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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 616.994071
EAN: 9780815340768
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0815340761
Label: Garland Science
Manufacturer: Garland Science
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 850
Publication Date: June 07, 2006
Publisher: Garland Science
Studio: Garland Science




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The Biology of Cancer is a comprehensive, authoritative, up-to-date textbook written by a major researcher in the field. It clearly presents the principles of cancer biology in an organized and accessible fashion. The information unfolds through the presentation of key experiments which give readers a sense of discovery, and provides insights into the conceptual foundation underlying cancer biology.



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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - a classic book
it is a very good book not only for biologically majored post-graduate students, but also useful to area related with biology or who wants to get profound knowledge on cancer. Highly recommend to people who are working on cancer-related area.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Improving Brazilian research
In 2006 Holiday season, I receive this book as a Christma's gift. It truly was a hallmark on my cancer research. Until nowadays we search as references the experiments and experiences united on this remarkable book. My passion and hunger on dig in all contents was like a contagious fever in my lab. All researchers acquired one issue and the one's that hasn't yet, are willing to do so. By that, Dr. Weinberg and his work became a reference in the Northeast labs in Brazil, and my personal hero. For ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Biology of Cancer
In the last 2 decades research on signaling pathways in normal and cancer cells exploded. An enormous number of publications are available and it is impossible for the non -expert to keep track. This book has long been overdue, since it lifts the educated non-expert to the state of the art. It does it by wonderfully describing the chain of knowledge generation from the discovery of important genes to the actual functional, molecular signaling pathways. This book describes results from Drosophila ... Read More



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Great Book!!!!
This book is great! came with a CD. I received it on time . Great service for a great price.



Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A fitting textbook from a probable future Nobel laureate
First you must consider whom the author is- Dr. Weinberg is a member of the national academy of science and one of the most famous researchers in cancer biology, as he discovered what is still the most important oncogene in Ras, as well as probably the second most important tumor suppressor in Rb.
Of course, he's done a lot more than just that (too many contributions to list), and he's still at the Whitehead Institute.

As a student working in a cancer research lab, I found the ... Read More







 






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