I'm looking for a book explaining molecular biology in a language which is understandable and exciting for non-biology majors or freshman college students. The idea is to make such people interested in the field and excited about the topics while taking a biology class rather than just sitting there and waiting for the class to end..!
Essential Cell Biology: An introduction to the Molecular Biology of the Cell (Alberts, Bray, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and Walker) is really well written and is excellent for beginners in molecular biology. The book also comes with a cd that contains movies of cool molecular biology events that you can incorporate into a presentation.
This is the book I would use:
http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Molecular-Biology-of-the-Gene/9780805395921.page
It is clear, concise yet lengthy enough to provide adequate details. Of course I would also have them read "The Double Helix" and at least one biography of Rosalind Franklin and look at Stent's Molecular Genetics, an introductory narrative book in parts; Horace Freeland Judson's "The Eighth Day of Creation" and no doubt a few chapters of "Phage and the Origins of Molecular Biology". But, the hyperlink is what I would use as the main text. All the others would be on reserve as Supplementals or for Supplementary reading. Good luck!
Here are some good books
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology by John M. Walker, Ralph Rapley
Molecular Cell Biology by Harvey Lodish
Genetics and Molecular Biology by Robert Schleif - The Johns Hopkins University Press , 1993
The Molecular Biology of Plant Cells by H. Smith - University of California Press , 1978
Molecular & Cell Biology for Dummies. Is very good when you don´t have any idea of the topics, and is very simple to understand
Molecular Biology - Instant Notes - Easily accessible for the freshman college students
Molecular Biology of the Cell
Authors: Keith Roberts, Martin Raff, Bruce Alberts, Peter Walter, Julian Lewis and Alexander Johnson
Nice Book covering all the aspects of mol biol.
Try Schaum's series,,!
Then go through "Route Maps in Gene Technology".! u will get enough skills on molecular biology.
dear mohammad, molecular biology by lodish is a complete reference,gene cloning is so good but i love MOLECULAR BIOLOGY by David Clark
Essential Cell Biology: An introduction to the Molecular Biology of the Cell (Alberts, Bray, Johnson, Lewis, Raff, Roberts and Walker) is really well written and is excellent for beginners in molecular biology. The book also comes with a cd that contains movies of cool molecular biology events that you can incorporate into a presentation.
Hi
As far as entry level biology students are concerned, you need to consult a very basic book for this purpose. May be Ross and Wilson - Anatomy and Physiology would be quite good for beginners. A more elaborated approach can be obtained form Lehringer's biochemistry. Very nice book for beginners to understand the basic cellular, metabolic and molecular processes.
- Badges
- Science topic
- Similar topics
- Books