The Processes of Life: An Introduction to Molecular Biology (The MIT Press) - Hardcover

Hunter, Lawrence E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0262013053 ISBN 13: 9780262013055

Publisher: MIT Press, 2009

Synopsis

A brief and accessible introduction to molecular biology for students and professionals who want to understand this rapidly expanding field. Recent research in molecular biology has produced a remarkably detailed understanding of how living things operate. Becoming conversant with the intricacies of molecular biology and its extensive technical vocabulary can be a challenge, though, as introductory materials often seem more like a barrier than an invitation to the study of life. This text offers a concise and accessible introduction to molecular biology, requiring no previous background in science, aimed at students and professionals in fields ranging from engineering to journalism-anyone who wants to get a foothold in this rapidly expanding field. It will be particularly useful for computer scientists exploring computational biology. A reader who has mastered the information in The Processes of Life is ready to move on to more complex material in almost any area of contemporary biology.

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Review:

The Processes of Life is an excellent introduction to molecular biology and, at only $40, a tremendous value. By deconstructing an exceedingly complicated body of information into a set of core principles, Hunter provides the reader with a framework for grasping the strengths and challenges of modern biology...this book's clarity and frankness make it an invaluable resource for any person, from any profession, seeking an introduction to molecular biology.

--Andrea L. Suárez, PhD and Robert P. Dellavalle, MD, PhD, MSPH Journal of the American Medical Association

About the Author:

Lawrence E. Hunter, a founder of the International Society for Computational Biology, is Director of the Computational Bioscience Program and of the Center for Computational Pharmacology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

About this edition

• Publisher: MIT Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0262013053
• ISBN 13: 9780262013055
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 316