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Principles of Biochemistry
by Albert L. Lehninger • 1970
Four weak forces hold every cell together. The rest of biochemistry is just their consequences.
4.17
3k+
Principles of Biochemistry Summary
Principles of Biochemistry 92%
Four weak forces hold every cell together. The rest of biochemistry is just their consequences.
by Albert L. Lehninger 1970
4.17
3k+ ratings
The Machinery of Life
by David S. Goodsell • 1992
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
4.43
741
The Machinery of Life Summary
The Machinery of Life 91%
A molecular biologist's watercolors reveal the nanoscale machines running every cell in your body.
by David S. Goodsell 1992
4.43
741 ratings
Molecular Biology of the Cell
by Bruce Alberts • 1983
Every cell in your body runs the same operating system. This is its complete manual.
4.36
3k+
Molecular Biology of the Cell Summary
Molecular Biology of the Cell 91%
Every cell in your body runs the same operating system. This is its complete manual.
by Bruce Alberts 1983
4.36
3k+ ratings
Creation
by Adam Rutherford • 2013
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
3.97
762
Creation Summary
Creation 91%
Life emerged once from chemistry. Now we write new genetic code and build cells from scratch.
by Adam Rutherford 2013
3.97
762 ratings
Gene Machine
by Venki Ramakrishnan • 2018
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
4.00
2k+
Gene Machine Summary
Gene Machine 91%
A physicist entered biology's most cutthroat race, solved a million-atom machine, and won the Nobel.
by Venki Ramakrishnan 2018
4.00
2k+ ratings
Introducción a la biología celular
by Bruce Alberts • 1997
How a four-letter code builds proteins, fuels cells, and sometimes causes cancer.
3.96
873
Introducción a la biología celular Summary
Introducción a la biología celular 91%
How a four-letter code builds proteins, fuels cells, and sometimes causes cancer.
by Bruce Alberts 1997
3.96
873 ratings
Molecular Cell Biology
by Harvey F. Lodish • 1992
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
4.11
730
Molecular Cell Biology Summary
Molecular Cell Biology 91%
The molecular logic unifying water, ATP, genes, and signals into the machinery of life.
by Harvey F. Lodish 1992
4.11
730 ratings
Oxygen
by Nick Lane • 2002
The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.
4.13
3k+
Oxygen Summary
Oxygen 90%
The molecule that powers every breath you take is also rusting you from the inside out.
by Nick Lane 2002
4.13
3k+ ratings
The Double Helix
by James D. Watson • 1968
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
3.84
20k+
The Double Helix Summary
The Double Helix 90%
A stolen X-ray glance, a rival's blunder, and a lunchtime insight that unveiled the double helix.
by James D. Watson 1968
3.84
20k+ ratings
The Vital Question
by Nick Lane • 2016
Complex life arose exactly once in 4 billion years. The reason: a hidden energy constraint.
4.18
6k+
The Vital Question Summary
The Vital Question 90%
Complex life arose exactly once in 4 billion years. The reason: a hidden energy constraint.
by Nick Lane 2016
4.18
6k+ ratings
How Life Works
by Philip Ball • 2023
Genes don't give orders; cells decide for themselves. Biology's central metaphor was wrong.
4.21
651
How Life Works Summary
How Life Works 90%
Genes don't give orders; cells decide for themselves. Biology's central metaphor was wrong.
by Philip Ball 2023
4.21
651 ratings
The Catalyst
by Thomas R. Cech • 2024
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
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831
The Catalyst Summary
The Catalyst 90%
DNA is famous. RNA built life, runs complexity, and will drive the next medical revolution.
by Thomas R. Cech 2024
4.28
831 ratings
Life on the Edge
by Johnjoe McFadden • 2014
Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.
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4k+
Life on the Edge Summary
Life on the Edge 90%
Enzymes tunnel through walls, leaves harvest light near perfectly, birds steer by subatomic compass.
by Johnjoe McFadden 2014
4.11
4k+ ratings
Power, Sex, Suicide
by Nick Lane • 2005
Complex life required an improbable merger two billion years ago. Everything since follows.
