The gold-standard cell biology textbook, optimized for digital learning and engagement.

Essential Cell Biology features lively, clear writing paired with exceptional illustrations and Dynamic Figures in the Norton Illumine Ebook, making it the ideal textbook for a first course in cell biology. The Sixth Edition incorporates new research throughout, highlighting emerging research areas like COVID-19. Check Your Understanding questions with rich answer-specific feedback throughout each chapter in the Illumine Ebook allow students to assess their reading comprehension, while Smartwork problems provide the opportunity for concept application and practice.

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1. Cells: The Fundamental Units of Life 
2. Chemical Components of Cells 
3. Energy, Catalysis, and Biosynthesis 
4. Protein Structure and Function 
5. DNA and Chromosomes 
6. DNA Replication and Repair 
7. From DNA to Protein: How Cells Read the Genome 
8. Control of Gene Expression 
9. How Genes and Genomes Evolve 
10. Analyzing the Structure and Function of Genes 
11. Membrane Structure 
12. Transport Across Cell Membranes 
13. How Cells Obtain Energy from Food 
14. Energy Generation in Mitochondria and Chloroplasts 
15. Intracellular Compartments and Protein Transport 
16. Cell Signaling 
17. Cytoskeleton 
18. The Cell Cycle 
19. Sexual Reproduction and Genetics 
20. Cell Communities: Tissues, Stem Cells, and Cancer 

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