Essential Cell Biology, Second Edition
by By Roberts, Keith, Alberts, Bruce, Bray, Dennis, Lewis, Julian, Raff, Martin, Alberts, Bruce (EDT), Hopkin, Karen, Johnson, Alexander, and Walter, Peter
Category: Science , Life Sciences , Molecular Biology

This text for undergraduates provides a straightforward explanation of the workings of a living cell, focusing on the ways in which the molecules of the cell, especially the protein, DNA, and RNA molecules, cooperate to create a living system. The text is written to be easily understood by a reader approaching modern biology for the first time, with technical vocabulary reduced to a minimum. This second edition offers a new emphasis on genomes, with an overview of the human genome sequence and new chapters on how genes and genomes evolve and a new chapter on genetics, meiosis, and the molecular basis of heredity. There are also new sections on topics in the news, such as stem cells and cancer. Author information is not given. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)