Cell Biology

Animal cell with organelles labelled.

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

Instructor(s)

MIT Course Number

7.06

As Taught In

Spring 2007

Level

Undergraduate

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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.