《細胞世界》由美國威斯康星大學、密歇根大學4位教授貝克等合作編寫，在世界上享有盛譽，是細胞生物學學科經典教材之一。本書在***專業教材銷售排行榜長期名列前茅，讀者評價較高，並被許多北美、歐洲高校教學選用。
本書編寫內容全面、理念**，並具有鮮明的教學使用特色——適當的深度與簡明性、藝術化教學、多層次解答問題、力求精準的概念闡述、為提高教學與學習效率而設計的諸多輔助學習內容。第七版主要內容涵蓋：生物信息、生物能、代謝、酶動力學、熱力學、細胞膜、細胞信號、代謝調控、轉錄與翻譯、信號傳導、DNA復制與重組。第七版新增了RNA干擾、新興的分子生物技術、一些領域的前沿進展等內容。
本書適合生命科學相關專業教學選用，也可供從業人員參考使用。

About the Authors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Detailed Contents
A Preview of the Cell
The Chemistry of the Cell
The Macromolecules of the Cell
Cells and Organelles
Bioenergetics: The Flow of Energy in the Cell
Enzymes: The Catalysts of Life
Membranes: Their Structure, Function,and Chemistry
Transport Across Membranes:Overcoming the Permeability Barrier
Chemotrophic Energy Metabolism:Glycolysis and Fermentation
Chemotrophic Energy Metabolism:Aerobic Respiration
Phototrophic Energy Metabolism:Photosynthesis
The Endomembrane System and Peroxisomes
Signal Transduction Mechanisms:Ⅰ.Electrical and Synaptic Signaling in Neurons
Signal Transduction Mechanisms:Ⅱ. Messengers and Receptors
Cytoskeletal Systems
Cellular Movement: Motility and Contractility
Beyond the Cell: Cell Adhesions,Cell Junctions, and Extracellular Structures
The Structural Basis of Cellular Information: DNA, Chromosomes,and the Nucleus
The Cell Cycle, DNA Replication,and Mitosis
Sexual Reproduction, Meiosis,and Genetic Recombination
Gene Expression: Ⅰ.The Genetic Code and Transcription
Gene Expression: Ⅱ. Protein Synthesis and Sorting
The Regulation of Gene Expression
Cancer Cells
AppendiX: Visualizing Cells and Molecules
Glossary
Photo, Illustration, and Text Credits
Index