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THE new edition of Dr. Fearon's book is very welcome, for, since the first edition in 1934, much that is of profound significance in bio–chemistry has taken place, and the. new edition shows every evidence of careful and up–to–date revision. Some of the chapters might almost be described as miniature monographs, so admirably does the author summarize the essential facts of his subjects. It is perhaps a little invidious to single out individual chapters for special mention, when all are of uniformly high quality, but those on enzymes, hormones and proteins are particularly informative. The book contains little that is non–essential, and the usual discussion of the elementary principles of physical and organic chemistry is fortunately omitted. On the other hand, there is a great deal in the book that one might not have expected to find in a so–called “Introduction”, material that up to the present has only been available in the original literature or in occasional reviews.
An Introduction to Biochemistry
By Dr. William Robert Fearson. Second edition. Pp. xii + 475. (London: William Heinemann (Medical Books) Ltd., 1940.) 17s. 6d. net.
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ROBINSON, F. An Introduction to Biochemistry. Nature 148, 422 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148422a0
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