Preceded by Molecular biology of the cell / Bruce Alberts ... [et al .]. 5th ed. c2008.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cells and genomes -- Cell chemistry and bioenergetics -- Proteins -- DNA, chromosomes, and genomes -- DNA replication, repair, and recombin ation -- How cells read the genome: from DNA to protein -- Control of g ene expression -- Analyzing cells, molecules, and systems -- Visualizin g cells -- Membrane structure -- Membrane transport of small molecules and the electrical properties of membranes -- Intracellular compartment s and protein sorting -- Intracellular membrane traffic -- Energy conve rsion: mitochondria and chloroplasts -- Cell signaling -- The cytoskele ton -- The cell cycle -- Cell death -- Cell junctions and the extracell ular matrix -- Cancer -- Development of multicellular organisms -- Stem cells and tissue renewal -- Pathogens and infection -- The innate and adaptive immune systems.

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