Area: |
School of Biomedical Sciences |
Credits: |
25.0 |
Contact Hours: |
10.0 |
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| ** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. ** |
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Individual Study: |
1 x 10 Hours Weekly |
Equivalent(s): |
301428 (v.4) BIO18 How Cells Work or any previous version
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Syllabus: |
Life - a molecular process. The basic building block of life - the cell. The basic building blocks of the cell - water and molecular forces, carbohydrates, fatty acids and lipids, nucleotides and nucleic acids, amino acids and proteins. Introduction to enzymes. Concepts of energy and metabolism. Glycolysis and the citric acid cycle. The electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation. DNA replication, from DNA to protein. Chromosomes and gene regulation. Cell membrane structure - cell communication, cell division, cell cycle control and cell death. |
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| ** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. ** |
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Field of Education: |
10900 Biological Sciences (Narrow Grouping) |
HECS Band (if applicable): |
2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis
utilises online information: |
Essential |
Result Type: |
Grade/Mark |
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Availability |
| Year |
Location |
Period |
Internal |
Area External |
Central External |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 1 |
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Y |
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| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Semester 2 |
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Y |
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| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Special Term 1 |
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Y |
| 2004 |
Bentley Campus |
Special Term 3 |
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Y |
Area
External |
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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