BIOL 278 — C Molecular Biology 4 Units
Term hours: 72 lecture. This course is a study of the structure and function of biological molecules; mechanisms of gene expression and regulation, genomics, biotechnology and molecular methods of experimentation and DNA repair. In addition, this course presents the molecular mechanisms of cell signaling pathways as well as errors in these pathways leading to cancer and other disorders. The importance of viral life cycles in understanding basic molecular and cellular processes will be included. Finally, the major biochemical pathways in cells, with an emphasis on the thermodynamic constraints on living systems, will also be studied. (UC/CSU, AA GE, CalGETC)