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The cell : a visual tour of the building block of life / Jack Challoner ; consultant editor, Dr. Phil Dash.

By: Challoner, Jack [author.].
Publisher: Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2015Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780226224183 (cloth : alk. paper).Subject(s): Cells | CytologyGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 571.6
Contents:
A potted history of cell biology -- Inside living cells -- Cells beget cells -- Cellular singletons -- Coming together, going multicellular -- Life, death and immortality -- Taking in the cytes.
Summary: The cell is the basic building block of life. In its 3.5 billion years on the planet, it has proven to be a powerhouse, spreading life first throughout the seas, then across land, developing the rich and complex diversity of life that populates the planet today. -- Publisher.
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Includes index.

A potted history of cell biology -- Inside living cells -- Cells beget cells -- Cellular singletons -- Coming together, going multicellular -- Life, death and immortality -- Taking in the cytes.

The cell is the basic building block of life. In its 3.5 billion years on the planet, it has proven to be a powerhouse, spreading life first throughout the seas, then across land, developing the rich and complex diversity of life that populates the planet today. -- Publisher.

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