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Molecular Biology, 4/e by Robert Weaver, is designed for an introductory course in molecular biology.The text is geared not only toward presenting concepts of molecular biology, but also the experiments that led to those concepts.Guided by this experimental approach, Dr. Weaver has been published by National Institutes as well as National Geographic. ... Read more

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Molecular Biology
The book has been extremely useful for my Molecular Biology class as it completely integrates general and specific information about theory and practice in order for one to understand the basic ideas and reinforce with practical examples and not to mention very helpful diagrams. Great investment.

Molecular Biology by Robert F. Weaver
Best overview yet. Text particulary useful to follow logical flow of information. Very useful content. Well written.

fabulous
the item is in excellent condition.The service is so good that I am gonna shop from amazon, everytime I need a book.

Great text for those seeking to become a scientist.
The negative aspects that many reviewers seem to leverage against this book are the same aspects I find most useful and that make this text standout.This is an excellent text, written to help develop not merely an understanding of the subject material, but more broadly, to understand how to approach things like a scientist.I bought this book for a Euk MolBio undergraduate course which was taught roughly half from this book, and half from primary literature, and found the approach excellent in helping to improve the accessibility of any scientific paper, in addition to improving my own experimental design abilities.There are many useful diagrams presented, and a plethora of primary experimental findings that form the backbone of our current knowledge base.This book highlights the seminal experiments and thought processes that molded the field of molecular biology into what we know today.A must have, and an invaluable resource that will help the burgeoning, early scientist take one step closer to their future career of scientific independence and innovation.

Difficult to Understand and too much experimental data
I used this textbook for an undergraduate capstone class in molecular biology.The book is divided into eight main parts: Introduction, Methods in Molecular Biology, Transcription in Prokaryotes, Transcription in Eukaryotes, Posttranscriptional Events, Translation, and Genomes.The book is very detailed in its explanations of molecular processes and this makes it difficult to comprehend.Often, I would read a few pages and understand very little of what I read.I found that I learned more if I listened closely in class and only refered to the book for details, which is what I would suggest.Also my class focused mostly on problem based learning in molecular biology and less on memorizing molecular details.This book contains very few problems so my professor made up his own questions that he gave us and they were more helpful.

Another problem that I had with this book is that it contains probably too much experimental information.Almost every science textbook contains a little information about important discovers, but usually a little information is all that is needed.This book gives detailed descriptions of experiments that were used to discover principles of molecular biology, and I think that most and unnessary and only distract the student in what is already a confusing textbook.I understand that Dr. Weaver's aim was to introduce the experimental aspects of the subject, but I think he went a little overboard.Since this is an introductory textbook, primary principles should be focused on and specific experiments should be limited and should be found in side text-boxes instead of in the body of the text.That way, the student can read the experiments only if he or she is interested instead of having them interupt the subject matter at hand, which commonly occurs in the this textbook.

Regardless to say, I did not use this book to study from as much as I use most of my science books.Instead, I focused more on my professor's notes and questions and only referred to the book for key concepts.The book is not bad for key concepts and does contain and number of useful figures.Yet I would not recommend trying to read a chapter straight though; it is not worth it.Study the key ideas and figures instead.The remainder of the information is, in my opinion, a little advanced for an introductory class--although this book is intended for such a class--and way too wordy. ... Read more

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This digital document, covering the life and work of Robert C(lifton) Weaver, is an entry from Contemporary Authors, a reference volume published by Thompson Gale. The length of the entry is 1256 words. The page length listed above is based on a typical 300-word page. Although the exact content of each entry from this volume can vary, typical entries include the following information:

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Genetics, by Weaver and Hedrick, continues to be crisp and current, from cover to cover. The third edition achieves an exceptional balance of coverage--meshing its substantially modified classical, molecular, and population genetics coverage into a cohesive, authoritative whole. ... Read more

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A Gem of a book
I purchased this book to study for the GRE in Biochemistry.The GRE says it is 33% Genetics.However, this book is so good with the biochemistry and so well written "GRE questions popped out" from what I read.If you are doing the GRE in Biochemistry or Biology reading this book is a have too. For example the night before the exam I was reading a later chapter and several exam questions were on that area the next day.After having taken the exam - I would rate this book as the number one resource to have along with Alberts 4th edition of cell biology and Watsons 5th edition of molecular biology of the gene.Also the terms in the back are heavily tested on the GRE. ... Read more

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Festschrift honors the Weavers on the occasion of their seventy-fifth birthdays. Diverse collection of musicological essays is accompanied by personal reminiscences of friends, colleagues, and former students, and a bibliography. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from American Journal of Agricultural Economics, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1386 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Wesseler, Justus, Hans-Peter Weikard, and Robert D. Weaver, eds. Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics.(Risk and Uncertainty in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics )(Book Review)
Author: Angelos Pagoulatos
Publication: American Journal of Agricultural Economics (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 87Issue: 4Page: 1095(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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As music printers, Waelrant and Laet helped to shape the cultural life of Antwerp in the sixteenth century. Historical account of music publications produced in Laet's shop with Waelrant covers background details about life in Antwerp, lives and activities of the printers, and growth of music printing in the area. A companion book with Detroit Studies in Music Bibliography, no. 73. ... Read more

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FABULOUS!!!
This shows you how Antwerp was the Nashville Tennessee of the 16th century.They would have loved Toby Keith. ... Read more

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PHENOMENAL!!!
This covers everything!I mean everything!Flemish watermarks, unified field theory, everything!Make space on your bookshelf. ... Read more