Cell and Molecular Biology: Concepts and Experiments, 5th Edition

by Gerald Karp (Formerly of the Univ. of Florida, Gainesville)

• ISBN13: 9780470042175
• ISBN10: 0470042176
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-02-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

For sophomore/junior-level courses in cell biology offered out of molecular and/or cell biology departments. Cell and Molecular Biology gives students the tools they need to understand the science behind cell biology. Karp explores core concepts in considerable depth, and presents experimental detail when it helps to explain and reinforce the concept being explained. This fifth edition continues to offer an exceedingly clear presentation and excellent art program, both of which have received high praise in prior editions.

Author Biography

Gerald C. Karp received a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and a Ph.D. from the University of Washington. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Colorado Medical Center before joining the faculty at the University of Florida. Gerry is the author of numerous research articles on the cell and molecular biology of early development. His interests have included the synthesis of RNA in early embryos, the movement of mesenchyme cells during gas- trulation, and cell determination in slime molds. For 13 years, he taught courses in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology at the University of Florida. During this period, Gerry coauthored a text in developmental biology with N. John Berrill and authored a text in cell and molecular biology. Finding it impossible to carry on life as both full-time professor and author, Gerry gave up his faculty position to concentrate on writing. He hopes to revise this text every three years.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology	p. 1
The Chemical Basis of Life	p. 15
Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism	p. 33
The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane	p. 51
Aerobic Respiration and the Mitochondrion	p. 67
Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast	p. 81
Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment	p. 95
Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems	p. 107
The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility	p. 123
The Nature of the Gene and the Genome	p. 139
Gene Expression	p. 155
The Cell Nucleus and the Control of Gene Expression	p. 169
DNA Replication and Repair	p. 187
Cellular Reproduction	p. 201
Cell Signaling	p. 219
Cancer	p. 235
The Immune Response	p. 249
Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology	p. 263
Answers to Review Problems	p. 283
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