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This market leading human biology text emphasizes the relationships of humans to other living things. Human Biology remains user friendly; relevancy and pedagogy are among its strengths. In this edition, as in previous editions, each chapter presents the topic clearly and distinctly so that students will feel capable of achieving an adult level of understanding. Detailed, high-level scientific data and terminology are not included because Dr. Mader believes that true knowledge consists of working concepts rather than technical facility. ... Read more

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Great seller
The seller shipped the book immediately after it was bought. The purchase was packaged very well and was in great condition. I recommend them.

Fast delivery of text book
I signed up for a summer class and needed a text book quickly (the class was only 6 weeks and started immediately.I had a prompt email exchange with this provider and they quickly delivered a textbook in excellant condition for a nominal price (especially compared to retail cost for a new textbook).

Great book
I am happy that I purchased this book, because it is helping me pass my online biology class.It is in good condition as well!

Quality book
I ordered 3 textbooks at the same time, and this one from betterworldbooks came first.Came in like new condition.Haven't delved much into the material yet, but if you are going to buy it, get it from betterworldbooks if they have it.

it's fast! thanks a lot <3
it was super fast... 2 weeks i think. i really appreciate that :D although the book is a lil too old than wat i expect. ... Read more

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Glencoe Biology Leads the Way!

Glencoe Biology leads the way with the best ideas in Biology education. It can help all of your students succeed with its organization around major Themes, Big Ideas, and Main Ideas of biology and its strong support for reading comprehension. This program’s comprehensive content is made relevant to students through engaging real-world contexts. A vast array of lab experiences builds strong inquiry skills. The abundance of differentiated instructional strategies helps teachers reach all learners. Seamlessly integrated technology allows teachers to save time and increase productivity!

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Book was in great shape!
I was pleased with the books condition and it arrived in a few days.Sent me a link immediately to track it.

Is good item
I am happy with this item.My son is using it.It's in good condition

Excellent Vendor
Very happy with the purchase.Received book promptly and in good condition.Would definitely buy again in the future.Thanks for a great, smooth transaction.

don't buy this book
This book is awful in every sense of the word.The only reason I bought this book was it is the one my daughter is using it for high school and she will be taking a state mandated test at the end of the school year.I wish my school board would review these books before purchasing them.My daughter's middle school book explained these topics better and was more concise.I think the publisher should check out the authors before letting them write another text book.

An OK biology textbook
This book is definitely not for college. It doesn't give enough information for college level biology. The book is also too bulky and wordy. Why? There are many pages that are not needed in the book, for example, how to fold paper to make a study organizer -- this wastes a lot of space. The section summary is the same as the Study Guide at the end of each chapter -- another way to waste space. Also, the lab is not well written; you definitely need your teacher to prepare a lab sheet for the class. Every lab or experiment starts with "1. Read and complete the lab safety form." Why should this be included? Who would spend the class time reading and completing this? The gloassary is in both English and Spanish. So if you don't care about the terms in Spanish, you need to pay and carry those extra pages too. Just about any page, there is blank, unused space. No wonder why the book has more than 1,200 pages, but the information is not really in-depth. Go get Campbell and Reece, et al. ... Read more

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The result is a literate, lucid blend of art and science that will appeal to artists and connoisseurs alike. --Gregory McNamee ... Read more

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Vision and Art
This book is great, now I have it I can use the idea to teach in my classes.

A professional artists learns about seeing art and color
The Biology of Seeing is a must for every artist, teacher and scientist.
Neurobiologist, Margaret Livingstone, is very creative in her presentation
of experiments with color and vision.I attended a fascinating lecture
given by Ms. Livingstone at the Smithsonian Institution.

The Impact of Artistic Techniques from a Biological Standpoint
I am now confident that I can make intelligent comments to high society folk at any art gallery.And I'll do it in a way unlike they've heard before.

My natural attraction to the arts left me searching for answers beyond artistic techniques.As much as I thought it was impressive how impressionist painters could portray a scene using thick brushstrokes, I wanted to know what was going on in my head when I looked at it.As a current undergraduate neuroscience student, I was drawn towards the ability of the subject to explain everyday phenomena.I chose this book hoping to come closer to discover why I thought a painting was good from a biological rather than emotional standpoint.I highly recommend this book for anyone interested in learning things such as: why your brain perceives Claude Monet's rivers to flow or how Leonardo da Vinci's two dimensional paintings seem to appear in three dimensions.

Delivery:

Margaret Livingstone, a professor of neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, successfully articulates her research on visual systems on a level that can appeal to a broad audience.Her approach to communicate her research through the blend of art and science is an effective method.Although it helps to have some exposure to entry level physiology, all that is necessary to enjoy this novel is an interest in the subject.More complex technical information is easily digested with the help of the examples of famous artworks and real world phenomena that follow it.However, I am surprised that this novel did not highlight any sculptural art examples.Dr. Livingstone's tone along with suggested exercises and optical illusions promotes reader participation.The abundant photos and figures are especially effective due to the quality of the high gloss print, a necessary feature as the argument's effectiveness often relies on the ability of the reader to participate in the viewing.This book will fit nicely on a bookshelf along with science textbooks or on a coffee table next casual browsing.

Overview of Content:

The information is structured in a way so that it gives you all the basics in the beginning so that you can apply your knowledge at the end.This methodology promotes information processing and allows the reader to recall the information they learned in the beginning of the book when they get to the end.Since visual processing starts with light, so does this book.The progression to how we now understand light's source and its nature is highlighted by the reflections of recognizable, historical figures such as Aristotle, Newton, and Einstein.The wavelengths of colored light are discussed in terms of various oil paints, which is helpful in setting the stage for the analysis of art.The subtle differences in wavelengths between colors are particularly interesting, most notably the difference between violet and purple.These discoveries are related to the capabilities of man by outlying the structures and major functions of the eye.The physiology is easy to comprehend and includes valuable insights such as the dual dependency of cones to process both the wavelength and intensity of light.Simplified diagrams of the internals of the eye, brain, and neurons aid readers from non-science backgrounds.Visual acuity and spatial relation is also addressed using the most popular example in the book: determining the reasons for the oddities in Mona Lisa's smile. "I realized that her smile seemed most apparent and cheerful when I was looking away from it, and it seemed less evident when I looked directly at it (p. 71)."I won't give away the reasoning behind this, but Dr. Livingstone paints a clear picture of why this is so.

