Molecular Biology of the Cell

by Bruce Alberts & Alexander Johnson & Julian Lewis & Martin Raff & Keith Roberts & Peter Walter · 1983

A major cell-biology textbook covering molecular mechanisms, cell structure, genetics, and cellular systems.

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Sam AltmanCEO, OpenAI; former head, Y Combinator

A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman's Twitter AMA answer to a question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder and listed Molecular Biology of the Cell.

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Comment · HN transcript of Twitter AMA answer

A Hacker News commenter transcribed Altman answering a Twitter AMA question about the best books he recommends for a young startup founder; Altman later confirmed the disputed Art of War in the Middle Ages title in the same thread.