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The language of life : how cells communicate in health and disease / Debra Niehoff.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Niehoff, Debra.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cell interaction--Popular works.
Cell interaction.
Cellular control mechanisms.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (336 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2005.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
The Language of Life reveals the private conversations of cells, telling a fantastic story of discovery that artfully conveys the epic of the developing embryo, the miracle of the human brain, and the stories of battles waged by cells on the front lines of a never-ending war against disease.
Contents:
Small talk
Build it and they will talk
Plaiting the net
Life in the balance
"The scenario-buffered building"
The virtual cell.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-304) and index.
ISBN:
1-280-20905-4
9786610209057
0-309-54568-4
OCLC:
60193695

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