Preface |
In the Beginning ... / 1: |
Approaching the Study of Life / 1.1: |
Billions and Billions of Creatures ... / 1.2: |
... All Alike / 1.3: |
Where To from Here / 1.4: |
Evolution / 2: |
Inheritance / 2.1: |
Variation / 2.2: |
Selection / 2.3: |
A Brief History of Life on Earth / 2.4: |
Evolution and Life / 2.5: |
Suggested Readings / 2.6: |
A Little Bit of Chemistry / 3: |
Matter / 3.1: |
Atoms / 3.1.1: |
Molecules and Bonds / 3.1.2: |
Reactions / 3.2: |
Organic Chemistry / 3.3: |
Energy and Thermodynamics / 3.4: |
Chemistry and Life / 3.5: |
The Structure and Function of Bacteria / 3.6: |
Membranes and Boundaries / 4.1: |
Cytoplasm and Metabolism / 4.2: |
Chromosomes and Genomes / 4.3: |
Bacterial Life / 4.4: |
Biological Macromolecules / 4.5: |
Protein / 5.1: |
Protein Structure / 5.1.1: |
Protein Evolution / 5.1.2: |
Protein Function / 5.1.3: |
Nucleic Acids / 5.2: |
DNA / 5.2.1: |
RNA / 5.2.2: |
DNA Evolution / 5.2.3: |
Macromolecules and Life / 5.3: |
Eukaryotes / 5.4: |
Eukaryotic Gene Structure and Transcription / 6.1: |
Components of the Eukaryotic Cell / 6.2: |
The Nucleus / 6.2.1: |
The Endoplasmic Reticulum and Golgi Apparatus / 6.2.2: |
The Mitochondrion / 6.2.3: |
The Chloroplast / 6.2.4: |
Other Plastids / 6.2.5: |
The Proteasome, the Lysosome, and the Peroxisome / 6.2.6: |
Lifestyles of the Single-Celled Eukaryote / 6.3: |
Multicellular Organisms and Development / 6.4: |
The Origin of Multicellular Organisms / 7.1: |
Development / 7.2: |
Molecular Maps / 7.2.1: |
Cell-to-Cell Signaling / 7.2.2: |
Cell Motion / 7.2.3: |
Differentiation / 7.2.4: |
Organogenesis / 7.2.5: |
Growth / 7.3: |
Multicellular Life and Humanity / 7.4: |
Anatomy, Physiology, and Systems Biology / 7.5: |
Homeostasis / 8.1: |
Tissues / 8.2: |
Organ Systems / 8.3: |
The Cardiovascular System / 8.3.1: |
The Immune System / 8.3.2: |
The Nervous System / 8.3.3: |
Systems Biology / 8.4: |
Disease and Its Treatment / 8.5: |
General Principles of Pathology and Therapeutics / 9.1: |
Cellular Stress and Responses to It / 9.1.1: |
Cell Injury / 9.1.2: |
Cell Death / 9.1.3: |
General Principles of Therapeutics / 9.1.4: |
Healing / 9.2: |
Genetics and Disease / 9.3: |
Infectious Disease and Antibiotics / 9.4: |
Cardiovascular Disease / 9.5: |
Cancer / 9.6: |
Drug Discovery / 9.7: |
Molecular Medicine / 9.8: |
Molecular Biotechnology / 9.9: |
Molecular Instrumentation / 10.1: |
Measurements of Mass and Charge / 10.1.1: |
Macromolecular Structure Determination / 10.1.2: |
Assays of Molecular Activity / 10.1.3: |
Distribution of Molecules Through Space and Time / 10.1.4: |
Nucleic Acid Instrumentation / 10.1.5: |
Model Organisms: Germs, Worms, Weeds, Bugs, and Rodents / 10.2: |
Escherichia coli / 10.2.1: |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae / 10.2.2: |
Arabidopsis thaliana / 10.2.3: |
Caenorhabditis elegans / 10.2.4: |
Drosophila melanogaster / 10.2.5: |
Danio rerio / 10.2.6: |
Mus musculus / 10.2.7: |
Genetic Engineering / 10.3: |
Molecular Biotechnology and Human Life / 10.4: |
Molecular Bioethics / 10.5: |
Molecular Biology and Medicine / 11.1: |
Molecular Biology and Agriculture / 11.2: |
Molecular Biology and Society / 11.3: |
Regulation and Control of Molecular Biotechnology / 11.4: |
Learning about Life / 11.5: |
Glossary / 11.6: |
Index |
Preface |
In the Beginning ... / 1: |
Approaching the Study of Life / 1.1: |
Billions and Billions of Creatures ... / 1.2: |
... All Alike / 1.3: |
Where To from Here / 1.4: |