Molecular Biology

Albert Einstein said that relativity was simple, but not that simple.Ernest Hemingway said the hardest thing about writing was what to leave out.Both these thoughts are pertinent to David Clark, Nanette Pazdernik, and Michele McGehee's Molecular Biology published in 2019.At 969 pages it may seem formidable to read, but the text includes many full page illustrations that would be left out in a shorter text.It is an advanced introduction to molecular biology and magnificently done.It is a passionate teaching text that explains all concepts and experiments very clearly and logically.Unlike such multi-authored texts such as Molecular Cell Biology or Molecular Biology of the Cell, it is an easy read and beautifully illustrated experiments are described.I would recommend this textbook to armchair biology afficienados like myself who have not been in a laboratory for over 50 years.The beauty of creations is well documented here.Buy the hard cover textbook for long term use.I read this text in 2018 and am rereading it in 2022 and learning just as much.This is a foundational book in the field for those who do not spend their lives in the laboratory, and maybe even for the scientists who do the work documented here, but that is over my head.Thomas Weisman MDTucson, Arizona