Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
9th Edition
ISBN: 9780134145716
Author: Jeff Hardin, Gregory Paul Bertoni, Lewis Kleinsmith
Publisher: PEARSON
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You have discovered a defective gene that allows cancer cells to use glucose more efficiently and therefore outgrow normal cells to form a tumor. Explain how your discovery likely involves contributions from all three historical strands of cell biology.
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Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- Standalone Access Card -- for Becker's World of the Cell (9th Edition)
Ch. 1 - What evidence led scientists to develop the basic...Ch. 1 - Why is a high degree of antibody-antigen...Ch. 1 - You have discovered a defective gene that allows...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.3CCCh. 1 - The Historical Strands of Cell Biology. For each...Ch. 1 - QUANTITATIVE Cell Sizes. To appreciate the...Ch. 1 - QUANTITATIVE Sizing Things Up. To appreciate the...Ch. 1 - Problem Set QUANTITATIVE Limits of Resolution Then...Ch. 1 - The Contemporary Strands of Cell Biology. For each...Ch. 1 - The Facts of Life. Each of these statements was...
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