Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life: A New, Unifying Approach to Cell FunctionAn award-winning book that challenges the current wisdom of how cells work in a visionary, provocative, and accessible way... reads like a detective story. This highly praised book emphasises the role of cell water and the gel-like nature of the cell, building on these features to explore the mechanisms of communication, transport, contraction, division, and other essential cell functions. Lucidly written for the non-expert, the book is profound enough for biologists, chemists, physicists and engineers to devour. |
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Contents
The Croak of the Dying Cell | 25 |
Cytoplasmic Discomfort | 39 |
BUILDING FROM BASICS | 51 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life: A New, Unifying Approach to Cell Function |
| Author | Gerald H. Pollack |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Ebner & Sons, 2001 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0962689521, 9780962689529 |
| Length | 305 pages |
| Subjects | › › Medical / Biotechnology Science / Life Sciences / Cell Biology |
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