The Cell.

The New Biology is a 10-volume set that has evolved to accommodate new material and new areas of research, in keeping with the expansion of the biological disciplines and the development and application of research technologies in and out of the scientific laboratory. Since its publication several years ago, the set now includes four new volumes that focus on issues that cover the spectrum of human health, maintenance, and stability. The Cell, Revised Edition is a thorough examination of this building block of organic matter about which scientists' insights have spawned new fields, technologies, and ethical dilemmas, including the recent controversies over the teaching of creationism in public schools. The book traces the development of the cell from its first appearance in the "primordial soup" of the oceans of ancient Earth 3 million years ago, through the emergence of simple bacteria, to the rise of multicellular organisms that eventually became today's plants and animals. The author provides incisive information about the structure and function of the cell, with special emphasis on cell division and cell-to-cell communication essential to the development of multicelled creatures. The volume includes information on the cell cycle the classification of cells embryoni.