IPHY 3060 Cell Physiology 1st lecture 8/24/14What is Cell Physiology?Cell physiology Cell physiology (including cellular electrophysiology) is the biological study of the cell's mechanism and interaction in its environment. The term "physiology" refers to all the normal functions that take place in a living organism. Wikipedia sez:Cells are the fundamental subunit of living things. A) Cells must replicate and renew. B) Cells must extract energy from the environment in order to do “A”. C) Cells in multicellular organisms must “behave”Course outline Section I – Basic Cell Functions Section II – Unicellular Eukaryotes Section III – Cells in Multicellular OrganismsDolly and BonnieMomma SheepMilk secretion from mammary gland cellsMammary cells in culture from Wilmut et al, 1997Somatic Cell Nuclear TransferDolly (stuffed)This cell will make a sheepDolly Udder?1st Homework Assignment: Please write a 1 paragraph essay describing where you think the “make-a-sheep” information exists in the egg containing the transplanted mammary gland cell nucleus. Submit your assignment by Wednesday Aug 27, 9:00AM via the class D2L
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