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1 online resource |
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The building blocks of life
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| Summary |
Cells breathe, fuel chemical reactions, communicate with one another, and reproduce. The study of these minute factories in plants and animals has unraveled many mysteries of how organisms function and has provided a basis for the development of therapies to treat debilitating human diseases. This dynamic volume explains the structure, evolution, and intricacies of this versatile unit of life. Students will learn about the difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes, the organelles that support a cell's functions, and the history of cell research from its discovery to current debates about t. |
| Contents |
Cell organization and evolution -- Cell membranes and cell walls -- Cellular organelles -- Cell communication -- Cell division and differentiation -- Cell theory and research. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Science Reference Center Collection |
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Cells -- Juvenile literature.
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Cytology -- Juvenile literature.
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JUVENILE NONFICTION -- Science & Nature -- Anatomy & Physiology.
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Cells. (OCoLC)fst00850250
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Cytology. (OCoLC)fst00886282
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Electronic books.
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Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
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| Added Author |
Eaton, Louise, editor.
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Rogers, Kara, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781538300077 1538300079 (DLC) 2017011649 (OCoLC)978252096 |
| ISBN |
9781538300022 (electronic bk.) |
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1538300028 (electronic bk.) |
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9781538300077 |
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1538300079 |
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