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Becker's World of the Cell, Global Edition

• About the Authors


• Brief Contents


• Detailed Contents


• Preface


• Acknowledgments


• Chapter 1: A Preview of Cell Biology


• 1.1: The Cell Theory: A Brief History


• Advances in Microscopy Allowed Detailed Studies of Cells


• The Cell Theory Applies to All Organisms


• 1.2: The Emergence of Modern Cell Biology


• The Cytological Strand Deals with Cellular Structure


• The Biochemical Strand Studies the Chemistry of Biological Structure and Function


• The Genetic Strand Focuses on Information Flow


• 1.3: How Do We Know What We Know?


• Biological ?Facts? May Turn Out to Be Incorrect


• Experiments Test Specific Hypotheses


• Model Organisms Play a Key Role in Modern Cell Biology Research


• Well-Designed Experiments Alter Only One Variable at a Time


• Summary of Key Points


• Problem Set


• Key Technique: Using Immunofluorescence to Identify Specific Cell Components


• Human Connections: The Immortal Cells of Henrietta Lacks


• Chapter 2: The Chemistry of the Cell


• 2.1: The Importance of Carbon


• Carbon-Containing Molecules Are Stable


• Carbon-Containing Molecules Are Diverse


• Carbon-Containing Molecules Can Form Stereoisomers


• 2.2: The Importance of Water


• Water Molecules Are Polar


• Water Molecules Are Cohesive


• Water Has a High Temperature-Stabilizing Capacity


• Water Is an Excellent Solvent


• 2.3: The Importance of Selectively Permeable Membranes


• A Membrane Is a Lipid Bilayer with Proteins Embedded in It


• Lipid Bilayers Are Selectively Permeable


• 2.4: The Importance of Synthesis by Polymerization


• Macromolecules Are Critical for Cellular Form and Function


• Cells Contain Three Different Kinds of Macromolecular Polymers


• Macromolecules Are Synthesized by Stepwise Polymeri