The Dictionary of Cell & Molecular Biology

The Dictionary of Cell & Molecular Biology

by John M. Lackie (Editor)

Synopsis

The Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology, Fifth Edition, provides definitions for thousands of terms used in the study of cell and molecular biology. The headword count has been expanded to 12,000 from 10,000 in the Fourth Edition. Over 4,000 headwords have been rewritten. Some headwords have second, third, and even sixth definitions, while fewer than half are unchanged. Many of the additions were made to extend the scope in plant cell biology, microbiology, and bioinformatics. Several entries related to specific pharmaceutical compounds have been removed, while some generic entries ( alpha blockers, NSAIDs, and tetracycline antibiotics, for example), and some that are frequently part of the experimentalist's toolkit and probably never used in the clinic, have been retained. The Appendix includes prefixes for SI units, the Greek alphabet, useful constants, and single-letter codes for amino acids.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 748
Edition: 5th Revised edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 15 Jan 2013

ISBN 10: 0123849314
ISBN 13: 9780123849311
Book Overview: Thoroughly updated revision to the bestselling dictionary of cell and molecular biological terms.

Media Reviews
Reviews of Prior Editions: It will find a place on the bookshelves of laboratories and libraries for many years to come. --The Times Higher Education Supplement It fills an undoubted gap and is stunningly up to date. --Biologist All the students seemed to find the dictionary of use.... -Trends in Biochemical Sciences A very useful reference book that every cell biologist should seriously consider purchasing and is a must for biology libraries. -Cell Biology International Reports The definitions are more comprehensive than one finds in most dictionaries, and should help both students and research workers in other branches of biology. -Genetical Research
Author Bio
John Lackie has worked both in academia, as Senior Lecturer in Cell Biology at Glasgow University, and in the pharmaceutical industry, as Director of Yamanouchi's UK Institute in Oxford. Subsequently he became Principal at Westlakes Research Institute and now runs a scientific consultancy from his home in Cumbria.