The most important discussion in the book is how light is processed by the `Where' and `What' Systems.First, color and luminance are defined using examples where either color or luminance is removed to allow a person to focus on each entity separately.This also correlates to how each of these factors is analyzed by different parts of the visual system.Dr. Livingstone's explanations of theses systems made it is easy to understand how evolutionary necessities shaped the way we process information.Optical illusions aid in our discovery of how the primitive, colorblind `Where' system is responsible for positioning and the `What' system's color opponent cell model is used to see color using an objects border.Examples of artwork highlight the `Where' system's ability to detect detailed luminance and the `What' system's ability to identify what we're looking at.

The later stages of the book drive home the main points of the novel through its application in viewing art.The techniques of impressionism and pointillism utilize an understanding of how the visual system works to create depth, motion, and effective use of color.Claude Monet, Leonardo da Vinci, Auguste Renoir, and Vincent van Gogh are just a few recognizable artists whose works are featured based on their aesthetic appeal to the visual system.The book concludes with how factors effecting vision are used in the present day such as use of visual techniques in advertising and the relation of television to the functions of the eye.

Overall:

This work is a very interesting revelation of the powerful and sometimes finicky nature of the brain's perception of the world through sight.Although heavily technical in some aspects, the average reader can skim the more grueling portions and understand the main point the author is trying to convey by looking at breathtaking works of art and the captions beneath it.Scientists and artists alike can benefit from Margaret Livingstone's powerful insights.I would recommend that anyone who enjoys viewing or creating art, especially the frequent gallery visitor, that is looking for a deeper understanding of how we perceive it biologically, to pick up this book.

My Favorite Explanations:

- Why the snow looks blue in the shade?
- The evolution of luminance in art especially Leonardo da Vinci's success
- How Claude Monet creates motion in art?
- Why certain text can appear jittery?
- Color mixing and its relation to the receptive field

An excellent balance and a beautiful book...
Any artist/photographer will find a wealth of information about color, light, seeing and the brain in this book.The science part is not hard; anyone who has taken a general science college will have no problem. The book is also beautiful, with gorgeous color images of paintings and excellent illustrations.(Definitely not a book for the Kindle reader!) Well worth the money.

Deep subject, clear writing
This book describes how the brain has two modes of visual interpretation: the "Where" mode, a color-blind mode that monitors motion and location, and the "What" mode, that describes color. I found this aspect the most interesting of the author's many ideas as it helped me understand why it is so difficult for artists to see objectively.

The book informs us that the eyes and brain are constantly generating a series of optical illusions based on minimal information. This information is then cobbled together in the mind to create a sensation we call reality. It is much more complex than this but the author communicates her ideas very clearly and I generally understood her explanations despite not being well versed in the technical side of this field.

This book will be of most interest to artists and anyone fascinated by the visual world. If you want to continue your study of why we love art you probably will enjoy The Art Instinct: Beauty, Pleasure, and Human Evolution. ... Read more

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David Krogh’s Biology: A Guide to the Natural World leads readers on a memorable journey through the world of biology, using relevant examples, clearly-developed illustrations, and helpful insights that resonate with today’s students. 

Widely-recognized as a book that students enjoy reading, the Fifth Edition  has been thoroughly updated with new discussions on social concerns and health applications, along with streamlined chapter summaries and expanded review questions.

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typical biology book
Has all the basic Biology information on it. Bought this edition for $10 (instead of the newer one) and bought the online code for $30 for all my class work, worked great.

Biology: A guide to the natural world with bent cover loose pages
The text book that was rated very good arrived with the front cover folded up like an acordian. the first two pages fell out and there are highlighter and pencil marks all through it. We would have returned it. my son was to start his class in a very few days.

Terrible textbook
This textbook was used for my introductory biology class.While the images are well done, the text is lacking.It's a good book if you want something that "glosses over" biology, but I would not recommend it for the classroom.I have to agree with the other reviewers.

Horrible
I have a B.S. in biology and have tutored biology at my alma mater for years.This past semester they used this text for their introduction to biology course.The book is horrible compared to all the of the previous texts the school used: and that's not just my opion, the biology professors I talked to agreed.There are fewer images and diagrams than the other biology texts used over the years, and there are even missing or bearly convered key concepts.To me, this book fails as even a high school biology text. MUCH better, all around, is "Biology: Eighth Edition" by Campbell and Reece.

very BAD quality
This book was in HORRIBLE condition when i got it. It looked like someone dropped in water and left it there for a few days. It looks like mold spots are stained inside the book. I was not happy with this purchase. ... Read more

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Text Book of Biology, Part 1: Vertebrata is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells is in the English language. If you enjoy the works of H. G. (Herbert George) Wells then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. ... Read more

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What's the effect of osmosis on a raisin?

How is water transported through plant stems?

What's the best way to grow penicillin?

How are butterflies different from moths?

Now you can discover answers to these and other fascinating questions about biologythe study of living organisms. In Biology for Every Kid, you'll learn how to talk with fireflies, watch bacteria wage war in a glass of milk, discover how to tell the temperature by counting cricket chirps, and find out how an apple and an onion can taste the same.

Each of the 101 experiments is broken down into its purpose, a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, expected results, and an easy to understand explanation. Every activity has been pretested and can be performed safely and inexpensively in the classroom or at home. ... Read more

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good resource, but all the experiments are not successful
I have been using this book to teach a science class in a co-op this year. Many of the experiments are interesting and simple, but I had trouble getting several of the experiments to work. I definitely think you could find some useful experiments, but make sure you try them before they are presented, or you could be disappointed. Just a little hint- youtube has some wonderful science videos with amazing experiments to do, and it's free if you have the internet!

