Essential cell biology /
By: Alberts, Bruce [author.].
Contributor(s): Hopkin, Karen [author.] | Johnson, Alexander (Alexander D.) [author.] | Morgan, David [author.] | Raff, Martin C [author.] | Roberts, K [author.] | Walter, Peter Professor [author.].
Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton and Company, 2019Edition: Fifth edition, International student edition.Description: xxxii, 734, 56, 18, 23 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 28 cm.Content type: text | still image | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780393680393; 9780393680393:; 9780393679533.Subject(s): Cytology | Molecular biologyDDC classification: 571.6Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes index.
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 -- Analyzing the structure and function of genes -- 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 genetics -- Cellular communities: tissues, stem cells, and cancer.
Cell biology is taught in classrooms around the world to provide students with a firm conceptual grounding in biology. This text provides basic, core knowledge about how cells work and uses colour images and diagrams to emphasise concepts and aid understanding.