Cell Biology
As taught in: Spring 2007
An illustration of the structure of an animal cell. (Image courtesy of Wikipedia.)
Instructors:
Prof. Hidde Ploegh
Prof. Terry Orr-Weaver
MIT Course Number:
7.06
Level:
Undergraduate
Course Features
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.