An Excellent, Concise Resource for Science Teachers
As an experienced public-school science teacher, I find this book invaluable. Its contents range from simple, few-second demonstrations all the way to many-week experiments. Some of the experiments, such as the study of osmosis through use of salty water-soaked potato or cucumber slices, are commonly found in science books. Others, such as the spray painting and study of spider webs, and the counting of rings on fish scales to determine the age of the fish, are quite unique to this book.

Students can learn the parts of the bean seed, and how to grow yeast and bacteria. The book is profusely indexed. All experiments are each concisely listed on two facing pages. This makes it very convenient to photocopy and hand out to students--as when making suggestions for science projects.

Never disappointed by a Janice VanCleave book
You will not be disappointed with this book! Janice VanCleave's Biology For Every Kid is divided into these categories: plants, zoology, and the human body with tons of simple hands-on experiments that you can do for each. I use these experiments all the time in my 7th grade classroom and the kids love them. Learning is so much better when it's hands-on! I would highly recommend this book for upper elementary and middle school science teachers.

A little interest boost for elementary school biology
I reviewed this book in The Home School Manual ================

Projects and activities to teach concepts, terminology, and (according to the author, Janice VanCleave) laboratory methods. This book and the others inthe series each describe 101 experiments. For biology they are classifiedunder plants, animals, and humans. Each is presented in a two-page spreadwith an illustration on the right. The order is logical. By working throughthe book doing some experiments and reading about the others, one wouldform significant concepts. An explanation is given for each activity.Growing carrots from carrot tops demonstrates that a plant can grow if ithas portions of base, stem, and root, and if it receives food andwater.

The explanations are oversimplified in some cases (for"finger monocle" for example). Younger students need simplerexplanations, but I believe the scientific principles could be stated moreaccurately. Also, some of the illustrations could be improved, butbasically the book is good.

For a total science program I would recommenda textbook or a number of broad topic books. Individual experiments misssome of the overall themes and some concepts are hard to demonstrate.

Ihave not seen evolutionary concepts in the book. It and others in theseries seem best for about grades 3 through 5. Younger kids could profitfrom most of the activities. The explanations don't bring out thescientific principles clearly enough for older ones.

Part of a seriesfrom John Wiley & Sons. ... Read more

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With its distinctive investigative approach to learning, this best-selling laboratory manual encourages you to participate in the process of science and develop creative and critical reasoning skills. You are invited to pose hypotheses, make predictions, conduct open-ended experiments, collect data, and apply the results to new problems. The Seventh Edition emphasizes connections to recurring themes in biology, including structure and function, unity and diversity, and the overarching theme of evolution. Select tables from the lab manual are provided in Excel^® format in MasteringBiology^® at www.masteringbiology.com, allowing you to record data directly on their computer, process data using statistical tests, create graphs, and be prepared to communicate your results in class discussions or reports.

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biology text book
book seller communicated quickly when emailed regarding arrival date.would have liked an option for quicker shipping, needed book sooner than received for school

Great textbook!
Detailed and full of specific biological information.Even an interesting read.... most of the time.

Bio
This book is very helpful and was in great condition. The price was reasonable and I'm very happy with my purchase.

Lab Manual Review
Very thick spiral lab book, so paper back is hard to handle. New condition. Good Manual, ships fast and is a great tool for labs.

Poor Description
Not at all in the condition it was described to be. No response from the company. ... Read more

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Designed for students with a broad range of abilities, BIOLOGY: AN EVERYDAY EXPERIENCE provides a comprehensive course of study in biology that emphasizes fundamental concepts of biology and their everyday applications, critical thinking and study skills, and hands-on experiences.The text applies the study of biology to students' everyday world, thereby making it relevant and exciting.Everyday analogies illustrate all major concepts and make biology more understandable.(see pages: 38 & 115 for examples of visual analogies)The program has a controlled reading level to allow the presentation to be very accessible to all students ... Read more

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Great Service - Quality book
This seller is really excellent. they delivered as they claimed they will do (I mean, on time). ... Read more

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The first edition of BIOLOGY, written by Dr. Rob Brooker, Dr. Eric Widmaier, Dr. Linda Graham, and Dr. Peter Stiling, has reached thousands of students and provided them with an outstanding view of the biological world. Now, the second edition has gotten even better! The author team is dedicated to producing the most engaging and current text that is available for undergraduate students who are majoring in biology.We want our students to be inspired by the field of biology and become critical thinkers. To this end, we have made the following changes throughout the entire book.

• Each chapter in the second edition begins with an interesting story or set of observations that will catch the students’ interests as they begin to read a chapter.
• To help students test their knowledge and critical thinking skills, we have increased the number of Concept Check questions that are associated with the figure legends and revised the many of the questions at the end of each chapter so they are at a higher level in Bloom’s taxonomy. An answer key for the questions is now provided in an appendix at the end of the book.
• To further help students appreciate the scientific process, the Feature Investigation in each chapter now includes three new elements: a Conclusion, the original journal citation for the experiment, and questions that are directly related to the experiment.
• Many photographs and micrographs have been enlarged or replaced with better images.
• The presentation of the material has been refined by dividing some of the chapters into smaller sections and by the editing of complex sentences.

With regard to the scientific content in the textbook, the author team has worked with hundreds of faculty reviewers to refine the first edition and to update the content so that our students are exposed to the most cutting edge material.

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Satisfied
I ordered the book with an impending holiday weekend and I still recieved it in a timely manner, in outstanding condition.

big book
This book was purchased for my daughter, she is taking Biology this semester in college.The book is big and heavy!I'm confident that this book is exactly what she needs to perform her best in this class.However, if it was available on Kindle, it would be wonderful; Kindle is very lightweight.

wounderful
Book was received on time, and in good condition. View this as a very satisfied recommendation.

