Essential Cell Biology (Fourth Edition)

Sets the standard for teaching the central concepts of cell biology

This text provides a readily accessible introduction to the central concepts of cell biology. And its lively, clear writing and exceptional illustrations make it the ideal text for a first course in both cell and molecular biology. Molecular detail has been kept to a minimum. This decision delivers a cohesive conceptual framework for the basic science that underlies our current understanding of all of biology―including the biomedical sciences.