Principles of Molecular Virology (1): Amazon.co.uk: Alan Cann: Books

Paperback: 310 pages
Publisher: Academic Press Inc; 2nd Revised edition edition (3 Feb 1997)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0121585328
ISBN-13: 978-0121585327
Product Dimensions: 23.8 x 16.8 x 1.6 cm

Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,146,994 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #11 in Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Biology > Microbiology > Virology
- #39 in Books > Science & Nature > Biological Sciences > Microbiology > Virology
- #71 in Books > Scientific, Technical & Medical > Medicine & Nursing > Medical Sciences A-Z > Pathology > Microbiology & Virology

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Praise for the First Edition: "Excellent...The writing flows easily with good practical examples...An attractive, up-to-date book and is an excellent buy that I can strongly recommend." --Society for General Microbiology Quarterly "More suitable for an undergraduate class than any other text I have recently seen...Readable and undergraduate friendly, and it fills a definite niche." --American Society for Microbiology News "Compact...and realistically priced...Present[s] a good starting point for non-virologists to rapidly acquire a working knowledge of the area." --Trends in Biochemistry

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"This new updated edition has an improved format and contains useful additions... These new features should continue to ensure the popularity of this well written book for basic undergraduate teaching. The instructor's edition could be useful to new lecturers or those lecturing on topics outside of their own research interest." --Elizabeth Hoey, The Queen's University of Belfast, in MICROBIOLOGY TODAY (February 2002) Praise for Previous Editions "An excellent virological text for students. It is recommended in many university undergraduate courses for good reason. It is written in an accessible style...well illustrated... I suspect the self-assessment questions will be usefully plundered by those setting examinations. I have no doubt there will be a third edition." --TRENDS IN GENETICS "Excellent... The writing flows easily with good practical examples... An attractive, up-to-date book and is an excellent buy that I can strongly recommend." --SOCIETY FOR GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY QUARTERLY "More suitable for an undergraduate class than any other text I have recently seen... Readable and undergraduate friendly, and it fills a definite niche." --AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY NEWS "Compact... and realistically priced... Present[s] molecular virology to an undergraduate audience in an easily digestible form." --TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY "A short, straightforward, inexpensive paperback that concentrates on the basic principles of molecular virology... Provide[s] a good starting point for non-virologists to rapidly acquire a working knowledge of the area." --TRENDS IN BIOCHEMISTRY "Well worth its price... the text is easy to follow and represents a fantastic blend of basic principles, corresponding techniques and applied views." --ZEIT FUR PFLANZENKRANKHEITEN UND PFLANZENSCHUTZ "There is a remarkable amount of detail included for so small a book. This well-written text provides a very useable introduction to virology. The information provided is current. It would be a worthwhile addition to the library of teachers of undergraduate virology." --DOODY'S REVIEW --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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On completing this chapter, you should be able to: Understand what a virus is and explain how viruses differ from all other organisms Summarize the history of virology and explain how the present state of our knowledge of viruses was achieved Describe the techniques most frequently used to study viruses. Read the first page

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

Good introduction to viruses 2 Aug 2001

By ricard@ants.upc.es

Format:Paperback

I enjoyed this book. I was looking for a general introduction to viruses including different approaches and I think that Cann did a pretty good job. I don understand the criticisms: this book does not pretend to be a detailed account of each detail, but an introduction to the field. As a reader looking for this material, it worked perfectly well.

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A very poor virology textbook 6 Jun 1999

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Although useful in some parts, particularly, genome replication, it lacks detail. Lack of colour illustrations is poor, and the diagrams are not clear. Dr Alan Cann should improve further editions.

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good textbook for a general virology class, esp. for price 16 April 1999

Alan Cann's textbook is laid out in an odd order, but his description of general mechanisms of viral gene regulation is wonderfully done. The only thing that could have made this book better is the illistrations. They are pretty bad, but that is what one gets for only $30. Good job Cann!!!