Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cells and Genomes -- Cell Chemistry and Bioenergetics -- Proteins -- DNA, Chromosomes, and Genomes -- DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination -- How Cells Read the Genome : From DNA to Protein -- Control of Gene Expression -- Analyzing Cells, Molecules, and Systems -- Visualizing Cells -- Membrane Structure -- Membrane Transport of Small Molecules and the Electrical Properties of Membranes -- Intracellular Compartments and Protein Sorting -- Intracellular Membrane Traffic -- Energy Conversion: Mitochondria and Chloroplasts -- Cell Signaling -- The Cytoskeleton -- The Cell Cycle -- Cell Death -- Cell Junctions and the Extracellular Matrix -- Cancer -- Development of Multicellular Organisms -- Stem Cells and Tissue Renewal -- Pathogens and Infection -- The Innate and Adaptive Immune Systems.

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