Langbeschreibung
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, clear, and engaging for the introductory student. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum in order to provide the reader with a cohesive conceptual framework for the basic science that underlies our current understanding of all of biology, including the biomedical sciences.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
TABLE OF CONTENTS1. Cells: The Fundamental Units of Life2. Chemical Components of Cells3. Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis4. Protein Structure and Function5. DNA and Chromosomes6. DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination7. From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome8. Control of Gene Expression9. How Genes and Genomes Evolve10. Modern Recombinant DNA Technology11. Membrane Structure12. Transport Across Cell Membranes13. How Cells Obtain Energy from Food14. Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts15. Intracellular Compartments and Protein Transport16. Cell Signaling17. Cytoskeleton18. The Cell Division Cycle19. Sexual Reproduction and the Power of Genetics20. Cellular Communities: Tissues, Stem Cells, and Cancer