The machinery of life
By: David S. Goodsell
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Copernicus Books
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9780387849249; 9780387849256
Subjects: Cells; Molecular Biology; Molecular biology; Pictorial works
Description: An introduction to biochemistry for the nonspecialist combines a clear text with an abundance of drawings and computer graphics that present the world of cells and their components.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 159) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Molecular machines; title: The processes of living; title: Molecules in cells: Escherichia coli; title: A human cell: The advantages of compartments; title: The human body: The advantages of specialization; title: Life and death; title: Viruses; title: You and your molecules.