The cell : a molecular approach /

Cooper's work is primarily a resource for a one-semester undergraduate cell biology course. As a textbook it covers the usual topics included in cell biology: an introductory section provides an overview of the cell, biomolecules, and molecular biology; four chapters relate to replication, transcription, translation, and regulation of these processes; four chapters cover major cell components and activities--the nucleus, protein sorting, bioenergetics, the cytoskeleton and the cell surface; and three chapters treats cell signaling, the cell cycle, and cancer. The coverage is up-to-date, well written, and extremely well illustrated. Each chapter features a key experiment and a medically related feature to promote interest in the application of the topic and to reveal more of the process of discovery. The accompanying CD-ROM treats the major topics, but does so mainly at the freshman or sophomore level. Each chapter contains five or six essay-type questions, with answers at the back of the book, and an extensive reading list. Although lacking some of the specialty chapters on development and immunology found in other works, The Cell will make an excellent reference for upper-division undergraduate students. R. Seelke; University of Wisconsin--Superior