MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2009009718
003 DLC
005 20111104081634.0
008 090317s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009009718
016 7 $a101519052$2DNLM
020 $a9780393072211 (hardcover) :$c$24.95
020 $a0393072215 (hardcover)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn316513389
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050 00 $aQH582.4$b.W65 2009
060 00 $a2009 L-161
060 10 $aQU 300$bW866h 2009
082 00 $a571.6$222
100 1 $aWolpert, L.$q(Lewis)
245 10 $aHow we live and why we die :$bthe secret lives of cells /$cLewis Wolpert.
246 30 $aSecret lives of cells
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bW.W. Norton & Co.,$cc2009.
300 $a240 p. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 223) and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : the miraculous cell -- Discovery : how science made plain the facts of life -- How we live : how cells replicate, maintain order, evolve, and die -- How we function : how proteins determine the work of cells -- How genes work : how DNA encodes proteins -- How our cells are replaced : how stem cells self-replicate -- How we become human : how we develop from a single cell -- How we reproduce : how meiosis works -- How we move, think, and feel : how nerve cells communicate -- How we grow and why we age : how cells multiply, enlarge, and decline -- How we survive : how cells defend against bacteria and viruses -- How cancer strikes : how rogue cells form tumours -- How diseases are caused : when cells behave abnormally -- The origins of life : the mystery of the first cell.
650 0 $aCytology$vPopular works.
650 0 $aDevelopmental cytology$vPopular works.
650 12 $aCells$xcytology.
650 22 $aCell Physiological Processes.