Cell and molecular biology: concepts and experiments 7th ed. / Gerald Karp.

"Chapter 12 was revised in collaboration with James G. Patton."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to the study of cell and molecular biology -- The chemical basis of life -- Bioenergetics, enzymes, and metabolism -- The structure and function of the plasma membrane -- Aerobic respiration and the mitochondrion -- Photosynthesis and the chloroplast -- Interactions between cells and their environment -- Cytoplasmic membrane systems: structure, function, and membrane trafficking -- The cytoskeleton and cell motility -- The nature of the gene and the genome -- Gene expression: from transcription to translation -- Control of gene expression -- DNA replication and repair -- Cellular reproduction -- Cell signaling and signal transduction: communication between cells -- Cancer -- The immune response -- Techniques in cell and molecular biology.