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Leading experts and innovators describe in detail plant cell electroporation and electrofusion techniques for many types of plants. Their protocols cover a diverse set of plant cell types, including different cell types from a single organism (i.e., leaf cells and pollen) and the most important model plants, including maize and tobacco. Each protocol also contains detailed instructions for growth and growth optimization, protoplast generation, and protoplast regeneration for specific plant cell types, along with extensive troubleshooting advice and descriptions of expected results to simplify study design. ... Read more

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Good Introduction
I have no prior background in Biology except for some dabblings at High School, so this book was definitely informative.

The text is simple for the non-biologist to follow, good diagrams, and easy explanations.

It still needs more work, because many ideas put forth could have been put in very concise words.

An excellent introduction to the subject
As a volunteer science reader for Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, I have probably read 20 beginning Biology texts cover to cover in the past 10 years.This one is by far my favorite.It is extremely well-written, has amazing illustrations, and is one of the few introductory texts that treats plant biology as more than a footnote to the biology of animals.
The book never talks down to the reader and is engaging enough that even volunteeers with no interest or background in science looked forward to working with it and on more than one occassion I had to stop recording because my monitor wanted to ask quetions about the current subject.

Still Using IT!
I'm a student in a medical school and I'm still using this book whenever I need good quality pictures of anything from microscobic views of miosis to relatively simpler and understandable illustrations and tables. ... Read more

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Botany: An Introduction to Plant Biology, Third Edition provides a thorough overview of the fundamentals of botany. The topics and chapters are organized in a sequence that is easy to follow, beginning with the most familiar -- structure -- and proceeding to the less familiar -- metabolism -- then finishing with those topics that are probably the least familiar to most beginning students -- genetics, evolution, the diversity of organisms, and ecology. ... Read more

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Features around two dozen intriguing science projects about seed plants which are used because they're readily available, inexpensive and quickly and easily grown indoors. The experiments include topics such as the effect of acid rain on plants and growing plants in hydroponic solutions. Each project requires no unusual equipment and includes a step-by-step experiment, followed by suggestions for further investigations. ... Read more

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In the Dictionary of Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology, more than 3,500 technical terms from the fields of plant genetics and molecular biology are defined for students, teachers, and researchers in universities, institutes, and agricultural research stations. An excellent educational tool that will save you time and effort, this dictionary brings together into a single source the meaning and origin of terms from the fields of classical genetics, molecular genetics, mutagenesis, population genetics, statistics, plant biotechnology, evolutionary genetics, plant breeding, and plant biotechnology.

Finding and understanding the precise meaning of many terms in genetics is crucial to understanding the foundation of the subject matter. For reasons of space, the glossaries provided at the end of most textbooks are highly inadequate. There is, then, dire need for a dictionary of terms in a single volume. You?ll appreciate the helpful approaches and features of Dictionary of Plant Genetics and Molecular Biology, including:

• no terms that are of limited use, very general, or self-explanatory
• cross references for effective access to the materials and economy of space
• alternate names of terms, denoted with “Also referred to as . . .” or “Also known as . . .”
• multiple definitions for terms defined by different authors or for terms with different meanings in different contexts
• authors who coined, described, or contributed toward further understanding of a term are listed and respective publications are included in the Bibliography
  
  At last, there is compiled in a single volume the technical terms you need to know in order to understand plant genetics and molecular biology. As your knowledge grows, you?ll uncover even more terms that you need to understand. You?ll find yourself turning to this handy guide time and time again for help on all levels.

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Water Use Efficiency in Plant Biology is the first book to provide comprehensive coverage of water use efficiency at the molecular, cellular, whole plant, and community levels to present the treatment with a biological focus. This area of biology is of direct relevance to agricultural economics in a changing environment.Water Use Efficiency in Plant Biology outlines the definitions applicable to water use efficiency, the fundamental physiology and biochemistry governing the efficiency of carbon versus water loss, the environmental regulation of this process, and the detailed physiological basis by which the plant exerts control over such efficiency.This is a crucial resource for researchers and professionals working in plant physiology, developmental biology, biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology. ... Read more

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Bioinformatics is a rapidly developing field. Data volumes continue to grow and there is an increasing breadth of available data, including sequence, gene expression, protein, metabolite and phenotypic data. Novel databases are being developed for specific species or experiment types. These databases and tools may greatly assist in the application of plant biotechnology, though they require a basic set of skills to identify and utilize the most appropriate resource.

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Plants that trap and eat animals: an amazing phenomenon that has inspired awe since before the days of Darwin. The victims may be flies and butterflies, small crustaceans, or even vertebrates the size of rats.

