Contents:

ch1 Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology
ch2 The Chemical Basis of Life
ch3 Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism
ch4 The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane
ch5 Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion
ch6 Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast
ch7 Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment
ch8 Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems:Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking
ch9 The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility
ch10 The Nature of the Gene and the Genome
ch11 The Central Dogma: DNA to RNA to Protein
ch12 Control of Gene Expression
ch13 DNA Replication and Repair
ch14 Cell Division
ch15 Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication between Cells
ch16 Cancer
ch17 The Immune Response
ch18 Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology