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Apr 21, 2025
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Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022
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BIOL 35000 - The Biology of Cancer
GER
3/B
When a normal cell becomes a cancer cell there are genetic changes that occur that alter the biology of the cell such that it behaves independent of its neighbors. This course will investigate the altered biology of cancer cells that lead to uncontrolled proliferation and cancer. Topics include: cell culture, the cell cycle, hormones, receptors, intracellular signal transduction, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, apoptosis, metastasis, and the etiology of human cancer.
prereq: BIOL 20000, 30000, or perm instr.
3 hrs (lec)
3 cr.
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