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Principles of Neural Science by Kandel et al Molecular Biology of The Cell by Alberts et al Janeway’s Immunobiology Robbin’s Pathologic Basis of Disease All
by docdocgoose 4y ago
Principles of Neural Science by Kandel et al
Molecular Biology of The Cell by Alberts et al
Janeway’s Immunobiology
Robbin’s Pathologic Basis of Disease
All of these books are extraordinary in their sheer ability to organize thousands of small details into thematic narratives of how life operates.
They also reveal how hard we humans try to narrate life into tidy, comprehensible themes.
These books are all of an era (2005-2015), and there are probably newer ones. That said, they are a great guide for non biologists into how experts think things work.
- cannaceo 4y agoRobbin's was great. Read it cover to cover many times in medical school.
- dkural 4y agoThis is a great list. I'll add the following covering related areas: Cancer - by Weinberg Introduction to Proteins - Kessel, Ben-Tal (an older classic is Proteins by Creighton) Developmental Biology - Gilbert Organic Chemistry - Clayden et al
- _qua 4y agoWest's Respiratory Physiology if a beautiful example of stripping everything down to it's simplest possible level but no simpler.
- type0 4y agoWilliams Textbook of Endocrinology is a real gem as well
- janeway 4y agoWe just called Janeway “the bible” for short. Edit: I just realised what my username is here.
- idrios 4y agoMy neuroscience professors referred to Principles of Neuroscience as "the Bible" as well. I think that's testament to how good these recommendations are.
- atemerev 4y agoThe Immune System by Peter Parham. A masterpiece.