Includes bibliographical references.

An overview of cells and cell research -- Molecules and membranes -- Bioenergetics and metabolism -- Fundamentals of molecular biology -- Genomics, proteomics, and systems biology -- Genes and genomes -- Replication, maintenance, and rearrangements of genomic DNA -- RNA synthesis and processing -- Protein synthesis, processing, and regulation -- The nucleus -- Protein sorting and transport : the endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and peroxisomes -- Bioenergetics and metabolism : mitochondria and chloroplasts -- The cytoskeleton and cell movement -- The plasma membrane -- The cell surface -- Cell signaling -- The cell cycle -- Cell death and cell renewal -- Cancer.