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Essential cell biology

Author
Alberts, Bruce, author.
Title
Essential cell biology / Bruce Alberts [and seven others].
Format
Book
Edition
Fourth edition.
Published
New York, NY : Garland Science, [2014].
Description
xxiii, 726 pages, 112 variously numbered pages : illustrations [chiefly color] ; 28 cm
Notes
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
  • Cell communities: tissues, stem cells, and cancer.
Summary
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 cohesive conceptual framework for the basic science that underlies our current understanding of all of biology, including the biomedical sciences. This edition has been thoroughly revised, and covers the latest developments in this fast-moving field, yet retains the academic level and length of the previous edition.
Subject headings
Cytology. Molecular biology. Biochemistry.
Medical subjects
Cell Biology. Biochemistry. Cell Physiological Phenomena. Molecular Biology. Cytogenetics.
ISBN
9780815344544 (hardback) 0815344546 (hardback) 9780815344551 (paperback) 0815344554 (paperback)
Standard Identifier
10804243

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Sciences Library
Call Number
QH581.2 .E78 2014
Location
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Library
Northwest Library (Gary)
Call Number
QH581.2 .E78 2014
Location
Reserve Desk
Floor
First Floor
Notes
Requires Crimson card for in-library use. Obtained from library service desk.
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Northwest Library Reserves/2 hour loan
Instructor
Permanent Reserves (NORTHWEST)