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NEW! 2007–2008 online updates New interviews with leading immunologists – see previews	Immunity: The Immune Response in Infectious and Inflammatory Disease by Anthony L DeFranco, Richard M Locksley and Miranda Robertson More information and how to order	NEW! 2007–2008 online updates	The Cell Cycle: Principles of Control by David O Morgan More information and how to order	2007–2008 online updates	Protein Structure and Function by Gregory A Petsko and Dagmar Ringe More information and how to order
See what reviewers say about this book View free samples An introduction for undergraduates and medical students to the immune response to infection. "The authors seemed to have achieved the difficult blend of simplicity and detail needed in a text book. The figures are outstanding." – Marc K Jenkins, University of Minnesota Available to all online subscribers and qualifying instructors – Subscribe now		See what reviewers say about this book View free samples The Cell Cycle is a much needed up-to-date account of the molecular mechanisms that control cell division. "...very clear and concise...an excellent book for an advanced undergraduate course or a graduate course." – Douglas Kellogg, Sinsheimer Labs, UCSC Available to all online subscribers and qualifying instructors – Subscribe now		See what reviewers say about this book View free samples Available to all online subscribers and qualifying instructors – Subscribe now
Forthcoming titles
Molecular Biology by Nancy L Craig, Orna Cohen-Fix, Rachel Green, Carol W Greider, Gisela Storz and Cynthia Wolberger		Genetics by Philip W Ingham, Tanya T Whitfield and Kevin Fowler		Cell Signaling by Wendell Lim, Bruce Mayer and Anthony Pawson

Special features of Primers

Primers in Biology combine the most desirable features of a textbook and a reference book in a series of short synthetic texts for print and web that will offer working scientists and students a simple and efficient way to learn about the most topical fields in biology. Samples from each primer are free to view.

One two-page module per topic...

To enable more knowledgeable readers to choose their own route through the books, or to use them easily as a quick reference resource on a defined topic, each chapter in a Primer is broken down into topics each with all the relevant text, illustrations and references side by side on two consecutive pages.

Clear conceptual structure...

To help orientate novices each chapter begins with a two-page overview that sets the material that follows in a broader context, and to make it easy to follow, the entire text is organized as a series of short sections under single-sentence headings that reflect the logical structure of the text.

Glossary of technical terms...

Key terms are defined within each topic and collected in a glossary in each book.

Online resources...

All of the illustrations are available online for each published primer. For institutional subscribers, a slide-show functionality and self-test questions for students are available.

For instructors...

The online text, including updates and resources, is offered free to qualifying instructors adopting the print texts for courses – Go to the orders pages for Protein Structure and Function, The Cell Cycle, and Immunity to find out more.