Economic Principles in Cell Biology         

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Background knowledge

Cellular economics builds on knowledge from different disciplines and on a history of ideas in biology and beyond. In the section "Reading recommendations" at the end of the book you will find books, articles, and online resources that provide this background information. Readings specific to individual topics can be found in "Recommended readings" sections at the end of each chapter.

Book chapters

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1. The cell as a factory	2. An inventory of cell components	3. Cell metabolism
4. Metabolic flux distributions	5. Optimization of metabolic fluxes	6. The enzyme cost of metabolic fluxes
7. Optimization of metabolic states	8. Principles of cell growth	9. Universal features of autocatalytic systems
10. Resource allocation in complex cell models	11. Optimal cell behavior in time	12. Diversity of metabolic fluxes in a cell population
13. Cells in the face of uncertainty	14. Strategies for cell cycle control	15. Economy of organ form and function

Structure of the book

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