Principles and Techniques of Molecular Cell Biology
X121 (3 semester units in Molecular and Cell Biology)
45 hours CE credit: BRN provider #00226
This course explains how cells function and how research in cell and molecular biology is making its way out of the laboratory and into everyday life. You learn about gene regulation and expression; cell regulation; genetic engineering and cloning; the Human Genome Project; the genetic basis of cancer; diseases of the immune system, including AIDS; and the use of DNA technology in forensics.
Prerequisite: One year of college-level general biology.
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JOHN M. FORGER III, Ph.D., named Honored Instructor in 2006, has held teaching and research positions at Stanford, Tufts, and Harvard universities. He is also the founder and former manager of the Monoclonal Antibody Facility at the Biological Laboratories, Harvard University. Now retired from research, he devotes his professional efforts to teaching.
- Online course: Internet access required
- Enroll anytime: You have 6 months to complete
- $740 (EDP 867960)
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Textbook(s) for this course:
Introduction to Molecular Medicine
Author: Dennis W. Ross
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Edition: 3rd
Publication Year: 2002
ISBN: 0387953728
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Molecular Biology of the Cell w/Media DVD-ROM
Author: Bruce Alberts, Alexander Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, and Peter Walter
Publisher: Garland Science
Edition: 5th
Publication Year: 2007
ISBN: 0815341059
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