Cell biology: body's battle with cancer

(4 Credits)

This course is designed to provide comprehensive understanding of how cancer breaks our body's defense for its survival. Cancer is a devastating disease in a modern society and a plethora of efforts has been made to find its cure. In this course, students will learn how difficult fighting against cancer is in a molecular level. Furthermore, using cancer as an example, students will also learn how metazoan develops multiple defense mechanisms and survives in the hostile environment. Pre-requisite: Foundations of Biology I ( BIOL-SHU 21 ) Fulfillment: Biology elective