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Essential cell biology

Title
Essential cell biology / Bruce Alberts [and seven others].
Author
Alberts, Bruce.
Publication
New York, NY : Garland Science, 2014.

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Description
xxiii, 838 pages (various pagings) : illustrations (black and white, and colour); 29 cm
Subjects
Note
  • Includes index.
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.
ISBN
  • 9780815344544 (hardback)
  • 0815344546 (hardback)
LCCN
2013025976
OCLC
  • ocn852218989
  • 852218989
  • SCSB-14174452
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries