About This Textbook
This textbook is focused specifically on the principles and concepts of a foundational cell biology course. The book takes a more conceptual approach that highlights how scientists study cells and how to analyze and interpret experimental results. Rather than focusing primarily on historical experiments that were key to our understanding of cells, the book explores a range of more modern experimental techniques so that students can begin to understand how cells are studied now in the 21st century. The book includes over 200 newly created illustrations and animations that were specifically designed for this book, as well as review questions at the end of each chapter to help students explore and understand the material.
Chapters include:
Visualizing Cells through Microscopy
Biological Membranes
DNA, Chromosomes, and the Interphase Nucleus
The Endomembrane System
Mitochondria and Chloroplasts
The Cytoskeleton
Cell Signaling
The Cell Cycle and Mitosis
This textbook was written for two second-year introductory cell biology courses (one at the University of British Columbia Okanagan, and one at Oregon State University). Both of these courses have first-year biology and first-year chemistry as their prerequisites. Thus, this textbook is written in a way that assumes preexisting university-level knowledge of many fundamental concepts that are commonly covered in first-year biology and chemistry.
Author
Lauren Dalton (Oregon State University) and Robin Young (University of British Columbia Okanagan)
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Oregon State University
Publish Date
January 1, 2024
Level
Undergraduate
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