Decent book
I liked this textbook, it wasn't a difficult read by any means, I just wish they'd maybe split it up into two textbooks.It's 60 chapters, and as a biology student that has to lug this thing back and forth to classes every week, it's incredibly HEAVY.

Good purchase
The only negative aspect of this purchase was that I ended up buying the wrong edition (I needed the second), which of course was no fault of the seller's. ... Read more

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Should there be warning labels on fast foods? Should SUV drivers pay extra taxes? Should employers be allowed to require drug testing of prospective employees? This introductory biology text helps you master biology while encouraging you to think about critical issues. The issues-oriented approach enlivens the subject matter and helps you grasp concepts by making connections between biology and real-life concerns. Here's how it works: An "Impacts, Issues" case study opens each chapter, focusing on a biology-related societal issue. You also view a short film that expands on the issue. Then each chapter's "How Would You Vote?" question, inspired by the case study, asks you to consider biology-related news, explore the facts behind the issue, apply your knowledge of biology, and cast a vote on the Web. You can also see state and nationwide voting tallies.This book has been widely praised for clear and engaging writing, art with step-by-step callouts, and terrific support from student media that all work together to help you "get" biology. Technology highlights include CengageNOW, an interactive online resource featuring personalized study plans and hundreds of animations, and an MP3 download of audio study tools that let you review concepts from the text anywhere! ... Read more

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awesome experience!
The book was in excellent condition, exactly as it was described.I would definitely buy from this seller again!The price was decent, much better than college bookstores for used books and in better condition too.Delivery was extremely quick, as a whole this experience was very good.I highly recommend using this seller.

Biology: Concepts and Applications
I received the item before the date that I was told it would be sent and came in perfect condition. Awesome seller.

PRODUCT REVIEW
I RECEIVED THE BOOK IN A TIMELY MANNER AND IT WAS IN GREAT CONDITION. ORDERING WAS VERY EASY.

Quicker Than I Thought
The book came in a week after purchasing and was in the great conditon stated in the comment.

Great book and in great condition!
The book was mailed quickly, it was a very great price and in well condition! I would definatly buy from them again!!! ... Read more

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Designed for a one or two semester non-majors course in introductory biology taught at most two and four-year colleges. This course typically fulfills a general education requirement, and rather than emphasizing mastery of technical topics, it focuses on the understanding of biological ideas and concepts, how they relate to real life, and appreciating the scientific methods and thought processes. Given the authors' work in and dedication to science education, this text's writing style, pedagogy, and integrated support package are all based on classroom-tested teaching strategies and learning theory. The result is a learning program that enhances the effectiveness & efficiency of the teaching and learning experience in the introductory biology course like no other before it. ... Read more

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Arrived so quickly
I was worried that I had waited too long to order this. The seller sent it right away and I got it within a couple of days. Great condition, just as promised.

So unhappy
I ordered this book almost 2 months before my class started in order to insure I was prepared for class. As of to day, 58 days later, I have yet to get my book in the mail. I have e-mailed the company with nothing but a auto-reply. I am now in my 3rd week of Biology with no book! So to sum up this review, very unhappy with the lack of product and the customer care that was provided.

Can't comment on it since I still haven't received it.
I ordered this book october 20th and I am still waiting on it. I was told that this book would arrive (the latest) November 12 and today is nov. 21.After I had bought this book I then got an e-mail form the seller saying, that the book wasn't complete and didn't have all the chapters in it( which was fals advertized in the description). I would not buy any thing from this seller!

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Biology: Understanding Life
I received the item on time and it was in great condition when I got it. Thanks for the book!

...???
I ordered my book over a month ago and still have not received my book.I habe written two emails to the seller and have not received a response. I will never order from this seller again. ... Read more

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Relax. The fact that you’re even considering taking the AP Biology exam means you’re smart, hard-working and ambitious. All you need is to get up to speed on the exam’s topics and themes and take a couple of practice tests to get comfortable with its question formats and time limits. That’s where AP Biology For Dummies comes in.

This user-friendly and completely reliable guide helps you get the most out of any AP biology class and reviews all of the topics emphasized on the test. It also provides two full-length practice exams, complete with detailed answer explanations and scoring guides. This powerful prep guide helps you practice and perfect all of the skills you need to get your best possible score. And, as a special bonus, you’ll also get a handy primer to help you prepare for the test-taking experience. Discover how to:

• Figure out what the questions are actually asking
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• Boost your knowledge of organisms and populations
• Become equally comfortable with large concepts and nitty-gritty details
• Maximize your score on multiple choice questions
• Craft clever responses to free-essay questions
• Identify your strengths and weaknesses
• Use practice tests to adjust you exam-taking strategy

Supplemented with handy lists of test-taking tips, must-know terminology, and more, AP Biology For Dummies helps you make exam day a very good day, indeed. ... Read more

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Blah!
Never received the book I ordered. I contacted the seller but received a message stating that I would receive my order shortly; that was over a month ago.

I will always by from this seller
They never kept me wondering, i received an updated info about the status of my order until it arrived in the post. The book was really great for the offered price (just like new - as promised). ... Read more

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For a biology student attempting to memorize the stages of cell division or understand basic genetics, straight memorization from textbooks or lecture notes can be a frustrating and laborious exercise.

Biology Coloring Workbook is a breakthrough approach to studying the science of life.Learning interactively through coloring fixes biological concepts in the mind and promotes quick recall on exams.Rather than learning cell structure by forcing yourself to memorize the name and function of each organelle, you can benefit from reviewing your own colorful portrait of the cell.

Inside are nearly 150 plates of clear and precise computer-generated artwork that are accompanied by a thorough explanation of each topic.Complex biology subjects are explained through clear and simple drawings.Coloring suggestions are providede to help you complete each lesson, and each plate is labeled for easy identification and reference.Biology Coloring Workbook follows the standard organization of introductory textbooks, making it the ideal study companion.

