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245 10 a| How we live and why we die :b| the secret lives of cells /c| Lewis Wolpert.;

246 30 a| Secret lives of cells;

250 a| 1st American ed.;

300 a| 240 pages ;c| 22 cm;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 223) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : the miraculous cell -- Discovery : how science made plain the facts of life -- How we live : how cells replicate, maintain order, evolve, and die -- How we function : how proteins determine the work of cells -- How genes work : how DNA encodes proteins -- How our cells are replaced : how stem cells self-replicate -- How we become human : how we develop from a single cell -- How we reproduce : how meiosis works -- How we move, think, and feel : how nerve cells communicate -- How we grow and why we age : how cells multiply, enlarge, and decline -- How we survive : how cells defend against bacteria and viruses -- How cancer strikes : how rogue cells form tumours -- How diseases are caused : when cells behave abnormally -- The origins of life : the mystery of the first cell.;

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650 12 a| Cellsx| cytology.=| ^A1202180;

650 22 a| Cell Physiological Processes.=| ^A1123499;

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How we live and why we die : the secret lives of cells / Lewis Wolpert.

Author/creator	Wolpert, L.
Format	Book
Edition	1st American ed.
Publication Info	New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Co., ©2009.
Description	240 pages ; 22 cm
Subjects	Cytology--Popular works. Developmental cytology--Popular works. Cells--cytology. Cell Physiological Processes.

Portion of title	Secret lives of cells
Contents	Introduction : the miraculous cell -- Discovery : how science made plain the facts of life -- How we live : how cells replicate, maintain order, evolve, and die -- How we function : how proteins determine the work of cells -- How genes work : how DNA encodes proteins -- How our cells are replaced : how stem cells self-replicate -- How we become human : how we develop from a single cell -- How we reproduce : how meiosis works -- How we move, think, and feel : how nerve cells communicate -- How we grow and why we age : how cells multiply, enlarge, and decline -- How we survive : how cells defend against bacteria and viruses -- How cancer strikes : how rogue cells form tumours -- How diseases are caused : when cells behave abnormally -- The origins of life : the mystery of the first cell.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 223) and index.
LCCN	2009009718
ISBN	9780393072211 (hardcover) :
ISBN	0393072215 (hardcover)

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