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raelin's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.5
I don’t understand the audience this book was written for.
The recap of fundamental science in each section makes me think it is for people without a science background, but I don’t know why they would pick up a book this dense. The dumbing down of scientific research and cellular functions makes me think it’s not for the science nerd crowd. So WHO IS IT FOR?
It was not a terrible read, but since the science recaps were all review for me personally I tended to skip over or zone out while reading them to get to the medical advancements that they inspired
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The recap of fundamental science in each section makes me think it is for people without a science background, but I don’t know why they would pick up a book this dense. The dumbing down of scientific research and cellular functions makes me think it’s not for the science nerd crowd. So WHO IS IT FOR?
It was not a terrible read, but since the science recaps were all review for me personally I tended to skip over or zone out while reading them to get to the medical advancements that they inspired
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siobhanward's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
3.5
NYT Notable Books 2022: 14/100
This was a dense read. As someone who has not thought much about cells since I took grade 11 biology over a decade ago, this was a bit of a heavy read. Mukherjee did offer a lot of background info, including a primer on organelles for those of us who have forgotten, but this was still a ton of info. Mukherjee is clearly passionate about his work and it really shows in the amount of detail included in this book. I like that it was part history, part case study, part modern science and all together a really informative book, I just think I struggled with how much information was in it.
This was a dense read. As someone who has not thought much about cells since I took grade 11 biology over a decade ago, this was a bit of a heavy read. Mukherjee did offer a lot of background info, including a primer on organelles for those of us who have forgotten, but this was still a ton of info. Mukherjee is clearly passionate about his work and it really shows in the amount of detail included in this book. I like that it was part history, part case study, part modern science and all together a really informative book, I just think I struggled with how much information was in it.
cody240fc's review against another edition
4.0
I will likely forget about 90% of what I just learned, but Mukherjee's new book is never boring, even when we dive into the structures of cells. We get an overview of the up and down history of cell medicine, and a glimpse of its future potential. For those of you who are interested in learning about cell biology and the future of medicine, along with the hurdles we have yet to overcome, this one is for you. Mukherjee is far from a dry writer, and the promise of the future of medicine is uplifting. Low four stars.
jordi's review against another edition
3.0
Este libro explica como funcionan los distintos tipos de células del cuerpo.
Con mucha historia de como se llego a esos descubrimientos.
La parte de historia realmente no me interesaba tanto pero la parte de biología muy bien explicado.
Suficiente como para que alquien que no tiene ni idea como yo lo entienda.
Con mucha historia de como se llego a esos descubrimientos.
La parte de historia realmente no me interesaba tanto pero la parte de biología muy bien explicado.
Suficiente como para que alquien que no tiene ni idea como yo lo entienda.