Biology: How Life Works

1. Life: Chemical, Cellular, and Evolutionary FoundationsCase 1: The First Cell: Life's Origins2. The Molecules of Life3. Nucleic Acids and the Encoding of Biological Information4. Translation and Protein Structure5. Organizing Principles: Lipids, Membranes and Cell Compartments6. Making Life Work: Capturing and Using Energy7. Cellular Respiration: Harvesting Energy from Carbohydrates and Other Fuel Molecules8. Photosynthesis: Using Sunlight to Build CarbohydratesCase 2: Cancer: When Good Cells Go Bad9. Cell Communication10. Cell Form and Function: Cytoskeleton, Cellular Junctions, and Extracellular Matrix11. Cell Division: Variations, Regulation, and CancerCase 3: You, from A to T: Your Personal Genome12. DNA Replication and Manipulation13. Genomes14. Mutation and DNA Repair15. Genetic Variation16. Mendelian Inheritance17. Beyond Mendel: Sex Chromosomes, Linkage, and Organelles18. The Genetic and Environmental Basis of Complex Traits19. Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation20. Genes and DevelopmentCase 4: Malaria: Coevolution of Human and a Parasite21. Evolution: How Genotypes and Phenotypes Change Over Time22. Species and Speciation23. Evolutionary Patterns: Phylogeny and Fossils24. Human Origins and Evolution25. Cycling CarbonCase 5: The Human Microbiome: Diversity Within26. Bacteria and Archaea27. Eukaryotic Cells: Origins and Diversity28. Being MulticellularCase 6: Agriculture: Feeding a Growing Population29. Plant Structure and Function: Moving Photosynthesis onto Land30. Plant Reproduction: Finding Mates and Dispersing Young31. Plant Growth and Development: Building the Plant Body32. Plant Defense: Keeping with World Green33. Plant Diversity34. Fungi: Structure, Function, and DiversityCase 7: Predator-Prey: A Game of Life and Death35. Animal Nervous Systems36. Animal Sensory Systems and Brain Function37. Animal Movement: Muscles and Skeletons38. Animal Endocrine Systems39. Animal Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems40. Animal Metabolism, Nutrition, and

James R. Morris, Daniel L. Hartl, Andrew H. Knoll, Robert A. Lue, Andrew Berry, Andrew Biewener, Brian Farrell, Noel Michele Holbrook, Naomi Pierce and Alain Viel

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