Molecular Biology of the Cell

Pros: Comprehensive, the CD rocks, the text is understandable, the pictures are in color!

Cons: Table of Contents needs some work. New versions don't come out often enough.

The Bottom Line: Buy this book if you're even slightly interested in Molecular Biology. It's clear and comprehensive, and it's Alberts, so we can trust the authority!

Review: Alberts is Back

If you were forced to have just ONE biology book on your bookshelf, let this be that one. Molecular Biology of the Cell (MBOC), Edition Four, does not disapoint readers who have faithfully studied Alberts in the past,...

Pros: Gargantuan reference for cellular biology, Detailed diagrams, A classic

Cons: No obvious ones, unless it's too heavy for you to carry

The Bottom Line: Everything you've ever wanted to know about cells, the molecules that make them up, their misadventures and their social lives, but were afraid to ask...

Review: Note: This epinion was revised on June 6, 2001...

New Clothes on an Old Friend

Out of curiosity, and out of response to my initial review, I decided to revisit both my original epinion and the...

Pros: Informative, thorough, well-illustrated

Cons: Huge. No, I'm not kidding, here, IT'S HUGE.

Review: Alberts' Molecular Biology of the Cell (hereafter referred to as MBOC) was my bible as a Molecular Biology undergrad at the University of Arizona. Of the small handful of textbooks I kept from this time, it is the only one that has never ceased to be of...

Pros: Great book, broad range, images

Cons: too much history included

The Bottom Line: Great book, useful in class and out of class

Review: Just finished with this book last semester and it had some great parts about it. The professor did not use the book completely but that was primarily due to use of current journals as resources. The book covered all of the main areas of our study and ...