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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 579.2 EAN: 9781405147156 Edition: 3 ISBN: 1405147156 Label: Wiley-Blackwell Manufacturer: Wiley-Blackwell Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 584 Publication Date: October 31, 2007 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell Studio: Wiley-Blackwell Editorial Review: Product Description: Ideal for the student seeking a solid understanding of the basic principles in this rapidly developing field, this best-selling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of virology. Featuring an enhanced art program now in full-color, the new edition has been updated throughout.
Book Description: Ideal for the student seeking a solid understanding of the basic principles in this rapidly developing field, this best-selling text offers a comprehensive introduction to the fundamentals of virology. Featuring an enhanced art program now in full-color, the new edition has been updated throughout, including cutting-edge information on emerging viruses of medical importance and expanded coverage of viral pathogenesis, viral immunology, retroviruses and HIV/AIDS. New chapters have been added dealing with HIV and AIDS, viruses and cancer, generation and use of recombinant viruses and virus-like particles, viral evolution, network biology and viruses, and animal models and transgenics.The third edition is even more comprehensive and accessible, including chapter outlines, revised and expanded review questions, and cumulative end of section problems, which integrate topics covered in that section and challenge students to synthesize new material. Basic Virology is supported by an outstanding website, including original animations, downloadable artwork and online resources designed to provide both students and instructors with an enhanced understanding of the field. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good start For a student just taking one course on Virology, it is a fairly good text. The basics are all there. The organization and readability is expected for any college student with a solid scientific background. Learning about virology beyond just a beginning course would obviously take a more in depth text, but as the title suggests, it is BASIC VIROLOGY. Rating:  - Extremely basic, but hard to followThis text was a real disappointment to me. Having taught microbiology for a number of years and looking for something to expand my understanding and knowledge of the field of virology, I was sorry that I added this book to my reference library. All in all, I found it to be poorly written and only slightly informative; at least from my perspective. Rating: - Unorganized, Too Wordy, and ConfusingThe information is not coherent and is scattered all over the place. Points that could be made in one sentence are stretched out over many paragraphs. Furthermore, the usage of words are often inappropriate in many cases (looks like the authors just ran a thesaurus check) which makes the text very confusing. This book is definitely not recommended for someone without a background in Virology. Rating:  - A Great TextbookThis is a great book! The method at which the material is presented rivals that of medical textbooks. The graphics and illustration are great! Go UC Irvine! Spcial Events Parking Rocks! Rating: - A good investment for any microbiology student.The information presented in this book was very helpful in my understanding of virology. The text was very easily followed and subjects presented in a straightforward manner. Basic Virology is a must have! |
