Eugenics Troy Duster Routledge, 2003 Considered a classic in the field, Troy Duster's Backdoor to Eugenics was a groundbreaking book that grappled with the social and political implications of the new genetic technologies. Completely updated and revised, this work will be welcomed back into print as we struggle to understand the pros and cons of prenatal detection of birth defects; gene therapies; growth hormones; and substitute ...