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Cancel Save settings. Bestselling Series. Harry Potter. Books By Language. Books in Spanish. Sort order. Jul 05, David rated it it was amazing Shelves: top , unexpectedly-terrific.
Immunology is hard. Dr Sompayrac is wonderful. Read this book, if you have even the remotest interest in how your body defends itself in a hostile world. You could read it in a weekend. You will be a better, more interesting person, if you so. Or you could watch Seinfeld re-runs and add that amount to your time in purgatory.
Don't say you weren't warned. View 1 comment. Mar 08, Mike Blackmer rated it it was amazing. The best review of Immunology that I have found. Most review books give a fragmented view. This book provides an intuitive understanding of the immune system. Oct 02, Amr Khaled rated it liked it Shelves: medicine , science.
One hell of a side dish This book was written for the purpose of clarification. It was not written for the purpose of full elucidation. Nor was it written for the purpose of competition. It's simply how the immune system works. Nothing more nothing less. There is no delving into detail here. The picture of T cell activation as a deposit safe with 2 keys that will blow up if only one is turned on was only one among the gr One hell of a side dish This book was written for the purpose of clarification.
The picture of T cell activation as a deposit safe with 2 keys that will blow up if only one is turned on was only one among the greatest you'll come by. That was really clever. Aug 12, Bobak rated it really liked it. This provided a nice high level presentation of the immune system. I had taken immunology courses previously but largely got bogged down in the details and lost sight of the bigger picture.
This will not provide a comprehensive review, but definitely helped me put into context the various players of the immune system and their basic functions. Would probably serve well as an intro before taking a graduate or undergrad immuno course. Jun 12, Ardon Pillay rated it it was amazing Shelves: textbooks. I'm honestly quite loath to classify this as a textbook - it's more of a blend between a monograph and a lecture transcript.
Every concept is explained from first principles, which makes understanding the content very easy. It's also very succinct, so in theory, one could get through this book within a few days.
The most recent edition has an entire chapter devoted to nascent immunotherapies, with very well weighted considerations of their various pros and cons. In particularly, there is a brill I'm honestly quite loath to classify this as a textbook - it's more of a blend between a monograph and a lecture transcript. In particularly, there is a brilliant appraisal of CAR-T cell therapy, which, despite the rather optimistic coverage in the press , is not quite the silver bullet it would appear to be upon first inspection.
May 01, Naina Z. I found this to be one of the most encompassing overviews of immunology that really helps build a solid understanding of modern therapies and techniques. Aug 04, Sariah Saili rated it it was amazing. Such a great book! Helped me through OMS-I.
Made immunology so much simpler. The vast majority of textbooks should be written this way. He succeeds gloriously. At pages, including glossary and index, this excellent work bridges the gap between a popular science book on immunology and a full blown, no-stone-unturned, academic textbook. Being of a manageable size, it is an interesting read for anyone who seeks a reasonably detailed explanation of how the immune system works, but who doesn't require the fine details and minutiae that might be needed by an undergraduate studying immunology.
The author, Lauren Sompayrac, is a retired professor from the At pages, including glossary and index, this excellent work bridges the gap between a popular science book on immunology and a full blown, no-stone-unturned, academic textbook. The author, Lauren Sompayrac, is a retired professor from the University of Colorado and he has a talent for presenting a complex subject in a readable and easy to understand style.
Neatly-drawn, colourful diagrams summarise many of the main points. The edition I read was the fourth, published in A sixth, and thus updated, edition was published this year but unfortunately my budget didn't extend to that!
Oct 08, Fatima rated it it was amazing. I swear if you are like me and find Immunology tediously difficult to understand, i recommend you to read this. Its written like its being spoken to you. On top of that its written like a plot to some medieval fantasy novel where the cells of the immune system are the warriors and the pathogens are the Orcs "invaders". Its story telling at its heart, and you will come to appreciate Macrophages so bloody much!!!
Immuno ha I swear if you are like me and find Immunology tediously difficult to understand, i recommend you to read this.
Immuno has never been this much fun to learn. Sep 13, Benjamin rated it really liked it. This is its only real function. It is a great book for understanding the basics of what is going on, but it is not detailed enough for the comprehensive understanding that is required in a medical school education.
Nov 13, Geoffrey rated it it was amazing. I know this is a textbook, but I'm still counting it and writing a review cause it was a good s read : Simply but it's about the immune system.
It's not super thorough, but it's also not a general summary. It goes over processes, and explains trends; all of which is awesome, but for me what won me over was the way this book was written. I'm a microbiology student, and I've had to read a lot of biology books throughout my education. To be honest it's not the most fun to read about biology: the tex I know this is a textbook, but I'm still counting it and writing a review cause it was a good s read : Simply but it's about the immune system.
To be honest it's not the most fun to read about biology: the text is usually very dense, descriptions can be vague, and logic can be hard to follow. But this book is giving me a rekindled hope about how good biology textbooks can be.
The author keeps things very simple and clear. They don't use fancy confusing language, and they don't try to sound smart. They just paint a clear picture that is easy to follow. I was on a time crunch with this book, but still, it was a very manageable and enjoyable read.
So if you're similar to me in that you really love biology and want to learn more about it without excess confusing jargon, I strongly recommend this read. Oct 14, John Moyle rated it really liked it Shelves: science. An informative and complete survey of the human immune system: what it is; how it works; how it fails. Be advised, this book is not a newspaper feature article explanation of science with diagrams and processes overviews meant for everyone.
Be prepared to think. Although it doesn't require any specific background except some basic knowledge of cellular terminology, the book uses names and terms that will not be familiar to the average reader.
The terms are all explained but there are a lot of the An informative and complete survey of the human immune system: what it is; how it works; how it fails. The terms are all explained but there are a lot of them. It also lays out processes that are much more complex than you might imagine. This survey doesn't get into the nitty-gritty chemical basis for the processes it describes, but even at the operational level these processes are remarkably sophisticated.
I am a science nerd, so I found the book enjoyable. And even if you don't grasp everything, this book will leave you marveling at how well your immune system can identify an unwelcome guest and deal with any random cellular invader that shows up in your system. Aug 01, Alex Salo rated it it was amazing. A nice blend of professional level textbook and an approachable readble text for those who want to know a bit more specific details about what immune system is and how it actually works.
Highly recommend! I read the fourth edition as a supplement to my immunology course in medical school. This was an extremely accessible book for those new to immunology but not new to science, it does move quickly. Provided a nice amount of detail for a "first pass" before diving in deeper with my coursework.
I highly recommend to those starting to study the immune system, especially if you've been overwhelmed with detail from other resources.
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