Molecular biology of the gene
by James D. Watson, Nancy H. Hopkins, Jeffrey W. Roberts, Joan Argetsinger Steitz, Alan M. Weiner · first published 1965
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reprinted 1977
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…cancer". Molecular Biology the Cell (Alberts, etc). After you read this book you'll have a much better understanding of the full complexity that scientists have to deal with in complex cellular systems. Molecular Biology of the Gene (watson, etc). Can't say much about this book except that's it's a classic reference. What makes these three books exception is that they support all their factual claims with direct links to the papers…
on “Senescent cells stop producing nucleotides: new research” ↗I'm quite fond of Watson's Molecular Biology of the Gene (not to be confused with Molecular Biology of the Cell). In the stats camp, Jaynes is fantastic, alas a bit difficult. But the prerequisites are very modest. It's self-contained. Hoel, Port & Stone's…
on “Structure and Interpretation of Classical Mechanics” ↗Absolutely right. These basic concepts like the central dogma aren't especially hard to learn, but it's important to really understand them deeply if you want anything to make sense. Among textbooks, Molecular Biology of the Gene by James Watson et al. is a good starting point to understand the central dogma: DNA -> RNA -> Protein. Likewise Molecular Biology of the Cell by Alberts et al. for cell biology. An Introduction to Systems…
on “I should have loved biology (2020)” ↗"Does the machinery in the cell just randomly bind to plasmids and do what they say?" Sort of. Please read Molecular Biology of the Cell, Molecular Biology of the Gene, and Biochemistry. It's explained in detail (what people have observed). TL;DR: yeah, machinery in the cell binds to plasmids. No, it's not random- it's a highly biased process.
on “Cello – a Verilog compiler for transcriptional logic in bacterial cells” ↗Campbell Biology followed by Molecular Biology of the Cell and Molecular Biology of the Gene
on “Ask HN: I want to learn biology, I know nothing” ↗…analytics on wearables. Profitable? Maybe. Exciting and innovative? No. Some reading material: Synthetic biology: A Primer An introduction to systems biology (get the 2020 edition) O'Reilly: Biobuilder Molecular biology of the Gene Campbell's Biology YouTube Channels: The Thought Emporium Josiah Zayner Khan Academy Biology Biology Professor Shomus Biology (The first two deal exclusively with bioengineering)
on “Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020?” ↗Molecular Biology of the Cell, Molecular Biology of the Gene, Cancer (all textbooks) The Eighth Day of Creation
on “Ask HN: Best biology books?” ↗…biology, it is mostly about biological sequences as formal languages. [2] is meant as an introduction to biology. [3] is self-contained, but to appreciate its content probably it would help to skim through Molecular Biology of the Gene by Watson et al.
on “I should have loved biology” ↗> Molecular biology of the Gene I really, really wish this book would stop being recommended. It doesn't teach any biology, just a lot of random facts disconnected from reality about a fictional average eukaryotic cell. Nowhere in…
on “Ask HN: What Technologies to Learn in 2020?” ↗yeah.. its in the link. For your reference it's Molecular Biology of the Gene
on “Bill Gates' reading list includes a book on molecular biology” ↗