The plates are organized into the following sections:

Introduction to Biology
Biology of the Cell
Principles of Genetics
DNA and Gene Expression
Principles of Evolution
The Origin of Life and Simple Life Forms
Biology of Plants
Biology of Animals
Human Biology
Reproduction and Development in Humans
Principles of Ecology ... Read more

Customer Reviews (7)

Excellent resource!
This book is absolutely essential for anyone teaching English Language Learners in High School, and it is great for everyone else also.High quality images of very complex content with a "color by numbers" coding system that you can use to hold students accountable for accurate coloring and work.

Biology teacher
Pages are just simple enough for students to learn something but not get overwhelmed with the details. Great for most topics.

Biology coloring workbook
The details in this book sets it apart from a childs coloring book.This has been a great asset in our homeschooling curriculum.

Great supplement for Biology students
I use this book to introduce topics to my students or to expand on different topics. It's very user friendly and great for high school biology concepts. I also have the biology coloring book by Robert Griffin and this one is a million times better!

Helped me with learning biology
I used this book to help me memorize important facts in biology.Although I had to use Raven's Biology book (not a bad textbook), this coloring book helped to reinforce the facts to my brain.I read somewhere that most people are visual learners.Being a visual learner myself, I found that coloring the pictures in really helped with learning the various structures.Sections on the cell were excellent.You could color in mitochondria or whatever other cell components. If you really want to know the kind of questions asked on college biology tests get the following:
The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations (Topics: Organization of Living Things & Chemistry of Life, Structure and Function of the Cell and Energy Pathways, Reproduction and Heredity, Genetics) Volume 1

The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations (Topics: Evolution, Ecology, Kingdom Bacteria, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi, & Viruses, Plant Form and Function) Volume 2

The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Epxlantions (Topics: Kingdom Animalia, Organization of the Animal Body, Animal Form and Function, Animial Reproduction, Development and Behavior) Volume 3

These last 3 study guides were awesome because it allievated a lot of my anxiety before taking my college exams.This is because they showed what type of questions that could be asked on my exams.In this way, it helped me to prevent getting surprise questions.The Biology Coloring Book also helped with fact retention.I got great grades because of the study guides and the biology coloring book ... Read more

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Physical Biology of the Cell is a biophysics textbook that explores how the basic tools and insights of physics and mathematics can illuminate the study of molecular and cell biology. Drawing on key examples and seminal experiments from cell biology, the book demonstrates how quantitative models can help refine our understanding of existing biological data and also be used to make useful predictions. The book blends traditional models in cell biology with the quantitative approach typical in physics, in order to introduce the reader to both the possibilities and boundaries of the emerging field of physical biology. While teaching physical model building in cell biology through a practical, case-study approach, the text explores how quantitative modeling can be used to build a more profound, intuitive understanding of cell biology. ... Read more

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Ground-breaking book
Phillips and colleagues have written a beautiful book that lays out a quantitative approach to biology well grounded in data and enjoyable to read.It manages to bridge the intellectual divide (at least for a biochemist like me) that has existed between physical modeling as taught in physics and the complexity of the cell as biologists know it.It lays out a new synthesis and an appealing way forward for "systems biology".I highly recommend it. ... Read more

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Key Benefit:

Campbell Essential Biology, Fourth Edition provides effective solutions to the challenges faced by readers.  

1. Three themes (relevance, process of science and evolution) found at the beginning, middle and end of every chapter give students a memorable framework to take with them into the future.
2. One compelling topic anchors the three book themes in each chapter to emphasize how biology is highly relevant.
3. The book and the media are designed from the ground up to teach biology to a wide range of readers.
4. The new edition is designed to increase student participation and accountability.

Campbell Essential Biology... Essential Solutions

Key Topics:

Introduction: Biology Today, Essential Chemistry for Biology, The Molecules of Life, A Tour of the Cell, The Working Cell, Cellular Respiration: Obtaining Energy from Food, Photosynthesis: Using Light to Make Food, Cellular Reproduction: Cells from Cells,

Patterns of Inheritance, The Structure and Function of DNA, How Genes are Controlled, DNA Technology, How Populations Evolve,

How Biological Diversity Evolves, The Evolution of Microbial Life, Plants, Fungi, and the Move onto Land, The Evolution of Animals,

An Introduction to Ecology and the Biosphere, Population Ecology, Communities and Ecosystems

Market Description: Intended for those interested in learning the essentials of biology

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Great service
Quality books
Had to return the book because I ordered the wrong version but the service was great and the customer service was very helpfull

A clear and compelling introduction to biology.
This textbook manages to be inviting to easily intimidated students without dumbing down. It is also compelling to those with a bit more knowledge in biology. It is an introduction, but it covers a vast array of topics. At the request of biology teachers throughout the nation, the writers have revised the text to achieve three goals: engage students by relating the subjects to their daily lives, clarify the unique and important process of the scientific method and - finally - to adequately emphasize and clearly demonstrate the profound importance of evolution as an overarching theme in biology. The text also includes plenty of up-to-date diagrams/photographs as well as supplemental software.

The writers, at the end of the preface, summarize their goal as follows: "We hope we can tap into the innate love of nature that nearly all of us feel and nurture it into a genuine love of biology. In this spirit, we hope that this textbook and its supplements will help every reader make biological perspectives part of his or her personal worldview." ... Read more

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"Biology" is a comprehensive introductory biology textbook for non-majors or mixed-majors courses that covers biology in a traditional order from the structure and function of the cell to the organization of the biosphere. The book, which centers on the evolution and diversity of organisms, is appropriate for a one- or two-semester course. It's no wonder that Sylvia Mader's "Biology" continues to be a text that's appreciated as much by instructors as it is by the students who use it. The ninth edition is the epitome of Mader's expertise: its concise, precise writing uses an economy of words to present the material as succinctly and clearly as possible, thereby enabling students - even non-majors - to understand the concepts without necessarily asking the instructor to explain further. ... Read more

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Two Major Flaws!
Biology by George B. Johnson and Peter H. Raven (Holt/Rinehart/Winston, 2004).

