Table of Contents

Chapter 1. Introduction to the Study of Cell and Molecular Biology. Chapter 2. The Chemical Basis of Life. Chapter 3. Bioenergetics, Enzymes, and Metabolism. Chapter 4. The Structure and Function of the Plasma Membrane. Chapter 5. Aerobic respiration and the Mitochondrion. Chapter 6. Photosynthesis and the Chloroplast. Chapter 7. Interactions Between Cells and Their Environment. Chapter 8. Cytoplasmic Membrane Systems: Structure, Function, and Membrane Trafficking. Chapter 9. The Cytoskeleton and Cell Motility. Chapter 10. The Nature of the Gene and the Genome. Chapter 11. Gene Expression: From Transcription to Translation. Chapter 12. The cell Nucleus and the Control of Gene Expression. Chapter 13. DNA Replication and Repair. Chapter 14. Cellular Reproduction. Chapter 15. Cell Signaling and Signal Transduction: Communication Between Cells. Chapter 16. Cancer. Chapter 17. The Immune Response. Chapter 18. Techniques in Cell and Molecular Biology. Glossary. Index.

About the Author

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.