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Essential cell biology

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This text 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  Read more...

Author(s): Bruce Alberts, et al.
Edition: 4th
Publisher: Garland Science
Year: 2014

Language: English
Pages: 726
Tags: Cytology;Molecular biology;Biochemistry;cells;cell structure;cell cycle;genes;molecular biology;biochemistry;SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- General;SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Microbiology;SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology -- Molecular Biology;Celbiologie;Moleculaire biologie;Celler;Cytologi;Cell Biology;Cell Physiological Phenomena;Molecular Biology;Cytogenetics

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 --
Cell communities: tissues, stem cells, and cancer.