Though this book is attractively put together with many interesting illustrations, it nevertheless has some serious flaws. One of them seems to be the complete omission of Louis Pasteur. On pages 235-6, for example, the main heading is "VACCINES." This would be one good place for Pasteur to be mentioned, but I did not see his name there. In fact, Pasteur does not seem to be mentioned anywhere in the entire 1141-page book.

There are 23 pages in the index, and each page has four columns. Many famous and not so famous people are mentioned, but one of the greatest is apparently omitted. Could two of the reasons be that evolution is idolized and Pasteur was a creationist?

Now lest I be charged with making a mountain out of a molehill, let me quote from the first paragraph in a Wikipedia article [...]: Pasteur "is remembered for his remarkable breakthroughs in the causes and preventions of diseases. His discoveries reduced mortality from puerperal fever, and he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. His experiments supported the germ theory of disease. He was best known to the general public for inventing a method to stop milk and wine from causing sickness, a process that came to be called pasteurization. He is regarded as one of the three main founders of microbiology.... His body lies beneath the Institute Pasteur in Paris in a spectacular vault covered in depictions of his accomplishments in Byzantine mosaics."

I believe a case could be made that this man contributed more to world health than any scientist in the last 300 years, but his name does not appear in the 92 columns of the book's Index!

Now why might the authors and the scientific elites have a bias against Louis Pasteur? I believe I know the answer. It is because his scientific experiments strongly supported the notion that life comes only from life, but the scientific establishment, ruling God out by their determined and religiously held naturalism, want to affirm, in the face of all odds, the absurd notion that life somehow evolved spontaneously!

Proof that the authors revere the spontaneous appearance of life

Now I'm going to prove that the authors believe in the "spontaneous" appearance of life--with no reference to the Creator whatsoever!

On page 251, they wrote: "the combination of simple molecules and energy from sources such as lightning may have given rise to the complex organic molecules necessary for life." In other words, this is a faith statement--and a weak one at that ("may have").

Two pages later, they wrote: "The hypothesis that many of the organic molecules necessary for life can be made from molecules of nonliving matter has been tested and supported by results of laboratory experiments."

This statement is extremely deceptive. Even if the statement were true, there is a huge gap between "organic molecules" and living cells! This seems to be an attempt to pull wool over student eyes.

The word "spontaneously" actually appears on the next page: "Oparin and Haldane hypothesized that these molecules formed spontaneously in chemical reactions activated by energy from solar radiation, volcanic eruptions, and lightening."

To support this, they refer to the pathetic Miller-Urey experiment (p. 254), but even the authors themselves admit to the pathetic nature of it: "We now know that the reductant molecules used in Miller's experiment could not have existed in abundance on the early Earth."

After referring to a bubble-in-the-ocean theory, they concluded: "The correct answer has not been determined yet," but they are wrong. The Creator made all the wonderful complexity we see all around, but it is also true that all His wonder will not fit into little test tubes and narrow minds.

Spontaneous is again explicitly referred to on page 257: "the subject of how life might have originated naturally and spontaneously remains a subject of intense interest, research, and discussion."

Notice also the code word for religious naturalism: "naturally." If the authors cannot figure out how life might have "evolved," why should they not at least admit that many scientists see fabulous design all around--such as Isaac Newton, perhaps the greatest of all modern scientists, who wrote: "The planets and comets will constantly pursue their revolutions in orbits given in kind and position, according to the laws above explained; but though these bodies may, indeed, continue in their orbits by the mere laws of gravity, yet they could by no means have at first derived the regular position of the orbits themselves from those laws" (Principia, "General Scholium," 1713).

Again, he wrote: "This most beautiful system of the sun, planets, and comets, could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent Being"(Principia, "General Scholium," 1713).

Let's get closer to biology.

Michael DeBakey is, according to the Chicago Tribune, "Considered 'greatest surgeon ever' to many. Thomas H. Maugh II of the Los Angeles Times wrote that Michael DeBakey is "Considered 'greatest surgeon ever.'" He "performed the first coronary artery bypass surgery and the first carotid endarterectomy to prevent strokes. He developed the pump that is the key component of the heart-and-lung machines that are used routinely on patients during heart surgery, and he developed an artificial heart that keeps patients alive while they wait for their own heart to improve."

Continuing, he "cared for Presidents John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon; Russian President Boris Yeltsin; shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis; comedian Jerry Lewis; actress Marlene Dietrich; and singer Wayne Newton, among other luminaries. But he was equally solicitous of the non-celebrity patients who passed through his surgical suite, spending time with their families and often staying overnight in his office when he thought a patient might be in danger."

On the human heart, DeBakey said, "I still have an almost religious sense when I work on the heart. It is something God makes and we have yet to duplicate." (Incidentally, neither DeBakey nor Newton is listed in the book's Index.)

Returning to "spontaneous," the authors are somewhat inconsistent, for they referred, on page 55, to "cell theory," and they admitted that, in harmony with "cell theory" (and implicitly Pasteur): "All cells arise from existing cells."

Later in the book, however, as we have already seen, they believe that at least one cell - very long ago - must have spontaneously arrived. This is faith in naturalism--not science!

Billions of years?

The other major flaw is in relation to chronology. The authors persistently refer to millions/billions of years. This is another faith. It supposedly finds support from the radiometric dating of rocks. For example, the authors wrote: "Evidence that Earth has existed long enough for this evolution to have taken place can be found by measuring the age of rocks found on Earth" (p. 252).

But this also is a faith in godless naturalism. Many chronometers clash with the long-ages concepts, but I found none of these discussed in the book. Helium, for example, in deep granite challenges the conventional, radiometric dating of rocks. Its leak-rate from zircon crystals points to an earth only thousands of years old, not billions. Thus, two different readings relative to rock-age in the very same rock strongly suggest that at least one is wrong.

