Essential Cell Biology

ESSENTIAL CELL BIOLOGY
 
Essential Cell Biology provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology. Its lively writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal textbook for a first course in 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 of the basic science that underlies our current understanding of biology. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated scientifically, yet maintains the academic level and size of the previous edition. The book is accompanied by a Media DVD-ROM with over 130 animations and videos, all the figures from the book, and a new self-test quizzing feature for students.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction to Cells
2. Chemical Components of Cells
3. Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis
4. Protein Structure and Function
5. DNA and Chromosomes
6. DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination
7. From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome
8. Control of Gene Expression
9. How Genes and Genomes Evolve
10. Manipulating Genes and Cells
11. Membrane Structure 
12. Membrane Transport
13. How Cells Obtain Energy from Food
14. Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
15. Intracellular Compartments and Transport
16. Cell Communication
17. Cytoskeleton
18. The Cell Division Cycle
19. Genetics, Meiosis, and the Molecular Basis of Heredity
20. Tissues and Cancer

AUTHOR INFORMATION

Doctor por la Universidad de Harvard y profesores de Bioquímica y Biofísica en la Universidad de California, San Francisco, Presidente de de U.S National Academy of Science (1993-2005).