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Power, Sex, Suicide Summary
Power, Sex, Suicide 90%
Complex life required an improbable merger two billion years ago. Everything since follows.
by Nick Lane 2005
4.25
4k+ ratings
Venomous
by Christie Wilcox • 2016
Venom is a precision biochemical weapon. Medicine is learning to retarget it against disease.
4.11
2k+
Venomous Summary
Venomous 90%
Venom is a precision biochemical weapon. Medicine is learning to retarget it against disease.
by Christie Wilcox 2016
4.11
2k+ ratings
A Crack in Creation
by Jennifer A. Doudna • 2017
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
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7k+
A Crack in Creation Summary
A Crack in Creation 90%
The tool to rewrite the human genome came from bacteria. Our wisdom is still catching up.
by Jennifer A. Doudna 2017
4.13
7k+ ratings
The Code Breaker
by Walter Isaacson • 2021
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
4.28
42k+
The Code Breaker Summary
The Code Breaker 90%
How a bacterial defense system handed us the power to rewrite our own evolution.
by Walter Isaacson 2021
4.28
42k+ ratings
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches
by Erwin Schrödinger • 1944
Genes should fall apart. Quantum mechanics explained their permanence and launched the hunt for DNA.
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8k+
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches Summary
What Is Life? with Mind and Matter and Autobiographical Sketches 89%
Genes should fall apart. Quantum mechanics explained their permanence and launched the hunt for DNA.
by Erwin Schrödinger 1944
4.13
8k+ ratings
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
by Gerard J. Tortora • 1942
The human body from atoms to organism: anatomy and physiology taught as one inseparable whole.
4.15
1k+
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology Summary
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 89%
The human body from atoms to organism: anatomy and physiology taught as one inseparable whole.
by Gerard J. Tortora 1942
4.15
1k+ ratings
The Right Chemistry
by Joe Schwarcz • 2012
Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.
3.84
79
The Right Chemistry Summary
The Right Chemistry 89%
Why soap cleans, what killed Napoleon, and 106 other chemical mysteries of daily life.
by Joe Schwarcz 2012
3.84
79 ratings
The Genesis Machine
by Amy Webb • 2022
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
3.94
745
The Genesis Machine Summary
The Genesis Machine 89%
Life is becoming programmable. The technology is here; the rules for using it are not.
by Amy Webb 2022
3.94
745 ratings
Organic Chemistry
by Jonathan Clayden • 2000
Organic chemistry, taught through the logic of electrons rather than the catalog of compounds.
4.29
1k+
Organic Chemistry Summary
Organic Chemistry 89%
Organic chemistry, taught through the logic of electrons rather than the catalog of compounds.
by Jonathan Clayden 2000
4.29
1k+ ratings
DNA
by James D. Watson • 2002
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
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3k+
DNA Summary
DNA 89%
DNA's co-discoverer on how the double helix became a tool to rewrite medicine, crime, and identity.
by James D. Watson 2002
4.11
3k+ ratings
The Chemical Age
by Frank von Hippel • 2020
Chemistry's greatest triumphs also produced Zyklon B, nerve agents, and the hole in the ozone layer.
4.17
184
The Chemical Age Summary
The Chemical Age 89%
Chemistry's greatest triumphs also produced Zyklon B, nerve agents, and the hole in the ozone layer.
by Frank von Hippel 2020
4.17
184 ratings
The Song of the Cell
by Siddhartha Mukherjee • 2022
We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.
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The Song of the Cell Summary
The Song of the Cell 89%
We are 37 trillion cells in conversation. Learning that language has already cured the incurable.
by Siddhartha Mukherjee 2022
4.29
16k+ ratings
Solomons, Fryhle, Snyder's Organic Chemistry for JEE
by M.S. Chouhan • 2013
Solomon's organic chemistry retooled for the JEE: bonding to retrosynthesis, problem by problem.
4.25
267
Solomons, Fryhle, Snyder's Organic Chemistry for JEE Summary
Solomons, Fryhle, Snyder's Organic Chemistry for JEE 89%
Solomon's organic chemistry retooled for the JEE: bonding to retrosynthesis, problem by problem.
by M.S. Chouhan 2013
4.25
267 ratings
Arrival of the Fittest
by Andreas Wagner • 2014
10^130 possible proteins. Random search fails. Evolution's shortcut is hidden in the mathematics.
3.82
726
Arrival of the Fittest Summary
Arrival of the Fittest 89%
10^130 possible proteins. Random search fails. Evolution's shortcut is hidden in the mathematics.
by Andreas Wagner 2014
3.82
726 ratings
The Demon in the Machine
by Paul C.W. Davies • 2020
Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.
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944
The Demon in the Machine Summary
The Demon in the Machine 89%
Life runs on information, not chemistry. Molecular demons manage it with near-perfect efficiency.
by Paul C.W. Davies 2020
4.06
944 ratings
The Healing Factor - Vitamin C Against Disease
by Irwin Stone • 2017
A genetic defect stops humans from making vitamin C. Correction takes grams, not milligrams.
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4
The Healing Factor - Vitamin C Against Disease Summary
The Healing Factor - Vitamin C Against Disease 89%
A genetic defect stops humans from making vitamin C. Correction takes grams, not milligrams.
by Irwin Stone 2017
3.50
4 ratings
The Music of Life
by Denis Noble • 2006
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
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388
The Music of Life Summary
The Music of Life 89%
The genome is a database, not a dictator. Life runs on systems, not commands.
by Denis Noble 2006
3.85
388 ratings
Darwin's Black Box
by Michael J. Behe • 1996
A mousetrap stops working when one part is missing. So do the molecular machines inside every cell.
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Darwin's Black Box Summary
Darwin's Black Box 89%
A mousetrap stops working when one part is missing. So do the molecular machines inside every cell.
by Michael J. Behe 1996
3.78
4k+ ratings
Uncle Tungsten
by Oliver Sacks • 2001
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
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7k+
Uncle Tungsten Summary
Uncle Tungsten 89%
A boy, a bar of tungsten, a brutal wartime school: how chemistry became Oliver Sacks's sanctuary.
by Oliver Sacks 2001
3.98
7k+ ratings
The Fourth Phase of Water
by Gerald H. Pollack • 2013
Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.
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401
The Fourth Phase of Water Summary
The Fourth Phase of Water 89%
Water self-assembles into a hidden, light-charged battery that powers the living world.
by Gerald H. Pollack 2013
4.31
401 ratings
The Epigenetics Revolution
by Nessa Carey • 2011
A second code sits above your genes, translating hunger, stress, and touch into biology.
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The Epigenetics Revolution Summary
The Epigenetics Revolution 89%
A second code sits above your genes, translating hunger, stress, and touch into biology.
by Nessa Carey 2011
4.05
5k+ ratings
Estrogeneration
by Anthony G. Jay • 2017
Plastics, soaps, and foods are secretly mimicking estrogen, and the damage passes to your children.
4.29
665
Estrogeneration Summary
Estrogeneration 89%
Plastics, soaps, and foods are secretly mimicking estrogen, and the damage passes to your children.
by Anthony G. Jay 2017
4.29
665 ratings
Understanding Living Systems
by Raymond Noble • 2023
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
3.84
56
Understanding Living Systems Summary
Understanding Living Systems 89%
DNA is not your destiny: the cell rewrites its genome, and organisms direct evolution.
by Raymond Noble 2023
3.84
56 ratings
Tripping Over the Truth
by Travis Christofferson • 2014
Cancer's real weakness may not be genetic. It may be metabolic: what tumors eat to survive.
