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100 1 _aWolpert, L.
_q(Lewis)
245 1 0 _aHow we live and why we die :
_bthe secret lives of cells /
_cLewis Wolpert.
250 _a1st American ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bNorton,
_c2009.
300 _a240 p. ;
_c22 cm.
500 _a"First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Faber and Faber Limited."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aIntroduction: 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.
650 0 _aCytology
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aDevelopmental cytology
_vPopular works.
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