Includes bibliograpgical rerences and index.

Contents: Chemical components of cells -- Energy, catalysis, and bio synthesis -- Protein structure and function -- DNA and chromosomes -- D NA replication, repair, and recombination -- From DNA to protein: how c ells read the genome -- Control of gene expression -- How genes and gen omes evolve -- Analizing genes and cells -- Membrane structure -- Membr ane transport -- How cells obtain energy from food -- Energy generation in mitochondria and chloroplasts -- Intracellular compartments and tra nsport -- Cell communication -- Cytoskeleton -- The cell division cycle -- Sex and genetics -- Cellular communities : tissues, stem cells, and cancer.