Molecular Biology of the Cell
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Molecular Biology of the Cell is a widely used, authoritative textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and mechanisms of modern cell biology.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Molecular Biology of the Cell canonical | 4 |
| Molecular Cell Biology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T778016 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Molecular Biology of the Cell Context triple: [James Watson, notableWork, Molecular Biology of the Cell]
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Molecular Biology of the Cell
Molecular Biology of the Cell is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes research and reviews in cell biology and related molecular life sciences.
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American Society for Cell Biology
The American Society for Cell Biology is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of cell biology through research, education, and advocacy.
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C.
Science Signaling
Science Signaling is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on cellular signal transduction and related biological communication processes.
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Molecular Cancer Research
Molecular Cancer Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on the molecular and cellular biology of cancer.
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E.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Molecular Biology of the Cell Target entity description: Molecular Biology of the Cell is a widely used, authoritative textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and mechanisms of modern cell biology.
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A.
Molecular Biology of the Cell
Molecular Biology of the Cell is a leading peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes research and reviews in cell biology and related molecular life sciences.
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B.
American Society for Cell Biology
The American Society for Cell Biology is a professional scientific organization dedicated to advancing the study and understanding of cell biology through research, education, and advocacy.
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C.
Science Signaling
Science Signaling is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on cellular signal transduction and related biological communication processes.
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D.
Molecular Cancer Research
Molecular Cancer Research is a peer-reviewed scientific journal focusing on the molecular and cellular biology of cancer.
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E.
The Language of Life
The Language of Life is a popular science book by geneticist Francis Collins that explains how advances in genomics are transforming medicine and personal health.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biology textbook
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cell biology textbook ⓘ scientific book ⓘ textbook ⓘ |
| aim |
to connect molecular mechanisms to cellular behavior
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to explain fundamental concepts of modern cell biology ⓘ |
| covers |
eukaryotic cells
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experimental techniques in cell biology ⓘ prokaryotic cells ⓘ |
| describedAs |
authoritative textbook
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comprehensive introduction to cell biology ⓘ widely used textbook ⓘ |
| field |
cell biology
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molecular biology ⓘ |
| format | illustrated textbook ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
fifth edition
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first edition ⓘ fourth edition ⓘ second edition ⓘ sixth edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
graduate students
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researchers in biology ⓘ undergraduate students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
digital edition
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear illustrations
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conceptual explanations ⓘ integration of molecular and cellular mechanisms ⓘ |
| subject |
apoptosis
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cancer biology ⓘ cell cycle ⓘ cell division ⓘ cell function ⓘ cell signaling ⓘ cell structure ⓘ cytoskeleton ⓘ developmental biology ⓘ gene expression ⓘ immunology basics ⓘ intracellular compartments ⓘ membrane transport ⓘ methods in cell biology ⓘ molecular mechanisms in cells ⓘ |
| usedAs |
primary textbook in cell biology courses
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reference work in laboratories ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Molecular Biology of the Cell Description of subject: Molecular Biology of the Cell is a widely used, authoritative textbook that provides a comprehensive introduction to the fundamental concepts and mechanisms of modern cell biology.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Molecular Biology of the Cell