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  • Paperback: 704 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; 10th Revised edition edition (2 Mar 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140513590
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140513592
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 94,738 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tenth revised edition of an illustrated, single volume reference book which contains definitions of words and terms used in biology, including the fields of genetics, botany, zoology, cell biology, human physiology and disease.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Very clear, yet contains detailed information where needed., 17 Oct 2000
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A simple to use Dictionary of Biological terms, covering all aspects of biology. The descriptions of the scientific terms used are clear and concise, not confusing as can happen with textbook longwinded descriptions.
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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic, 21 May 2002
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This is a great addition to anybodies personal library. The first thing that struck me about this dictionary are the suggestions for further reading at the bottom of almost each entry. This dictionary is so thorough that I find myself flicking from one entry to another reading them like chapters in a novel at times.
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1 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Maintain that resting potential, now!, 1 Dec 2006
By B. S. Mann (Rockville, MD, USA) - See all my reviews
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The question was: what (or whatever) maintains the resting membrane potential nowadays! I always thought that it was the sodium pump (or Na K ATPase etc.). Recently, I heard: No, it is not the sodium pump that maintains the resting potential. So I checked both the Oxford and the Penguin Dictionaries of Biology. Oxford says that the resting potential is maintained by the sodium pump; however, the Penguin says it is the leaky potassium channels, and sodium pump plays a slight role. Well, it is one of those academic debates, it would seem--which really mean nothing--because nothing is at stake! The debate is from confusing maintenance, recovery, and repair--perhaps. Is it the resting potential (a thing being maintained) or is it the repolarization after a depolarization (a thing in recovery) that we are talking about? Is maintenance still maintenance if you spend energy in extruding the smaller atoms out--well: a running car can be maintained only by spending money? Perhaps, after all, it is only the usual confusion of the frogs in a well: they can only see the stars in their own horizons. The whole biological process has several components, and to know which is the one--well, just take one out and see if the process holds and functions. Which brick is the most important in a wall? Clearly, the truth is never simple, and possibly there is no such thing as the truth. Things evolve using all of the components--and are what they are. So, I guess it is always the context and it is always relative: point of view etc. There is no simple correct answer because the question is incorrectly formulated--without the necessary context. What is more important in the running of a car: the engine or the gas? So get both the Oxford and Penguin--they complement, and both are useful when viewed and understood in the right context: neither can replace the textbook; and no textbook replaces all the source materials--but you need to start somewhere. For a rich fantasy life read Ayul Zamir's Intern Beth. Now, whatever maintains that resting membrane potential!
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