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Good Reads in Biology

This guide provides Biology resources that are recommended by the faculty of Stony Brook University's Life Science departments. It is a "virtual bookshelf" of popular science books.

Recommended Reading

Your Inner Fish

Synthetic Biology

Urban Ecology

Seeds of Hope

Foundations of Restoration Ecology

Principles of Evolution

General, Organic, and Biochemistry

Hacking Darwin

Eugenics and Other Evils

Body Language

Real Cause, Real Cure

In Defense of Plants

A Crack in Creation

Seven and a Half Lessons about the Brain

Life's Edge

Allelopathy

The Future of Nutrition

Being Rational and Being Right

The Molecule of More

The New Eugenics

Ecological Restoration

Bioinformatics: a Practical Handbook of Next Generation Sequencing and Its Applications

Biochemistry of Collagens, Laminins and Elastin

Evolution, Origin of Life, Concepts and Methods

The brain from inside out

The Code Breaker

Biochemistry in Nutrition

Brains Through Time

Genetics

Theoretical Ecology

Genetics, Paleontology, and Macroevolution

From DNA to Diversity

Ecology

Molecular Evolution and Phylogenetics

Food Webs (MPB-50)

Species Diversity in Space and Time

Community ecology

Evolutionary Ecology: Concepts and Case Studies

The Princeton Guide to Evolution

The Soul of an Octopus

Strong Memory, Sharp Mind

The Self Beyond Itself

Thinking in Systems

Theological Neuroethics

Primal

Self-Intelligence

A Modern Contagion

Superior

The Rise of Reptiles

The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation

Renewable Energy and Wildlife Conservation

How to Grow a Human

Freshwater Mollusks of the World

The Imitative Mind

The Exceptional Brain and How It Changed the World

60 Ways to Keep Your Brain Sharp

The Accidental Mind

The CRISPR/Cas9 System: Applications and Technology

Evolution of Mind, Brain, and Culture

The Demon in the Machine

Birdsong, Speech, and Language: Exploring the Evolution of Mind and Brain

The Serengeti Rules

The Vital Question

Neanderthal Man

Madagascar: the forest of our ancestors