cells

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cells

The cell

evolution of the first organism
2005
Discusses the origin of life, prokaryotes, eukaryotes, the cell cycle, genes, multicellular creatures, and neurons, and presents overviews of related topics, including light microscopy, histology and histochemistry, and recombinant DNA technology.

The living cell

2004
Teaches children about the parts of a cell, diffusion and osmosis, cell theory, and other related topics through a game of "Cell-ebrity Squares.".

Powerful plant cells

2008
Text, illustrations, and photographs describe the structure and functions of plant cells.

Cells and systems

2006
Presents an overview of plant cells and describes the structures and functions of human cells in the bones, muscles, and circulatory, digestive, respiratory, and nervous systems.

Cells

2005
Examines the origin and purpose of cells in living things and discusses the invention of microscopes in the seventeenth century, the size and shape of cells and how they divide, good and bad cells, and specialized cells.

The cell

a molecular approach
2004
An illustrated overview of the cell, covering its evolution, chemistry, molecular biology, structure and function, and regulation, as well as methods for studying cells. Specific topics include DNA, RNA, cell signaling, the cell cycle, and cancer.

Cells of the nervous system

2006
Presents an examination of cells of the nervous system, in simple text with illustrations, describing the neurons and glia, their roles in developing the adult nervous system, and how they are affected by injuries, disease, and drugs.

The cell

a molecular approach
2007
A color-illustrated textbook on the cell, providing an overview of cells and cell research, looking at the composition of cells, explaining cell metabolism, and covering cell regulation.

Whose view of life?

embryos, cloning, and stem cells
2003
Explores the current debates over cloning and stem cell research, discussing developments in stem cell research, cloning, and embryology in a historical and philosophical context and exploring the legal, social, and ethical issues at the heart of the controversy.

Mighty animal cells

2008
Text, illustrations, and photographs describe the structure and functions of animal cells.

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