MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS
Medicine Handbook 1996
Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia
Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Cell
and molecular biology III
Professor P Nagley (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)
Objectives This unit aims to extend the core in this discipline.
Students should also develop an appreciation of cell and molecular biology as
providing the scientific basis for understanding many abnormal (or disease)
conditions that have relevance to medicine.
Synopsis Cell and tissue architecture, especially the structure and
dynamics of cell membrane; chromosomes and gene expression, including
principles of gene cloning; molecular aspects of cell growth and
differentiation, including the impact of viruses on cell function. Lectures are
supplemented by small discussion group syndicate sessions where students
discuss selected topics with an emphasis being given to their medical
implications.
Assessment Examination (including content of syndicate sessions) 2 hrs:
100%
Prescribed texts
- Alberts B and others Molecular biology of the cell 3rd edn, Garland,
1994
Recommended texts
- Darnell J and others Molecular cell biology 2nd edn, Scientific
American, 1990
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