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Title: Molecular Genetics of Bacteria
ISBN: 155581204X
Author:
Larry Snyder
Wendy Champness
Publicate Date: 2002-10
Publish: 2002-10
List Price: $99.95
Average Customer Rating: 4.0
Format: Hardcover
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1: buy it by accident
The item is good, but I did not mean to buy it so I returned it.
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2: Great Book
This is a great current reference book! The information is presented in a logical easy to read style. Good for beginning and advanced students.
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3: Not a good choice for the visual learner
If you are a "visual learner," then this is NOT, I repeat, NOT, the book for you- I cannot emphasise this enough!
The text is very well written, however, the font used is rather small, and there are only FOUR colors used throughout the entire book.
The text is done entirely in light brown, black, grey and white.
Students like me -strongly visual learners- will be miserable; everyone else will like the book.
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4: Fantastic introduction to the subject
This is one of few college textbooks I've used that has actually HELPED me learn the course material. The book takes you from the basics (DNA structure and replication, etc.) all the way through some very complex concepts while never missing a beat. It's surprisingly readable and student-user-friendly whether you're a beginner or a certifiable gene jockey. My only complaint is the quality of the figures; some of them are very small and thus hard to read, and as one reviewer commented, they are sort of simplistic to the point of not being very thorough. Having full-color illustrations would be a big plus.
Overall, this book definitely surpasses other bacterial genetics books I've seen as far as readability and organization goes. It delivers what it promises!
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5: Very useful and informative
This book is great in developing the concepts and explaining in an easy but at the same time techinical way just what is involved in bacterial genetics. Teaching from the historical perspective you really get a sense of what these researchers were faced with and just how valuable their breakthoughs were. It doesn't try to be "hip" like so many other undergraduate textbooks out there, and for that they get full credit. The figures are a little simplistic though.
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