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952
Tripping Over the Truth Summary
Tripping Over the Truth 89%
Cancer's real weakness may not be genetic. It may be metabolic: what tumors eat to survive.
by Travis Christofferson 2014
4.53
952 ratings
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness
by Henepola Gunaratana • 2001
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
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2k+
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness Summary
Eight Mindful Steps to Happiness 89%
You wake up to cortisol, brush with fluoride, and carry a lithium battery. Chemistry did that.
by Henepola Gunaratana 2001
4.3
2k+ ratings
Beyond Genetics
by Glenn McGee • 2004
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
3.60
5
Beyond Genetics Summary
Beyond Genetics 89%
DNA testing, gene therapy, GMOs: what the headlines miss about how they'll actually affect you.
by Glenn McGee 2004
3.60
5 ratings
Comer sin miedo
by J.M. Mulet • 2014
Everything you call natural was invented by farmers. The real danger is invisible and alive.
4.02
602
Comer sin miedo Summary
Comer sin miedo 89%
Everything you call natural was invented by farmers. The real danger is invisible and alive.
by J.M. Mulet 2014
4.02
602 ratings
The Mathematics of Life
by Ian Stewart • 2011
Math cracked physics. Now it's unlocking biology, from protein origami to alien life.
3.62
565
The Mathematics of Life Summary
The Mathematics of Life 89%
Math cracked physics. Now it's unlocking biology, from protein origami to alien life.
by Ian Stewart 2011
3.62
565 ratings
The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough
by Burt Berkson • 1998
It enters every cell, neutralizes toxins, heals nerves; the protocol that puts it to work.
4.14
78
The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough Summary
The Alpha Lipoic Acid Breakthrough 89%
It enters every cell, neutralizes toxins, heals nerves; the protocol that puts it to work.
by Burt Berkson 1998
4.14
78 ratings
Hacking Darwin
by Jamie Metzl • 2019
Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.
3.97
4k+
Hacking Darwin Summary
Hacking Darwin 89%
Humans are taking control of evolution; the tools to design our children are already here.
by Jamie Metzl 2019
3.97
4k+ ratings
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition
by Walter Isaacson • 2022
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
4.23
137
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition Summary
The Code Breaker -- Young Readers Edition 89%
Bacteria invented gene editing. One scientist who ignored every 'no' taught us to use it.
by Walter Isaacson 2022
4.23
137 ratings
A Tear at the Edge of Creation
by Marcelo Gleiser • 2010
Symmetry is sterile. Imperfection gave us galaxies, life, and consciousness. Unification is a myth.
3.87
396
A Tear at the Edge of Creation Summary
A Tear at the Edge of Creation 89%
Symmetry is sterile. Imperfection gave us galaxies, life, and consciousness. Unification is a myth.
by Marcelo Gleiser 2010
3.87
396 ratings
What Is Life?
by Paul Nurse • 2020
All life runs on five core principles. A Nobel laureate shows what they are.
3.94
3k+
What Is Life? Summary
What Is Life? 89%
All life runs on five core principles. A Nobel laureate shows what they are.
by Paul Nurse 2020
3.94
3k+ ratings
Anatomy 101
by Kevin Langford • 2015
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
3.59
263
Anatomy 101 Summary
Anatomy 101 89%
206 bones, 60,000 miles of vessels, one engine: your body's parts and how they work together.
by Kevin Langford 2015
3.59
263 ratings
The Good Virus
by Tom Ireland • 2023
Bacteria-eating viruses saved lives for a century. Then the West abandoned them as antibiotics rose.
4.38
669
The Good Virus Summary
The Good Virus 88%
Bacteria-eating viruses saved lives for a century. Then the West abandoned them as antibiotics rose.
by Tom Ireland 2023
4.38
669 ratings
Caesar's Last Breath
by Sam Kean • 2017
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
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5k+
Caesar's Last Breath Summary
Caesar's Last Breath 88%
Your next breath shares molecules with Caesar's last, and with every war and volcano since.
by Sam Kean 2017
4.25
5k+ ratings
Fantastic Voyage
by Ray Kurzweil • 2004
Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.
3.87
920
Fantastic Voyage Summary
Fantastic Voyage 88%
Stay healthy long enough for biotechnology and nanotech to make death optional.
by Ray Kurzweil 2004
3.87
920 ratings
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