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From evolution to the cell: the books that shaped how we understand living things.

Essential reading

On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin info

First published 1859

Cover of Molecular Biology of the Cell

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Bruce Alberts info

First published 1983

Cover of Biology

Biology

Neil A. Campbell info, Jane B. Reece info

First published 1987

The classics

Cover of The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins info

First published 1976

Cover of The Eighth Day of Creation

The Eighth Day of Creation

Horace Freeland Judson info

First published 1979

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

Erwin Schrödinger info

First published 1944

Cover of The Double Helix

The Double Helix

James D. Watson info

First published 1968

Cover of On Growth and Form

On Growth and Form

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson info

First published 1917

Cover of Advice for a Young Investigator

Advice for a Young Investigator

Santiago Ramón y Cajal info

First published 1897

Cover of Experiments in Plant Hybridization

Experiments in Plant Hybridization

Gregor Mendel info

First published 1866

On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin info

First published 1859

Cover of Molecular Biology of the Cell

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Bruce Alberts info

First published 1983

Hidden gems

Cover of The Growth of Biological Thought

The Growth of Biological Thought

Ernst Mayr info

First published 1982

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

Erwin Schrödinger info

First published 1944

Cover of The Eighth Day of Creation

The Eighth Day of Creation

Horace Freeland Judson info

First published 1979

Cover of On Growth and Form

On Growth and Form

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson info

First published 1917

Cover of Advice for a Young Investigator

Advice for a Young Investigator

Santiago Ramón y Cajal info

First published 1897

Cover of Experiments in Plant Hybridization

Experiments in Plant Hybridization

Gregor Mendel info

First published 1866

Popular

Cover of The Gene: An Intimate History

The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee info

First published 2016

Cover of The Vital Question

The Vital Question

Nick Lane info

First published 2015

Cover of Molecular Biology of the Cell

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Bruce Alberts info

First published 1983

Cover of The Selfish Gene

The Selfish Gene

Richard Dawkins info

First published 1976

Cover of The Double Helix

The Double Helix

James D. Watson info

First published 1968

Cover of Biology

Biology

Neil A. Campbell info, Jane B. Reece info

First published 1987

Vintage

On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species

Charles Darwin info

First published 1859

What Is Life?

What Is Life?

Erwin Schrödinger info

First published 1944

Cover of On Growth and Form

On Growth and Form

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson info

First published 1917

Cover of Advice for a Young Investigator

Advice for a Young Investigator

Santiago Ramón y Cajal info

First published 1897

Cover of Experiments in Plant Hybridization

Experiments in Plant Hybridization

Gregor Mendel info

First published 1866

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