"Follows the function of cells, how they're made, and the English scientist, Robert Hooke, who discovered them by examining a piece of cork."--

Describes the evolution of the first cell, cellular structures, and the processes by which cells reproduce and form tissues.

A detailed presentation of the structure and function of different types of cells and of research into developing technologies such as cloning and the use of stem cells.

If you look at a piece of a leaf or a drop of saliva through a microscope, what do you see? Cells are the basic building blocks of life and they make up every living thing, from plants to animals, from humans to bacteria! In Cells: Experience Life at Its Tiniest, readers ages 12 to 15 investigate cells and learn how they affect our health, reproduction, criminal investigations, and agriculture.