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Control # 1 hbl99043699
Control # Id 3 GCG
Date 5 20220705134325.0
Fixed Data 8 090317s2009 nyu b 001 0 eng
LC Card 10    $a 2009009718
ISBN 20    $a9780393072211 (hardcover)
Obsolete 39    $a258535$cTLC
Cat. Source 40    $aDLC$cDLC$dGCG
LC Call 50 00 $aQH582.4$b.W65 2009
Dewey Class 82 00 $a571.6$222
ME:Pers Name 100 $aWolpert, L.$q(Lewis)
Title 245 10 $aHow we live and why we die :$bthe secret lives of cells /$cLewis Wolpert.
Edition 250    $a1st American ed.
Imprint 260    $aNew York :$bNorton,$c2009.
Phys Descrpt 300    $a240 p. ;$c22 cm.
Note:General 500    $a"First published in Great Britain in 2009 by Faber and Faber Limited."
Note:Bibliog 504    $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Note:Content 505 $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.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aCytology$vPopular works.
Subj:Topical 650  0 $aDevelopmental cytology$vPopular works.