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Essential cell biology /
Essential Cell Biology provides a readily accessible introduction to the central concepts of cell biology, and its lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. The text and figures are easy-to-follow, accurate,...
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New York
Garland Science
2014
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| Edition: | Fourth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cells: the fundamental units of life
- Chemical components of cells
- Energy, catalysis, and biosynthesis
- Protein structure and function
- DNA and chromosomes
- DNA replication, repair, and recombination
- From DNA to protein: how cells read the genome
- Control of gene expression
- How genes and genomes evolve
- Modern recombinant DNA technology
- Membrane structure
- Transport across cell membranes
- How cells obtain energy from food
- Energy generation in mitochondria and chloroplasts
- Intracellular compartments and protein transport
- Cell signaling
- Cytoskeleton
- The cell division cycle
- Sexual reproduction and the power of genetics
- Cellular communities: tissues, stem cells, and cancer.