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The Machinery of Life
The Machinery of Life is a journey into the sub-microscopic world of molecular machines. Readers are introduced to the types of molecules built by cells, including proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides; then, in a series of full-color "watercolor" illustrations, which show a portion of a living cell magnified by 1,000,000 times, the reader is guided through...more
Hardcover, 167 pages
Published
April 1st 2009
by Copernicus Books
(first published November 30th 1992)
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The illustrations are amazing--very well thought out, great consistency of scale, sensible color schemes. You get a real sense of how crowded cells are, how complex some cells are and how there are vast differences in complexity between organisms.
I would have given this 5 stars if not for the text. The sometimes exhaustive listing of names of enzymes and proteins can be exhausting, especially when it doesn't pay off later in the book. For a textbook it's too lightweight, but for a general reader...more
I would have given this 5 stars if not for the text. The sometimes exhaustive listing of names of enzymes and proteins can be exhausting, especially when it doesn't pay off later in the book. For a textbook it's too lightweight, but for a general reader...more
David Goodsell é autor dos melhores desenhos de moléculas que já vi, incluindo a série de anos "Molecule of de Month" do rcsb.org. E digo desenhos, quando na verdade ele pinta aquarelas usando como base a reconstrução mais realística possível do formato, tamanho e número de moléculas que trata. O melhor exemplo que conheço de como a arte científica pode ser ao mesmo tempo ser acurada e bela. Gostei do livro muito mais pelas pinturas e explicações do que pelo conteúdo em si, e ainda me surpreendi...more
Very nice introduction to cell biology for beginners and the interested layperson
Nice introduction to someone new to the subject, the illustrations are excellent. However I think it somewhat lacks depth and detail, even for a layman introduction. Basically the authors should have added another 100 pages or so of material.
Good book about molecular biology for lay audience. Beautiful watercolor paintings.
Written for a person like me - no real experience in molecular biology beyond school bio and pop culture. Amazing illustrations.
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This is one of the best popular books avaiable on cell biology. Though the book is brief the illustrations by David S. Goodsell speak volumes. The terrific illustrations along with the written descriptions give the reader insight into the invisible world of single celled organism and the cells in our bodies. I highly recommend this book to the cell biology student or to anyone interested in learning about the cell.
Textbooks on physiology are replete with cartoons of interacting molecules that attempt to convey only the relevant information without preserving detail, proportion, or scale. "The machinery of life" is a simple and visual primer to cellular physiology that conveys an accurate sense of proportion and relation between the major molecular ingredients of life.
Perfect illustrations.
Amazing pictures
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David S. Goodsell is an associate professor in the Department of Molecular Biology at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California.
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