Reflects the advances in the feild, including advances in understanding gene regulation by microRNAs, histones and epigenetic inheritance, and genomic analysis of mutations in human cancers. This book retains the structure and pedagogy of previous editions.

1PART I: INTRODUCTION;
2An Overview of Cells and Cell Research;
3The Composition of Cells;
4Cell Metabolism;
5Fundamentals of Molecular Biology;
6PART II: THE FLOW OF GENETIC INFORMATION;
7The Organization and Sequences of Cellular Genomes;
8Replication, Maintenance and Rearrangements of Genomic DNA;
9RNA Synthesis and Processing;
10Protein Synthesis, Processing, and Regulation;
11PART III: CELL STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION;
12The Nucleus;
13Protein Sorting and Transport: The Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi Apparatus, and Lysosomes;
14Bioenergetics and Metabolism: Mitochondria, Chloroplasts, and Peroxisomes;
15The Cytoskeleton;
16The Plasma Membrane;
17Cell Walls, the Extracellular Matrix, and Cell Interactions;
18PART IV: CELL REGULATION;
19Cell Signaling;
20The Cell Cycle;
21Cell Death and Cell Renewal;
22Cancer.