BOOK REVIEWS

Microbes, Music and Me: A Life in Science

John Postgate

Memoirs Publishing, £12.99

This book was written in John Postgate's 91st year and reading it is a most enjoyable experience. It reminded me why I chose to do microbiology research. In 1968, as I sought a PhD place, I went to visit him; he was so full of advice and encouragement then and throughout my career.

He doesn't claim this to be an autobiography as such, but rather an account of a

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The Faith of Biology & The Biology of Faith

Robert Pollack

Columbia University Press, £15.00

Penguins: Close Encounters

David Tipling

Bloomsbury, £18.00

Penguins seem to be the animal of the moment: films such as Happy Feet and March of the Penguins have solidified their place in popular culture. As one of our most loved birds, a book full of penguin images is always going to be a pleasure to look at, but the personal approach that David Tipling has taken in capturing and recording his images gives Penguins:

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