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The Machinery Of Life (2009)

by David S. Goodsell(Favorite Author)

4.31 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0387849246 (ISBN13: 9780387849249)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Copernicus Books

review 1: This is one of the best popular books avaiable on cell biology. Though the book is brief the illustrations by David S. Goodsell speak volumes. The terrific illustrations along with the written descriptions give the reader insight into the invisible world of single celled organism and the cells in our bodies. I highly recommend this book to the cell biology student or to anyone interested in learning about the cell.
review 2: The illustrations are amazing--very well thought out, great consistency of scale, sensible color schemes. You get a real sense of how crowded cells are, how complex some cells are and how there are vast differences in complexity between organisms.I would have given this 5 stars if not for the text. The sometimes exhaustive listing of names ... moreof enzymes and proteins can be exhausting, especially when it doesn't pay off later in the book. For a textbook it's too lightweight, but for a general reader it feels like too much jargon, which can kill off the sense of wonder from the earlier chapters. less

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