Cell biology is a branch of biology that studies the different structures and functions of the cell and focuses mainly on the idea of the cell as the basic unit of life. This book provides an accessible introduction to the fundamental concepts of cell biology. Cell biology focuses more on the study of eukaryotic cells, and their signaling pathways, rather than on prokaryotes which is covered under microbiology.
Dr Prerna Pandey, a biotechnologist with several years of wet lab research experience, worked as a senior research fellow at International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, New Delhi. Her field of research in PhD included isolation and molecular characterization of Geminiviruses, genome sequencing and gene annotation, and gene silencing using the RNA interference technology. She has published papers in peer-reviewed journals in the field, and has a submitted a number of annotated Geminiviral genome sequences in the GenBank, including two novel ones. Prerna has also completed her editing and proof-reading courses from Society for the promotion of Editors and Proof-readers, UK and now works as a freelance scientific writer and editor.
