TY - BOOK AU - Wolpert,L. TI - How we live and why we die: the secret lives of cells SN - 9780393072211 (hardcover) AV - QH582.4 .W65 2009 U1 - 571.6 22 PY - 2009/// CY - New York PB - Norton KW - Cytology KW - Popular works KW - Developmental cytology N1 - "First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Faber and Faber Limited."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 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 ER -