Cell Culture and Cellular Processes

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Prerequisites:BIOT 101 - Introduction to Biotechnology or (BIOT 100 - Survey of Biotechnology and BIOT 106 - Introduction to Biotechnology Laboratory); and (CHEM 105 - General Chemistry I or CHEM 111 - Chemistry I); or Program Advisor Approval. Corequisites: Pre/Corequisites: Description:The student will be introduced to major biochemical pathways, cellular structure and function at a molecular level. Topics to be considered include the structure and function of the cell membrane, cytoskeleton and various organelles. Cellular respiration will be discussed. Protein synthesis, processing and export will be examined. Those processes involved in cell division will also be investigated and related to cancer. The laboratory will center upon techniques involving animal, plant, fungi and bacterial cell cultures. Students will be taught how to isolate, culture and preserve prokaryotic organisms. Students will be taught how to maintain and preserve eukaryotic cell cultures. Students will learn to procure cell cultures from ATCC and other repositories.