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The plant cell contains a number of well-defined membranes and membrane systems.The plasma membrane forms the barrier between the cytoplasm and the cell exterior, and as such it regulates the exchange of nutrients, acts as the receptor for environmental signals, and helps protect the cell against pathogen attack. This book contains twenty-three chapters by leading researchers on the structure, biogenesis, transport mechanisms, signal transduction, and enzymology of plant cell membranes, providing insight into new and recent developments in the field. ... Read more

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Instant Notes titles focus on core information and are designed to help undergraduate students come to grips with a subject quickly and easily.

The new edition, like the current one, will give an insight into the whole of plant science, which is one of the fundamental areas of biology. It will be updated to include information gained from molecular biology and genome analysis and include advances in biotechnology and biodiversity. The organization will be rationalized and there will be a new section on methods. ... Read more

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A valuable new reference on insect behavior, this exceptional new text delves into the primary sensory communication system used by most insects -- their sense of smell.This important text covers how insects produce pheromones and how they detect pheromones and plant volatiles. Since insects rely on pheromone detection for both feeding and breeding, a better understanding of insect olfaction and pheromone biosynthesis could help curb the behavior of pests without the use of harmful pesticides and even help to reduce the socio-economic impacts associated to human-insect interactions.

* Covers biochemistry and molecular biology of insect pheromone production
* Explains pheromone production in moths, beetles, flies, and social insects
* Describes pheromone and plant volatile reception ... Read more

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The study of plant development using molecular and genetic techniques is rapidly becoming one of the most active areas of research on flowering plants. The aim of this book is to present a sense of the accomplishments of the past and of the outstanding problems of the future in the study of plant development. An important feature of this book is the integration of results from molecular and genetic studies on various aspects of plant development in a cellular and physiological context. Of particular interest to readers will be the clear treatment of each landmark stage in the life cycle of plants such as seed germination, seedling growth, flowering, gametogenesis, pollen-pistil interactions, embryogenesis, fruit ripening, and seed and bud dormancy. The book also considers the development of individual plant organs such as the shoot, leaf, root and flowers as well as alternate developmental strategies of plants. ... Read more

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Comprehensive review
This is a good book for advanced botany and plant biology students.The author has a comprehensive literature review. ... Read more

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Authoritative, thorough, and engaging, Life: The Science of Biology achieves an optimal balance of scholarship and teachability, never losing sight of either the science or the student. The first introductory text to present biological concepts through the research that revealed them, Life covers the full range of topics with an integrated experimental focus that flows naturally from the narrative. This approach helps to bring the drama of classic and cutting-edge research to the classroom—but always in the context of reinforcing core ideas and the innovative scientific thinking behind them. Students will experience biology not just as a litany of facts or a highlight reel of experiments, but as a rich, coherent discipline.

The new edition builds on Life's enduring strengths by doing what this acclaimed text has always done: combine a contemporary view of the discipline with innovative teaching and learning features. New chapters and essays, an enhanced art program, and standard-setting media and supplements combine to make this edition the finest yet. ... Read more

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Life - The Science of Biology 8th edition (by Sadava & et al)
This book arrived rapidly and I was quite pleased. The book also came in great condition as if new, even though it was used.I am a happy shopper.Great seller.Great product.I would buy again from the seller - good business! I feel like a valued customer.

impressive and thorough
An undergraduate, freshman level biology class I took used this as its textbook.It is thorough and detailed, packed with information on a broad range of biological topics, written in a highly accessible manner that requires no special training to understand.It covers such topics as the cell, heredity, evolution, plants, animals, and ecology.It's not quite as well written as the finest textbooks I've read, such as Alberts' Molecular Biology of the Cell or Kandel's Principles of Neural Science, but it's well written nonetheless.Anyone interested in the subject of biology should give this a read.Author of Adjust Your Brain: A Practical Theory for Maximizing Mental Health.

Wonderful textbook!
I graduated from college in the early 70's with a B.S. major in Physics. Having retired from the business world, I recently discovered the absolutely wonderous advances in what I believed to be the "non-physical" sciences. Hooray for E.O.Wilson's concept of concilience!

I'm studying Biology using "Life" and its associated website. What amazing fun! I love this book and it is the best textbook I've ever studied. This book is not a good "read" - it's a great book to study!

good book
i bought this text cause it was required for class. It's pretty good, i don't know why you'd read it for fun, but it's a pretty goodtextbook.

I'm in Biology heaven
Ah, the holy grail of textbooks: To find a textbook that is completely clear, explains all aspects of the subject, lets you understand rather than just memorize so you can think independently on the subject and actually enjoyable to read.Textbooks like those are incredibly rare and they are worth their weight in gold once you find them.Looks like we found one for biology. ... Read more