How we live and why we die : the secret lives of cells /: the secret lives of cells. (2009)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Lewis Wolpert.
• Other Names: Wolpert, L (Lewis)
• Contents: Introduction : 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.
• Publisher Details: London, England : Faber & Faber
• Publication Date: 2009
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 571.6; Family & Health; Cytology -- Popular works; Developmental cytology -- Popular works; Cytology; Developmental cytology; Electronic books; Popular works
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780571250851; 0571250858; 9780393292725
• Related ISBNs: 039329272X
• Notes: Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.