Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experimen Ts, Updated Third Edition

Introduction to the Study of Cell Biology; The Chemical Basis of Life; Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism; The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane; Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion; Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast; Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment; Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems - Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking; The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility; The Nature of the Gene and the Genome; Expression of Genetic Information - From Transcription to Translation; The Cell Nucleus and the Control of Gene Expression; DNA Replication and Repair; Cellular Reproduction; Cell Signaling - Communication Between Cells and Their Environment; Cancer; The Immune Response; Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology; Glossary; Answers to Odd-Numbered Analytic Questions; Index;