Molecular Biology of the Cell

Key differences between 6th and 5th editions

• Time lapse between latest and previous editions: 7 years (2014 vs 2007).
• This cellular and molecular biology text was first published in 1983. James Dewey Watson, an American molecular biologist, contributed to the first three editions.
• The Sixth Edition text is 72 pages thicker than the Fifth one.
• The Sixth Ed. presents new material on RNA functions, advances in stem cell biology (Embryonic Stem cells, Induced Pluripotent Stem cells), new methods for studying proteins and genes and for imaging cells.
• Chapters 21, 22, 23, and 24 include new End-of-Chapter Problems.
• Chapter 8: includes new section "Mathematical Analysis of Cell Functions" that clarifies how quantitative mathematical analysis can contribute to our understanding of cell regulation and function.