Discusses the latest scientific breakthroughs regarding embryonic stem cells and the growing of new human tissues, and how this can help doctors treat human illnesses.
Contains ten articles that provide various perspectives on the issue of human embryo experimentation, exploring questions over whether the practice is beneficial and ethical, whether research should be federally funded, and whether early human embryos are human beings.
This volume surveys the multitude of subjects that comprise the field of biology and includes an overview of the development of biology, microbiology, and cell theory.
understanding how cell functions, growth, and division are regulated
Sakany, Lois
2005
An introduction to the biology of individual cells, describing the different parts of plant and animal cells and their function. Also describes cell reproduction.
Presents an examination of eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells and discusses the structure of cells, their shape and function, cell movement, energy transformation, and more.