The Cell
a very short introduction
$28.16
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
10 October 2011
Summary
The Cell: A Very Short Introduction
All living things on Earth are composed of cells. A cell is the simplest unit of a self-contained living organism, and the vast majority of life on Earth consists of single-celled microbes, mostly bacteria. These consist of a simple ‘prokaryotic’ cell, with no nucleus.
The bodies of more complex plants and animals consist of billions of ‘eukaryotic’ cells, of varying kinds, adapted to fill different roles - red blood cells, muscle cells, b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780199578757 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0199578753 |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
| Author: | Terence Allen, Graham Cowling |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 10 October 2011 |
| Weight: | 141g |
| Dimensions: | 167mm x 103mm x 21mm |
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About The Author
Terence Allen
Professor Terence Allen’s career spanned 40 years research in Cell Structure and Function at the Paterson Institute for Cancer Research, Christie Hospital Manchester, and the University of Manchester. His special research interests included the mechanisms controlling cell shape, cell replacement in blood skin and gut tissues, and the structure of chromosomes. He has published in excess of 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the British Societyfor Cell Biology, the Biochemical Society and the Royal Microscopial Society.
Dr Graham Cowling has been director and teacher on a Masters programme in oncology and postgraduate tutor for researchstudents in cancer studies at the Medical School, Univeristy of Manchester, for the past ten years. He has written a number of research papers and contributed reviews and chapters to books.
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