Reddit reviews The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology

I have

The Manga Guide to Molecular Biology https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593272022/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_LF8IBbBB36AGE

And

The Manga Guide to Biochemistry https://www.amazon.com/dp/1593272766/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_RG8IBbHC98RQV

It's sort of like a Dummies book that walks you through some of the concepts.

Why read a textbook when this exists?

This actually is a thing.

I saw a ton of these books in a bookstore a few years ago.

Here's another

I've got a t shirt that I love that my classmate gave me for my birthday. It's a solid black shirt with a grey silloutte of a micropipettor on it (I think it's a p200). No words, no colors. It's just a very simple design and shape that every molecular biologist would instantly recognize. I can't seem to find an image of the shirt online, but I can ask where my friend got me the shirt. I'll also take a selfie with it later when I get home tonight if you want to see the design.

Another friend of mine also gifted me a book that I keep on my lab bench library, mostly for whimsical fun rather than actually being a resource of info. It might mean a lot to your sister to actually give this thing a read through before giving it to her.

https://www.amazon.com/Manga-Guide-Molecular-Biology/dp/1593272022

There are also other, more serious books that would make a nice gift. My boss has an older well worn copy of On the Origin of the Species (Darwin's landmark work) that she treasures. The Selfish Gene and The Double Helix are also decent choices for instantly recognizable titles in biology, but they are a bit more uhhh controversial...Jim Watson was/is kind of a dick, especially to how he disparages Rosalind Franklin, and Dawkins (mostly in his talks, and less so in his writing) tends to adopt a rather combative anti-intellectual/atheist stance that some people may not agree with.

Also, take a look here at a previous thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/biology/comments/5fy3b3/could_use_some_christmas_gift_suggestions_for/

Check this book out: The manga guide to molecular biology