Units: 4
Hours: Lecture, 4 hours; consultation and interaction with student via a web-based interactive system (e.g., skype) for 1 hour per week
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Prerequisites: consent of instructor or enrollment in the Online Masters-of-Science in Engineering Program
Description: Emphasizes biophysical and engineering concepts intrinsic to specific topics at the cellular and molecular level. Includes receptor-ligand dynamics in cell signaling and function; DNA replication and RNA processing; cellular and protein sorting; control of gene expression; membrane structure, transport and traffic; biological signal transduction; and mechanics of cell division.
Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Credit is awarded for only one of BIEN 224/MSE 246 or BIEN 224V.