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This group of activities and interactives can be used to teach several core topics in cell biology and genetics by connecting students with case studies and multimedia resources about cancer.
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From hhmi BioInteractive:
The topics covered include the cell cycle, cancer, biotechnology, and genetic disease.
By completing the resources in this playlist, students will be able to:
- Explain the steps and regulation of the cell cycle.
- Interpret data to explain the role of tumor suppressors in cell cycle regulation.
- Predict which gene mutations cause cancer. Compare and contrast oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in particular.
- Use evidence to support the following claims:
- Cancer is typically caused by mutations in several genes.
- Mutations in the same genes can be involved in the development of different types of cancers (i.e., breast cancer or lung cancer).
- Mutations in different genes can cause the same type of cancer.
- Use information on gene editing techniques to design experiments to “cure cancer.”
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