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Life: The Science of Biology
Authoritative, thorough, and engaging, Life: The Science of Biology achieves an optimal balance of scholarship and teachability, never losing sight of either the science or the student. The first introductory text to present biological concepts through the research that revealed them, Life covers the full range of topics with an integrated experimental focus that flows naturally from the narrative. This approach helps to bring the drama of classic and cutting-edge research to the classroombut always in the context of reinforcing core ideas and the innovative scientific thinking behind them. Students will experience biology not just as a litany of facts or a highlight reel of experiments, but as a rich, coherent discipline.
The new edition builds on Life's enduring strengths by doing what this acclaimed text has always done: combine a contemporary view of the discipline with innovative teaching and learning features. New chapters and essays, an enhanced art program, and standard-setting media and supplements combine to make this edition the finest yet.
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First published December 5, 2006
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David M. Hillis
45 books2 followersDavid Mark Hillis is an American evolutionary biologist, and the Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professor of Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is best known for his studies of molecular evolution, phylogeny, and vertebrate systematics. He created the popular Hillis Plot depiction of the evolutionary tree of life.
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May 12, 2015
Great book of molecular biology
Required reading
And to read molecular biology core text from beginner
Required reading
And to read molecular biology core text from beginner
February 9, 2009
I'm being optimistic. Of course, if I don't get at least a B- in this class, it's the books fault not mine which will justify a revision of my current rating from five starts to three.
January 9, 2018
Biyoloji hakkında çoook geniş bir kitap, en olarak. Ama güzel okunuyor.
December 21, 2023
Before this book, my little exposure to biology was when I was in high school about 15 years back.
I did not read the complete book as it is too big to be finished in a year. I went through the biochemistry and genomics sections to build my background for a study of bioinformatics.
This book is great! My favourite part of this book is how it builds up a context around each concept, as in, how was it discovered, which experiments were performed to study it, and which people were involved. As you read the book, you work your way up to the present. It's a wonderful introduction to how science is done and in particular, how research in biology is done.
I cannot think of any downside of this book.
I supplement reading this book with these lectures https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/7-016-int...
I did not read the complete book as it is too big to be finished in a year. I went through the biochemistry and genomics sections to build my background for a study of bioinformatics.
This book is great! My favourite part of this book is how it builds up a context around each concept, as in, how was it discovered, which experiments were performed to study it, and which people were involved. As you read the book, you work your way up to the present. It's a wonderful introduction to how science is done and in particular, how research in biology is done.
I cannot think of any downside of this book.
I supplement reading this book with these lectures https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/7-016-int...
April 21, 2020
Summarizes some big, complex subjects well
November 17, 2023
Good, but not perfect. Chapter 7 should be organize after Chap 16. Cell signalling can only be really appreciate after knowing about the big picture of DNA to protein.
May 5, 2024
A very good introductory text for organismal biology. Just the right amount of detail for a freshman-level course. Diagrams were occasionally very busy, making it difficult to parse.
May 10, 2007
Nice figures. I only scanned a bunch of this one because I was bored in the class but the figures were helpful.
May 7, 2011
I read Volumes 2 and 3 for Biology 2. Biology 1 (Intro to Cell and Molecular Biology) used a different textbook.
April 5, 2012
This is the book that got me through university! I did Zoology but it would be good for any biology based course.
June 4, 2012
Helped Aced my bio class, and many more to come.
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May 9, 2014
Abit detailed, amazing, well illustrated, interesting, interactive.
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