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.