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Interactives:
Cancer cell invasion activity explores an image of tumor cells invading muscle tissue, which serves as a phenomenon for learning about cancer, mutations, and cell division.
How Tumors Grow animation shows how a tumor forms, recruits blood vessels, and enters metastasis.
VEGF animation shows how tumors use the protein VEGF to recruit blood vessels.
Using p53 to Fight Cancer animation shows how a genetically modified virus can be used to destroy cancer cells.
Cystic fibrosis animation shows how mutations in an ion channel protein lead to the genetic disease cystic fibrosis, discusses how research on this protein has been used to develop treatments for the disease.
Genetic Mutations and Disease interactive module explores how mutations arise in germline and somatic cells. It also shows how these mutations can lead to genetic conditions, such as cystic fibrosis and cancer.
Eukaryotic Cell Cycle and Cancer interactive module explores the phases, checkpoints, and protein regulators of the cell cycle. The module also shows how mutations in genes that encode cell cycle regulators can lead to the development of cancer.
Classifying Cancer Genes and Investigating Patient Data two hands-on activities engage students in exploring the genetic basis of cancer using cards and posters.
Cancer and Cell Fate in the Epithelium animation shows how disrupting cellular processes in the intestines can lead to colon cancer.
Mechanism of a Medication for Myeloid Leukaemia animation shows how the cancer treatment Gleevec inhibits the cancer-causing protein BCR-ABL.
Stem-Cell-Based Therapies tutorial explores how stem cells can be used to treat a wide range of diseases.
Videos:
Mutations in Cancer an overview of the types of genes that, when mutated, can lead to the development of cancer.