Biology Book Reviews

Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality

In a wonderful example of nominative determinism, fellow Naked Scientists presenter Helen Scales is a marine biologist, and has written an absolutely lovely book about seahorses called Poseidon's Steed.Seahorses are fascinating near-mythical creatures - part m...

Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality

In a wonderful example of nominative determinism, fellow Naked Scientists presenter Helen Scales is a marine biologist, and has written an absolutely lovely book about seahorses called Poseidon's Steed.Seahorses are fascinating near-mythical creatures - part m...

Poseidon's Steed: The Story of Seahorses, from Myth to Reality

In a wonderful example of nominative determinism, fellow Naked Scientists presenter Helen Scales is a marine biologist, and has written an absolutely lovely book about seahorses called Poseidon's Steed.Seahorses are fascinating near-mythical creatures - part m...

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Microbes

Far from a sterile read!This is an absolutely tremendous book, which introduces the wonderful world of the very small but with beautiful big colour photographs. In this respect, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly is worlds apart from the majority of microbi...

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Microbes

Far from a sterile read!This is an absolutely tremendous book, which introduces the wonderful world of the very small but with beautiful big colour photographs. In this respect, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly is worlds apart from the majority of microbi...

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly: Microbes

Far from a sterile read!This is an absolutely tremendous book, which introduces the wonderful world of the very small but with beautiful big colour photographs. In this respect, The Good, The Bad & The Ugly is worlds apart from the majority of microbi...

A Devil's Chaplain

If you like Richard Dawkins, you will like A Devil's Chaplain. A Devil's Chaplain is an anthology of essays, many of which have been published previously, in seven sections. Alo...

The Red Canary

...Hans Duncker was to birds what Gregor Mendel was to peas. The Red Canary is a flight through the history and genetics of canary breeding, portrayed through the biography of Han...