Medicine reading list: Cambridge, Natural Sciences (biological sciences sections)
Cambridge, Natural Sciences (biological sciences sections) lists 15 books for applicants and new students in Medicine. The list starts with Why Evolution is True by Coyne, J., The Ancestor's Tale: A Pilgrimage to the Dawn of Life by Dawkins, R. & Wong, Y. and Endless Forms Most Beautiful: The New Science of Evo Devo and the Making of the Animal Kingdom by Carroll, S.. 1 of the books also appear on other Oxford and Cambridge lists we collected.
Study Preparation — Suggested Reading (Biomedical Sciences, Hippomedics, Biomolecules and Cells, Biodiversity Evolution and Ecology sections) (University of Cambridge). www.natsci.tripos.cam.ac.uk/admissions/study-preparation
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The 15 books
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Other Medicine lists
- Oxford, Medical Sciences Division · 18 books
- Oxford, St Hilda's College · 7 books
How this list was made
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