Introduction to Cells / Chapter 1: |
Light and electron microscopy / Panel 1-1: |
Cells: the principal features of animal, plant, and bacterial cells / Panel 1-2: |
How We Know: Life's common mechanisms |
Chemical Components of Cells / Chapter 2: |
How We Know: What are macromolecules? |
Chemical bonds and groups / Panel 2-1: |
The chemical properties of water / Panel 2-2: |
An outline of some of the types of sugars / Panel 2-3: |
Fatty acids and other lipids / Panel 2-4: |
The 20 amino acids found in proteins / Panel 2-5: |
A survey of the nucleotides / Panel 2-6: |
The principal types of weak noncovalent bonds / Panel 2-7: |
Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis / Chapter 3: |
Free energy and biological reactions / Panel 3-1: |
How We Know: Using kinetics to model and manipulate metabolic pathways |
Protein Structure and Function / Chapter 4: |
A few examples of some general protein functions / Panel 4-1: |
How We Know: Probing protein structure |
Four different ways of depicting a small protein / Panel 4-2: |
Cell breakage and initial fractionation of cell extracts / Panel 4-3: |
Protein separation by chromatography / Panel 4-4: |
Protein separation by electrophoresis / Panel 4-5: |
Making and using antibodies / Panel 4-6: |
DNA and Chromosomes / Chapter 5: |
How We Know: Genes are made of DNA |
DNA Replication, Repair, and Recombination / Chapter 6: |
How We Know: Finding replication origins |
From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome / Chapter 7: |
How We Know: Cracking the genetic code |
Control of Gene Expression / Chapter 8: |
How We Know: Gene regulation--the story of eve |
How Genes and Genomes Evolve / Chapter 9: |
How We Know: Counting genes |
Manipulating Genes and Cells / Chapter 10: |
How We Know: Sequencing the human genome |
Membrane Structure / Chapter 11: |
How We Know: Measuring membrane flow |
Membrane Transport / Chapter 12: |
How We Know: Squid reveal secrets of membrane excitability |
How Cells Obtain Energy from Food / Chapter 13: |
Details of the 10 steps of glycolysis / Panel 13-1: |
How We Know: Unraveling the citric acid cycle |
The complete citric acid cycle / Panel 13-2: |
Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts / Chapter 14: |
How We Know: How chemiosmotic coupling drives ATP synthesis |
Redox potentials / Panel 14-1: |
Intracellular Compartments and Transport / Chapter 15: |
How We Know: Tracking protein and vesicle transport |
Cell Communication / Chapter 16: |
How We Know: Untangling cell signaling pathways |
Cytoskeleton / Chapter 17: |
How We Know: Pursuing motor proteins |
Cell-Cycle Control and Cell Death / Chapter 18: |
How We Know: Discovery of cyclins and Cdks |
Cell Division / Chapter 19: |
The principal stages of M phase in an animal cell / Panel 19-1: |
How We Know: Building the mitotic spindle |
Genetics, Meiosis, and the Molecular Basis of Heredity / Chapter 20: |
How We Know: Reading genetic linkage maps |
Some essentials of classical genetics / Panel 20-1: |
Tissues and Cancer / Chapter 21: |
The cell types and tissues from which higher plants are constructed / Panel 21-1: |
How We Know: Making sense of the genes that are critical for cancer |
Answers to Questions |
Glossary |
Index |
DNA Replication, Repair and Recombination / 1: |
Introduction to Cells / Chapter 1: |
Light and electron microscopy / Panel 1-1: |
Cells: the principal features of animal, plant, and bacterial cells / Panel 1-2: |