The Cell Cycle An Introduction [Paperback]

In the last decade there has been a revolution in our comprehension of how cells grow and divide. Results from experiments on yeast, embryos, and cultured mammalian cells have unified seemingly disparate viewpoints into a single set of principles for normal cellular reproduction in plants, animals and bacteria. Written by two leading participants in that revolution,The Cell Cycleprovides the first thorough, authoritative account of the new philosophy of normal cellular reproduction and how it emerged. It is a vivid portrayal of the molecular logic of the cell: how the cell engine induces DNA replication and chromosome replication; how the integrity of genetic information is preserved; and how cell size and environmental signals regulate the cycle of growth and division. By describing important breakthroughs in their historical and experimental context,The Cell Cycletraces the development of the new vision of cell biology and shows its relevance to other areas of modern biology. It is the ideal introduction to the current understanding of cell growth and division for advanced undergraduate and graduate level cell biology courses.

1. Cells and the Cell Cycle
2. The Early Embryonic Cell Cycle
3. Genetic Analysis of the Cell Cycle
4. Enzymes That Control Mitosis
5. Mitosis
6. The Transition From G1 to S Phase
7. The Control of DNA Replication
8. Checkpoints and Feedback Controls
9. Cancer
10. The Meiotic Cell Cycle
11. The Bacterial Cell Cycle

[If] you want to know something about the cell cycle, then this is the book for you...will certainly continue to be of immediate use and relevance for both undergraduate and postgraduate students. --Genetwork

Short and highly readable. The book contains excellent and plentiful illustrations. This is a very useful overview of our current understanding of the cell cycle....Refreshing and stimulating. --Science

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