Product Description

Fully revised and updated for the sixth edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university. With nearly 5,500 clear and concise entries, over 400 of them new to this edition, it provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry. Features include biographical entries on key scientists, chronologies charting developments in major fields including cell biology, genetics, microscopy, and vitamins, and double-page feature articles on important topics such as bioinformatics, genetically modified organisms, microarray technology, and RNA interference. Appendices include classifications of the animal and plant kingdoms, the geological time scale, major mass extinctions of species, model organisms and their genomes, and Nobel prizewinners - the last two new to this edition.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #11378 in Books
• Published on: 2008-02-14
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 717 pages

From the Author
The Oxford Dictionary of Biology is co-edited by Robert Hine and Elizabeth Martin

About the Author
Elizabeth Martin (MA) is Managing Editor of Market House Books Ltd.

Customer Reviews

What not to buy
if your looking for a dictionary for a degree course this would not be it. many biological terms and definitions are not listed. your better off buying either the henderson biological dictionary or the penguin one, as these have far more terms and are listed in a more clear and consise manner.

Better spending money on the Hendersons
As a zoologist studying at Edinburgh uiniversity I have constantly found this book to be frustrating. It has many very advanced references whilst missing out a lot of entries that you could find in a decent A level book. I cannot back up the previous comments, but am just slightly irritated about having to buy another dictionary (apparently on the same par) since this one simply isn't good enough. Hopefully this will help any students thinking of buying a dictionary for any work slightly beyond A level biology.

Fantastic Resource
This is perhaps the most useful book that an A-level biologist can buy. While it cannot give you the info like a textbook can, it can make sense of all the other little bits that aren't in the syllabus that make up a full understanding of a topic. Absolutely marvellous!