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Informationen zum Autor Bruce Alberts received his PhD from Harvard University and is Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California! San Francisco. For 12 years! he served as President of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1993-2005). Klappentext 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 text for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum. This decision delivers a cohesive conceptual framework for the basic science that underlies our current understanding of all of biology-including the biomedical sciences. Zusammenfassung Sets the standard for teaching the central concepts of cell biology. Inhaltsverzeichnis TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Cells: The Fundamental Units of Life 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. Modern Recombinant DNA Technology 11. Membrane Structure 12. Transport Across Cell Membranes 13. How Cells Obtain Energy from Food 14. Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts 15. Intracellular Compartments and Protein Transport 16. Cell Signaling 17. Cytoskeleton 18. The Cell Division Cycle 19. Sexual Reproduction and the Power of Genetics 20. Cellular Communities: Tissues! Stem Cells! and Cancer
