Presents material on epigenetics; stem cells; RNAi; comparative genomics; the latest cancer therapies; apoptosis; and cell cycle control and the mechanics of M phase. This book tells the story of cell biology, and creates a framework through which readers may approach this subject that is so central to all of biology.

The best-selling biology textbook in the world just got better! Neil Campbell and Jane Reece's BIOLOGY is the unsurpassed leader in introductory biology. The text's hallmark values--accuracy, currency, and passion for teaching and learning--have made Campbell/Reece the most successful book for students and instructors for seven consecutive editions. *Campbell/Reece is used in 2 out of 3 ...

Includes coverage based on landmark experiments. This book also covers immunology and development, and media tools suitable for students and instructors.

Containing 350 USMLE-style questions, this work provides a 2-color layout, and highlights hi-yield margin notes and key points. It gives access to a specialized testing platform that is almost like taking the real exam, and it also provides study features, such as randomized questions, scoring, timed testing, individual feedback, and more.

Cell-based technologies have brought us to the brink of biomedical advances like artificial skin and organ tissue generation. Suitable for bioengineers, this work covers the microfabrication and material synthesis developments that are paving the way to a generation of diagnostic and therapeutic tools.

This text teaches the basic principles of biology using evolution as the major organizing theme. The main sections cover the unity of life, energetics, genetics, evolution, the diversity of life, biology of animals, biology of plants, and ecology.

Emphasises that cellular structure, function, and dysfunction ultimately result from specific macromolecular interactions, using illustrations.

Mitochondria are tiny structures within all our cells, believed to have once evolved from bacteria living independent lives. Drawing on research, this book explores the fundamental role they play in some of the biggest themes in biology: evolution, the origin of the sexes, in growth, ageing, disease, and in death.

Here, combined in one volume, are ten of Dr. Seuss' tallest tales, taken from three of his best-loved storybooks -- The Sneetches, Yurtle the Turtle, and I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today! Packed with zany pictures and hilarious rhymes, the tales make enchanting bedtime reading.

Useful for sophomore/junior-level courses in cell biology, this book gives students the tools useful to understand the science behind cell biology. It explores core concepts and presents experimental detail when it helps to explain and reinforce the concept being explained.

This volume celebrates the successes that have come from viral studies, including the development of a wide range of vaccines, the eradication of smallpox, and insights into the origins of cancer. It also examines the challenges still faced.

A fascinating look at the key steps or bottlenecks that constrain the path to the origin and evolution of life.

Is the emergence of life on Earth the result of a single chance event or combination of lucky accidents, or is it the outcome of biochemical forces woven into the fabric of the universe? And if inevitable, what are these forces, and how do they account not only for the origin of life but also for its evolution toward increasing complexity? Vital Dust is a groundbreaking history of life on ...

Oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. This book explores the impact that oxygen has had on Earth, tracing the history of life from the very beginning. It explains the rise of animals and plants, the origin of two sexes, and the evolution of ageing and death.

A journey into the submicroscopic world of molecular machines. Readers are first introduced to the types of molecules built by cells - proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides. The work then explores the ways in which molecules work in concert to perform the processes of living.

Much of contemporary thought on evolution has centered on the mistaken assumption that evolution requires a strictly materialist view of the origins of all organisms - including human beings. This book aims to debunk that myth, arguing that the real world is less certain and far more interesting than the scientific mainstream.