To put it differently, conflicting chronometers in the same rock give evidence that nuclear decay may have been much more rapid than conventionally assumed. It is unwise, therefore, to put our full weight for long ages on this one, rather shaky prop.

Additionally, radiohalos are rings of color formed around microscopic bits of radioactive minerals in rock crystals. They are fossil evidence of radioactive decay. "Squashed" Polonium-210 radiohalos indicate that Jurassic, Triassic, and Eocene formations in the Colorado plateau were deposited within months of one another, not hundreds of millions of years apart as required by the conventional time scale. "Orphan" Polonium-218 radiohalos, having no evidence of their mother elements, imply accelerated nuclear decay and very rapid formation of associated minerals.

Also, "the mainstream geologists" would say that dinosaur bones cannot be dated using Carbon 14 techniques because no Carbon 14 should remain after 200,000 years (or even less). Nonetheless, residual Carbon 14 has been found not only in dinosaur bones but in all animal fossils, coal, and even diamonds, assumed by evolutionists to be many millions of years old. These have been tested using state-of-the-art accelerated mass spectrometry. Evolutionists have theorized that the Carbon 14 is produced by neutrons resulting from alpha particles (from uranium or thorium decay in nearby rocks) hitting silicon or other light nuclei. However, in the case of coal, it would take a coal seam made up of almost entirely of Uranium-238 to create the concentration of Carbon 14 found in coal. The presence of Carbon 14 in fossils, coal, and diamonds is consistent with a young-Earth view and clashes with so-called billions of years. Radioisotopes and the Age of the Earth may be seen free of charge: [...].

Distant stars?

According to Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, gravity warps time so that distant clocks run faster than those near the center of a gravitational field. This theory may support a young earth view. If the earth is near the center of the entire cosmos (not the same thing as saying the earth is the center of our solar system), then clocks on earth would be running much more slowly than clocks near the expanding edges.

In the past, when the cosmos was smaller, the effect could have been very significant. Light which traveled 15 billion years, "Cosmos Edge Time," would have done the distance in 6,000 to 10,000 years, "Earth Standard Time." This model, therefore, could account for light, traveling from extremely distant regions, actually arriving on earth, a 6-10K years old planet.

Basis of a young planetary model, Dr. Russell Humphreys predicted in 1984 that Uranus' magnetic dipole moment would be "of the order of 1024" Joule/Tesla. In January of `86, Voyager 2 passed by the planet. The measured results were consistent with Dr. Humphreys' prediction. Additionally, Voyager 2 passed by Neptune in August of `89, and its magnetic moment was "in the middle" of Dr. Humphreys' prediction.

But how did old-age predictions fit the actual data? The models, involving millions and billions of years, were way off. For example, the prediction for Uranus was 100,000 times too low. This demonstrates that the young solar system model is capable of specific, verifiable, and, at least in this case, accurate predictions. If earth's solar system is young, then earth is young.

Saturn's moon, Enceladus, is spraying ice out from a huge geyser on its south pole, but it should have cooled off and quieted down billions of years ago: "Scientists are shocked by this volcanic activity on what should be a small, quiet moon." See[...].

There are many more reasons for holding to a YEC view. Persons who would like to receive 50 reasons may ask for a "pdf" attachment of Reasons to Affirm a Young Earth. Write to paulhumber@verizon.net.

Even mathematicians, Joel Smoller and Blake Temple, introduced a white-hole cosmology much like Dr. Humphreys in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Dr. Humphreys wrote: "A prestigious scientific journal, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), has just published an article using the same foundations and starting scenario as the "white-hole" creationist cosmology I published in 1994." [...]

Smoller and Temple did not acknowledge Dr. Humphreys' work, but an interviewer's question (Popular Science 265(3):154-155, September 2004) prompted Smoller to admit some similar work by creationists.

On top of this, Temple and Smoller published an even newer white-hole cosmology in 2009--putting the earth at the center. See PNAS 2009 106:14213-14218, published online before print on August 17, 2009) at [...]
Mutations?

To their credit, the authors of the Biology textbook wrote, "Most mutations are harmful" (p.8). Sickle cell anemia, a disease, is viewed as somewhat"positive," however. One wonders about the pathetic state of "evolution" to hold up a disease as being somewhat beneficial.

On pages 105f of Dr. John Sanford's book, Genetic Entropy, we read: "If the genome is actually degenerating, it is bad news for the long-¬term future of the human race. It is also bad news for evolutionary theory. If mutation/selection cannot preserve the information already within the genome, it is difficult to imagine how it could have created all that information in the first place!"

Concerning DNA, Sanford wrote: "These small molecules make up the individual steps of the spiral-staircase structure of DNA. These molecules are the letters of the genetic code, and are shown symbolically as A, T, C, and G. These letters are strung together like a linear text. They are not just symbolically shown as letters, they are very literally the letters of our instruction manual. Small clusters or motifs of these four molecular letters make up the words of our manual, which combine to form genes (the chapters of our manual), which combine to form chromosomes (the volumes of our manual), which combine to form the whole genome (the entire library)."

I ask the reader: How did all that information evolve spontaneously?

On page 150, this genetics professor (Sanford), wrote: "If the Primary Axiom is wrong, then our basic understanding of life history is also wrong.... If the genome is degenerating, our species is not evolving. There appears to be a close parallel between the aging of a species and the aging of an individual. Both seem to involve the progressive accumulation of mutations. Mutations accumulate both within our reproductive cell lines and our body cell lines. Either way, the misspellings accumulate until a threshold is reached when things rapidly start to fall apart."

Four pages later Sanford wrote: "What is the mystery of the genome? Its very existence is its mystery. Information and complexity which surpass human understanding are programmed into a space smaller than an invisible speck of dust. Mutation/selection cannot even begin to explain this. It should be very clear that our genome could not have arisen spontaneously. The only reasonable alternative to a spontaneous genome is a designed genome."

