• Accessible writing style and carefully gauged level of detail make the text ideal for students encountering the subject for the first time
• Its broad coverage takes readers from the basic building blocks of life right through to metabolism, gene regulation, cell signalling and the immune system
• Clear sub headings and extensive cross referencing make the text easy to navigate and allow chapters to be read in any order
• The user-friendly design and layout is complemented by frequent diagrams to illustrate important concepts

New to this Edition:

• The opening section has been restructured to enhance understanding of core introductory principles, with greater coverage of basic concepts such as chemical bonding and more worked examples of numerical problems
• Updated content on manipulating DNA and genes, incorporating gene editing and other recent developments in the field
• Entirely updated figures and diagrams are easier to interpret and help explain complex processes
• Summary sections are redesigned to form bulleted lists, providing a consolidation of difficult concepts
• End of chapter questions and additional reading have been re-worked to include more guidance for students and lecturers about their use
• An extended selection of online resources with additional Multiple Choice Questions for each chapter

For registered adopters of the book:
· Figures from the book available to download

For students:
· Further reading organised by chapter
· An extensive bank of multiple-choice questions to support self-directed learning
· Links to 3D molecular structures in Protein Data Bank