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9780393339383

How We Live and Why We Die: The Secret Lives of Cells

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  • ISBN13:

    9780393339383

  • ISBN10:

    0393339386

  • Edition: 00
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2011-01-24
  • Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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Summary

Everything about our existence-movement and memory, imagination and reproduction, birth, and ultimately death-is governed by our cells. They are the basis of all life in the universe, from bacteria to the most complex animals. In the tradition of the classic Lives of a Cell , but with the benefit of the latest research, Lewis Wolpert demonstrates how human life grows from a single cell into a body, an incredibly complex society of billions of cells. Wolpert goes on to examine the science behind topics that are much discussed but rarely understood-stem-cell research, cloning, DNA, cancer-and explains how all life on earth evolved from just one cell. Lively and passionate, this is an accessible guide to understanding the human body and life itself.

Author Biography

A biologist specializing in embryology, Lewis Wolpert is Professor Emeritus of Biology as Applied to Medicine at University College London. His books include Six Impossible Things Before Breakfast and Malignant Sadness, the basis for a BBC television series.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
the miraculous cell
Discoveryp. 8
how science made plain the facts of life
How We Livep. 26
how cells replicate, maintain order, evolve and die
How We Functionp. 42
how proteins determine the work of cells
How Genes Workp. 56
how DNA encodes proteins
How Our Cells Are Replacedp. 71
how stem cells self-replicate
How We Become Humanp. 84
how we develop from a single cell
How We Reproducep. 107
how meiosis works
How We Move, Think and Feelp. 118
how nerve cells communicate
How We Grow and Why We Agep. 138
how cells multiply, enlarge and decline
How We Survivep. 155
how cells defend against bacteria and viruses
How Cancer Strikesp. 177
how rogue cells form tumours
How Diseases Are Causedp. 190
when cells behave abnormally
The Origins of Lifep. 203
the mystery of the first cell
Glossaryp. 217
Referencesp. 223
Indexp. 225
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