If the molecular DNA is made up of words, could it be that the Word, who became flesh on the First Christmas (John 1:1,14) has His Name on the very DNA of the reader (as in you)? Suggestion: let's stop bowing our knee to Darwin/evolution and lift our heart in praise to Jehovah Jesus, the Word who became one of us!

Colorful and relevant
Holt Biology is well laid out with abundant examples from everyday life to help students relate to the subject matter.The internet links are helpful.Each chapter begins with a single page illustrated feature, 'In Perspective: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow' that gives students a glimpse and feeling of how scientific thought has developed through time.The chapters provide study hints, notes on word origins and other features to help students get the most out of their study.This is the first textbook on CD that I've used with my homeschooled child.I'm happy with it, because I can adjust the font size for my aging eyes (I like the 'fit width' view option), but my child would prefer to handle a 'real' book.

Required Book
This was a required book, the student is doing very well in the course and enjoys the book. It is 9th grade level text.

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ONCE I ALERTED THE SELLER THAT I HAD NOT RECEIVED THIS BOOK - AFTER WAITING A MONTH - THE SELLER RESPONDED IMMEDIATELY AND PAID FOR SPECIAL SHIPPING TO GET THE BOOK TO ME.I'M NOW A SATISFIED CUSTOMER.

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Ever wondered how the food you eat becomes the energy your body needs to keep going? If DNA is a set of instructions in your cells, how does it tell your cells what to do? How does your brain know what your feet are doing? The theory of evolution says that humans and chimps descended from a common ancestor, but does it tell us how and why? We humans are insatiably curious creatures who can’t help wondering how things work – starting with our own bodies. Wouldn’t it be great to have a single source of quick answers to all our questions about how living things work? Now there is.

From molecules to animals, cells to ecosystems, Biology For Dummies answers all your questions about how living things work. Written in plain English and packed with dozens of illustrations, quick-reference “Cheat Sheets” and helpful tables and diagrams, it can get you quickly up to speed on what you need to know to:

• Understand how cells work
• Ge t a handle on the chemi stry of life
• Find out how food becomes energy
• Get to know your body’s systems
• Decode the secrets of DNA
• Find out what evolution is and isn’t and how it works
• Take a peek into the lives of bacteria
• Explore how viruses do their thing

Most basic biology books take a very round about approach, dividing things up according to different types of organisms. Biology For Dummies cuts right to the chase with fast-paced, easy-to-absorb explanations of the life processes common to all organisms. Topics covered include:

• How plants and animals get nutrients
• How organisms transport nutrients and expel waste
• How nutrients are transformed into energy
• How energy is used to sustain life
• How organisms breathe
• How organisms reproduce
• How organisms evolve into new life-forms
• How organisms create ecosystems

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Customer Reviews (8)

Worthy purchase.
Biology is a course that is a language all it's own. When I began my Biology course I was so overwhelmed with all the language and information that I was totally freaked out! Biology for Dummies is a great addition to my study materials as it explains most everything in "regular" easy to understand language.
In my opinion, if you are enrolled in a Biology course, purchase this book. You will not be disappointed.

love the "dummy" book style
I am enjoying this book very much.It's a good refresher for me, and I bet it would be a great study guide for begining bio majors!!

muddled thinking and weak presentation
As a mathematician with no biology background
who needed to quickly learn some
basic facts in the field, I was hoping a 'for dummies' book would
be a quick and worthwhile read.
I was anticipating that the book would be at the freshman college
level.When I received the book, it was clear (from the introduction)
that it was intended for a high school audience.Moreover, the
presentation of basic physics concepts as they apply in
biology --- e.g. osmosis --- was so dumbed down and muddled as
to actually be incomprehensible to me.Finally, the author tries
to make up for poor presentation of the material with frequent humor
which unfortunately is not actually funny and further distracts the
reader.This book was very disappointing and of no use to me.

A good book for making biology easier.
I found this book easier to understand then my regular required college biology textbook.Chapters on evolution and ecosystems were very interesting to me.I also would reference this book when I came across a hard topic in my college bio textbook.Donna Rae Siegfried does a good job of explaining hard topics into simplier forms to understand.I also highly recommend
The Ultimate Study Guide for Biology: Key Review Questions and Answers with Explanations
Volume 1 isbn;1933023007
Volume 2 isbn;1933023015
Volume 3 isbn;1933023023
These three books were so good for helping know the type of questions to get ready for in my college biology I and II tests.These four books were a definite assets to helping me get very good grades in my biology classes.

Somewhat helpful, but sloppy
Some useful simplifications here, but an inexcusable amount of factual errors for a science book.And way too many unwanted attempts at humor.
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very good explanation
I only read the first chapter so far, but it is written in a simple language and easy to follow. it was recommended by several fellow students.

I do agree with most of the reviews.
This book is just simply alright. Yes I know this book goes into details that aren't traditionally covered in US schools, but we did cover all of it in Europe. So I would say that this book would be something I would use do compliment FA because it does lack Molecular.

Worked Great for Me
I haven't taken the boards, but this book really helped me with my first round of tests in med school.It pretty much took all the stuff we had learned in lecture and put it in a user-friendly format.It might be too detailed for the boards (that's what other reviewers said), but it is great for med school tests.

Example of a bad "review" book.
If you read in the front of first aid, it says that you shouldn't waste your time on textbooks when reviewing for Step 1.The reason for this is because, for example, a pharmacology book would contain dosage information when you don't need it for step 1.This book is a HORRIBLE review book.It goes into more detail in some areas than I learned in undergrad.It seems to be written from a research perspective rather than a clinically relevant perspective.Every gene location that is named in this book goes into the chromosome number, location, region, subregion, subband, and sub-subband.Yes, I learned aforementioned terminology from this book.I would suggest finding a different review book or maybe just reading the bold stuff and picking and choosing what you want to read.The high yield series really dropped the ball on this edition of this book.

USMLE Preparation
This is an excellent book for USMLE Step1 Preparation. I would definitely recommend it to any one preparing for the same. ... Read more