Oxford Dictionary of Biology

Over 5,500 entries. Fully revised and updated, the sixth edition of this dictionary provides comprehensive coverage of biology, biophysics, and biochemistry, as well as key terms from medicine and palaeontology. It includes biographies of key scientists, and feature articles on important topics, such as bioinformatics, genetically modified organisms, microarray technology, and RNA interference. The dictionary's chronologies chart developments in major fields including cell biology, genetics, microscopy, and vitamins. A new feature is the inclusion of entry-level web links. With over 5,500 clear and concise entries, over 400 of them new to this edition, this market-leading dictionary is the perfect guide for anyone studying biology, either at school or university.

A Dictionary of Biology

Credits

Editor Robert S. Hine BSc, MSc Market House Books Editor Elizabeth Martin MA

Advisers B. S. Beckett BSc, BPhil, MA(Ed) R. A. Hands BSC Michael Lewis MA W. D. Phillips PhD

Contributors Tim Beardsley BA Lionel Bender BSc Belinda Cupid MSc, PhD John Clark BSc H. M. Clarke MA, MSc E. K. Daintith BSc Malcolm Hart BSc, MIBiol Robert S. Hine BSc, MSc Elaine Holmes BSc, PhD Anne Lockwood BSc J. Valerie Neal BSc, PhD R. A. Prince MA Michael Ruse BSc, PhD Brian Stratton BSc, MSc Elizabeth Tootill BSc, MSc

A Dictionary of Biology.
Elizabeth Martin and Robert Hine. Oxford University Press, 2008. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press.

Sixth Edition
Elizabeth Martin, Robert Hine
2008

First published 1985 as A Concise Dictionary of Biology; second edition 1990; third edition 1996; fourth edition 2000; fifth edition 2004; sixth edition 2008

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