University Libraries Promotion and Tenure Recognition

Melissa Rolls Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Book Title: The Fine Structure of the Nervous System

Author: Alan Peters, Sanford L. Palay and Henry De F. Webster

Selection Statement:

The simple act of looking inside a cell provides powerful insights into its function and organization. The electron micrograph images in this book are not only beautiful, but also inspired countless hypotheses and experiments. The text often seems prophetic; many of the predictions made from looking closely at the pictures have been rediscovered with other techniques over the years.


Year: 2018