Courses:

Course Info

• Course Number / Code:
• 7.06 (Spring 2007) 
• Course Title:
• Cell Biology 
• Course Level:
• Undergraduate 
• Offered by :
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
  Massachusetts, United States  
• Department:
• Biology 
• Course Instructor(s):
• Prof. Terry Orr-Weaver
  Prof. Hidde Ploegh 
• Course Introduction:
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  7.06 Cell Biology
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  
  
  

  Course Highlights

  
  
  

  
  
  7.06 Cell Biology
  
  
  
  

  Spring 2007

  
  
  

  

  An illustration of the structure of an animal cell. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia.)

  
  
  

  Course Description

  
  
  

  This course deals with the biology of cells of higher organisms: The structure, function, and biosynthesis of cellular membranes and organelles; cell growth and oncogenic transformation; transport, receptors, and cell signaling; the cytoskeleton, the extracellular matrix, and cell movements; chromatin structure and RNA synthesis.

  
  
  

  Technical Requirements

  
  
  

  Special software is required to use some of the files in this course: .swf.