Cell and Molecular Biology

This book is designed for students who want to learn about and appreciate basic biological topics while studying the smallest units of biology: molecules and cells. Molecular and cellular biology is a dynamic discipline. There are thousands of opportunities within the medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, and industrial fields. In addition to preparing you for a diversity of career paths, understanding molecular and cell biology will help you make sound decisions that can benefit your diet and health.
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Take a look at the shortened table of contents:Chapter 1. Why Study Cell and Molecular Biology?
Chapter 2: The Study of Evolution
Chapter 3: What is Cell Biology?
Chapter 4: Genetics and Our Genetic Blueprints
Chapter 5: Getting Down with Atoms
Chapter 6. How Chemical Bonds Combine Atoms
Chapter 7: Water, Solutions and Mixtures
Chapter 8: Which Elements Are in Cells?
Chapter 9: Macromolecules Are the "Big" Molecules in Living Things
Chapter 10: Thermodynamics in Living Things
Chapter 11: ATP as "Fuel"
Chapter 12: Metabolism and Enzymes in the Cell
Chapter 13: The Difference Between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
Chapter 14: The Structure of a Eukaryotic Cell
Chapter 15: The Plasma Membrane: The Gatekeeper of the Cell
Chapter 16: Diffusion and Osmosis
Chapter 17: Passive and Active Transport
Chapter 18: Bulk Transport of Molecules Across a Membrane
Chapter 19: Cell Signaling
Chapter 20: Oxidation and Reduction
Chapter 21: Steps of Cellular Respiration
Chapter 22: Introduction to Photosynthesis
Chapter 23: Light-Dependent Reactions
Chapter 24: Calvin Cycle
Chapter 25: Cytoskeleton
Chapter 26: How Cells Move
Chapter 27: Cellular Digestion
Chapter 28: What is Genetic Material?
Chapter 29: The Replication of DNA
Chapter 30: What is Cell Reproduction?
Chapter 31: The Cell Cycle and Mitosis
Chapter 32: Meiosis
Chapter 33: Cell Communities
Chapter 34: Central Dogma
Chapter 35: How Genes Make Proteins
Chapter 36: DNA Repair and Recombination
Chapter 37: Gene Regulation
Chapter 38: Genetic Engineering of Plants
Chapter 39: Using Genetic Engineering in Animals and Humans
Chapter 40: What is Gene Therapy?
Conclusion