Panno, Joseph

The cell : nature's first life-form / Joseph Panno - Rev. ed. - New York, NY : Facts on File, 2010 - xvii, 286 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm. - The new biology . - Panno, Joseph. New biology .

1. The origin of life -- 2. Prokaryotes : laying the foundation -- 3. Eukaryotes : dawn of a new era -- 4. The cell cycle -- 5. Genes -- 6. From cells to bodies -- 7. Cells in the human body -- 8. Neurons : pushing back the night -- 9. Plants -- 10. Resource center

Covers the recent controversy over the teaching of creationism in public schools, life on other planets, bacterial populations, and the potential threat of certain pathogenic species

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