Description |
240 pages ; 22 cm |
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regular print |
Contents |
1. Introduction: the miraculous cell -- 2. Discovery: how science made plain the facts of life -- 3. How We Live: how cells replicate, maintain order, evolve and die -- 4. How We Function: how proteins determine the work of cells -- 5. How Genes Work: how DNA encodes proteins -- 6. How Our Cells Are Replaced: how stem cells self-replicate -- 7. How We Become Human: how we develop from a single cell -- 8. How We Reproduce: how meiosis works -- 9. How We Move, Think and Feel: how nerve cells communicate -- 10. How We Grow and Why We Age: how cells multiply, enlarge and decline -- 11. How We Survive: how cells defend against bacteria and viruses -- 12. How Cancer Strikes: how rogue cells form tumours -- 13. How Diseases Are Caused: when cells behave abnormally -- 14. The Origins of Life: the mystery of the first cell |
Notes |
"First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Faber and Faber Limited."---T.p. verso |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Cytology -- Popular works.
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Developmental cytology -- Popular works.
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LC no. |
2009009718 |
ISBN |
9780393072211 hardback |
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