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Title: Thorough, but not quite thorough enough.
Review: I have an above-basic understanding of biology and, more specifically, genetics, but I felt the book was somewhat lacking in more scientific illustration. In talking about something like apical ridges and zones of polarizing activity, it would be helpful to have accompanying illustrations. Otherwise it's a bit difficult to try to visualize molecular levels of detail unless you have a very keen understanding of the subject already.However, it's a very good book, humanely and thoroughly written, which doesn't treat its subject matter salaciously. I'll look forward to future works by the author.
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