Essential Cell Biology

Essential Cell Biology features lively, clear writing paired with exceptional illustrations and Dynamic Figures in the Norton Illumine Ebook, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in cell biology. The Sixth Edition incorporates new research throughout, highlighting emerging research areas like COVID-19. Check Your Understanding questions with rich answer-specific feedback throughout each chapter in the Illumine Ebook allow students to assess their reading comprehension, while Smartwork problems provide the opportunity for concept application and practice.

About the author

Bruce Alberts received his PhD from Harvard University and is the Chancellor's Leadership Chair in Biochemistry and Biophysics for Science and Education, University of California, San Francisco. He was the editor in chief of Science magazine from 2008 until 2013, and for 12 years he served as president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1993-2005).

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Alberts, Rebecca Heald, Karen Hopkin, Alexander Johnson, David Morgan, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter
• Publisher: Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.01.2023
• EAN: 9781324033394
• ISBN: 978-1-324-03339-4
• No. of pages: 761
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 275 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 1648 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > General, dictionaries