I keep seeing people recommend that free online textbook from 2015 for biology classes

I mean, the diagrams are cool but the whole genetics section is totally wrong now, I found three major errors in the first chapter alone. My professor in Chicago actually warned us about it because the research changed so much after 2018. What's a better free resource that gets updated more often?

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jade_lane1mo ago

Check out OpenStax, they update their free textbooks pretty often. The biology one had a new edition last year with current genetics info. It's what my study group switched to after our old book caused problems on the midterm.

spencerward1mo ago

Wait, how outdated was the old book though? Like, are we talking missing a few details or straight up wrong info? Sometimes profs just write tricky questions and blame the book.