by Samuel H. Barondes
This book is about what I am researching! Read an excerpt at the HMS Beagle Reading Room
by Mary Ellen Copeland
A book that I personally know has helped people with depression.
by Ben-Hui Liu
This book explains the statistics behind genetic mapping and linkage--which is part of the work of our lab (searching for markers & genotyping) and a collaboration with UC Irvine (statistics).
by Kary B. Mullis
Kary Mullis is a fellow Ga Tech alum (and a neighbor--sort of--I can't afford to live within a couple of miles of him as he lives in La Jolla), and he totally changed the way biomedical research is done through the invention of PCR (polymerase chain reaction). He won the Nobel in 1993, and is regarded by many in the scientific community as quite an oddball. Find out why...
by James D. Watson, Michael Gilman, Jan Witkowski, Mark Zoller (Contributor), Gilman Witkowski (Contributor)
This is great as a reference, and it is something you can actually read as well. It has pictures to help one understand the original experiments and their modern applications. After reading this, you might be able to understand a scientific journal article!
by Benjamin Lewin, Paul Siliciano, Martin Klotz
May be a bit heavy for the casual reader, but I keep a copy of Genes around as a reference.
by Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff (Contributor), Keith Roberts (Contributor)
Alberts' version is a reference "bible" for molecular cell biology.
by James D. Watson
Watson's account of the discovery of DNA shows just how exciting science can be.
