Biology

The Raven & Johnson's Biology author team is committed to continually improving the text, keeping the student and learning foremost. The integrated pedagogical features expand the students' learning process and enhance their learning experience.

This latest edition of the text maintains the clear, accessible, and engaging writing style of past editions with the solid framework of pedagogy that highlights an emphasis on evolution and scientific inquiry that have made this a leading textbook for students majoring in biology. This emphasis on the organizing power of evolution is combined with an integration of the importance of cellular, molecular biology and genomics to offer our readers a text that is student friendly and current.

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About the Authors

Kenneth A. Mason received his undergraduate degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Washington, worked at UC Berkeley, then pursued his PhD in Genetics at UC Davis. He has taught Gentics, Microbial Genetics, Microbiology, Advanced Molecular Genetics, Introductory Biology, and a Genetics Laboratory that he designed.

Jonathan Losos is a Monique and Philip Lehner Professor for the Study of Latin America in the Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology and Curator of Herpetology at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. Losos's research has focused on studying patterns of adaptive radiation and evolutionary diversification in lizards. The recipient of several awards including the prestigious Theodosius Dobzhansky and David Starr Jordan Prizes for outstanding young evolutionary biologists, Loso's has published more than 100 scientific articles.

Tod Duncan is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Denver. He currently teaches first semester general biology and coordinates first and second semester general biology laboratories. Previously, he taught general microbiology, virology, the biology of cancer, medical microbiology, and cell biology. A bachelor's degree in cell biology with an emphasis on plant molecular and cellular biology from the University of East Anglia in England led to doctoral studies in cell cycle control, and postdoctoral research on the molecular and biochemical mechanisms of DNA alkylation damage in vitro and in Drosophila melanogaster. Currently, he is interested in factors affecting retention and success of incoming first-year students in diverse demographics. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, with his two Great Danes, Eddie and Henry.