{"product_id":"the-cell-isbn-9781942952961","title":"The Cell","description":"Your body has trillions of cells, and each one has the complexity and dynamism of a city. Your life, your thoughts, your diseases, and your health are all the function of cells.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut what do you really know about what goes on \u003ci\u003einside\u003c\/i\u003e you?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe last time most people thought about cells in any detail was probably in high school or a college general biology class. But the field of cell biology has advanced incredibly rapidly in recent decades, and a great deal of what we may have learned in high school and college is no longer accurate or particularly relevant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Cell: Inside the Microscopic World that Determines Our Health, Our Consciousness, and Our Future\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating story of the incredible complexity and dynamism inside the cell and of the fantastic advancements in our understanding of this microscopic world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Joshua Z. Rappoport is at the forefront of this field, and he will take you on a journey to discover:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deeper understanding of how cells work and the basic nature of life on earth.\u003cbr\u003eFascinating histories of some of the key discoveries from the seventeenth century to the last decade and provocative thoughts on the current state of academic research.\u003cbr\u003eThe knowledge required to better understand the new developments that are announced almost weekly in science and health care, such as cancer, cellular therapies, and the potential promise of stem cells.\u003cbr\u003eThe ability to make better decisions about health and to debunk the misinformation that comes in daily via media.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing the latest scientific research, \u003ci\u003eThe Cell\u003c\/i\u003e illustrates the diversity of cell biology and what it all means for your everyday life.\"Beautifully written, inspiring philosophical prose presenting a delightful muse on the microscopic world that matters more than we ever before imagined.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Spencer Shorte, PhD, group leader and director of the Imagopole resource at the Institut Pasteur in Paris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A bird's-eye view of the amazing edifice upon which life was built, the cell. Joshua Z. Rappoport gives a brilliant account of how it works, how humans discovered it, and the consequences for life on earth.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Steve Busby, FRS, University of Birmingham UK \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Nicely conveys the historical background behind classical benchmarks in cell biology, and the excitement of recent advances in visualizing the inner workings of our cells.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Mark Pallen, MD, PhD, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rough Guide to Evolution\u003c\/i\u003e and professor of Microbial Genomics at Warwick Medical School \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Joshua Z. Rappoport\u003c\/b\u003e received a bachelor's degree in Biology from Brown University and then went on to earn a Ph.D. from the Program in Mechanisms of Disease and Therapeutics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Graduate School of Biological Sciences of New York University. Following defense of his thesis Dr. Rappoport went on to perform postdoctoral work at The Rockefeller University in New York City in the Laboratory of Cellular Biophysics. Subsequently he was recruited as a tenured faculty member in the School of Biosciences at the University of Birmingham in England. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 2014 Dr. Rappoport has returned to the United States where he is currently the Director of the Center for Advanced Microscopy and Nikon Imaging Center at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and a faculty member in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology. Dr. Rappoport's scientific perspective aims to develop and apply cutting edge microscopy to address fundamental questions in cell biology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDr. Rappoport lives in Chicago with his wife Ema, a neuroscientist, and their dog Kris.","brand":"BenBella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301727588581,"sku":"NP9781942952961","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781942952961.jpg?v=1742924941","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-cell-isbn-9781942952961","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}