This is the new edition of a college level textbook on molecular cell biology. The emphasis is on experimental basis of current understandings. New experimental methodologies and concepts are introduced in this edition. Thirteen chapters cover such topics as biomembranes and cell architecture, cell integration in tissues, cell transport mechanisms, cellular energetics, molecular genetic techniques, transcriptional control of gene expression, and signaling at the cell surface. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR