Introduction
This is the beta version of a customized textbook for Biol 395 at St. Francis Xavier University (Nova Scotia, Canada). Some content was drawn directly from OpenStax Biology 2e, while other content was written by the instructor or students of Biol 395. Please let us know if you find any errors, etc. or if you have any ideas for more more videos, interactives, etc. The textbook will be updated periodically.
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Unit 1: Cell Structure & Function
Chapter 1: some content drawn from OpenStax Biology 2e Chapter 4, with additional content written and revised by Tanner Clow, Thomas MacLellan, and Maggie Johnston.
Chapter 2: some content drawn from OpenStax Biology 2e Chapter 4, with additional content written and revised by Jantina Toxopeus.
Chapter 3: all content from OpenStax Biology 2e Chapter 3.
Chapter 4: content drawn from OpenStax Biology 2e Chapter 4, with additional content written and revised by Victoria Adams, Mynavathy Anandan, Jordan Etheridge, Marcus Eyking, Emma Nolan, and Brooklyn Vestby.
Chapter 5: content drawn from OpenStax Biology 2e Chapters 5 and 9, with additional content written and revised by Makayla Butorac, Kate Cordeau, Kali Hudson, Lily McIntyre, Sabrina Smutek, and Victoria Tweedie-Pitre.
Chapter 6: content drawn from OpenStax Biology 2e Chapter 6, with additional content written and revised by Chris Keyes, Emma Smith, and Shannon Wallace.
Unit 2: Cell Stress
Chapter 7: content written and revised by Jantina Toxopeus.
Chapter 8: content written and revised by Marcus Eyking, Emma Nolan, Sabrina Smutek, and Maranda van Oirschot.
Chapter 9: content written and revised by Tanner Clow, Maggie Johnston, Emma Smith, and Victoria Tweedie-Pitre.
Chapter 10: content written and revised by Victoria Adams, Makayla Butorac, and Thomas MacLellan.
Chapter 11: content written and revised by Mynavathy Anandan, Jordan Etheridge, Chris Keyes, and Shannon Wallace.
Chapter 12: content written and revised by Kate Cordeau, Kali Hudson, Lily McIntyre, and Brooklyn Vestby.
Chapter 13: content written by Kate Cordeau, Tanner Clow, Jordan Etheridge, Kali Hudson, Lily McIntyre, Emma Smith, Sabrina Smutek, Jantina Toxopeus, and Brooklyn Vestby; revised by Jantina Toxopeus.
Chapter 14: content written by Kali Hudson, Chris Keyes, Emma Nolan, Emma Smith, Jantina Toxopeus, Victoria Tweedie-Pitre, Brooklyn Vestby, and Shannon Wallace; revised by Jantina Toxopeus.
