The cell a very short introduction /

All living things on Earth are composed of cells. A cell is the simplest unit of a self-contained living organism, and the vast majority of life on Earth consists of single-celled microbes, mostly bacteria. These consist of a simple 'prokaryotic' cell, with no nucleus. The bodies of more c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allen, Terence D. (Terence David), 1944-
Other Authors: Cowling, Graham
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Series:Very short introductions ; 285.
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Table of Contents:
  • The nature of cells
  • The structure of cells
  • The nucleus
  • The life of cells
  • What cells can do
  • Stem cells
  • Cellular therapy
  • The future of cell research.