Cell and Molecular Biology          is the study of life & the living cell     through the analysis of the constituent     molecules found within cells.
" Living organisms are composed of inanimate molecules...                                and nothing is alive in a cell except the whole of it? "                                                                Matrin Olomucki (1993) the chemistry of life.  NY, McGraw Hill

               CMB is designed to construe the properties of the organism
               by understanding the structure of its constituent molecules.
  

 

 

Cell & molecular biology is a vibrant & exciting discipline.             Today, CMB forms a bridge between such basic            disciplines as biochemistry, developmental biology,        physiology, neurobiology, molecular genetics,        immunobiology, and microbiology.           cell & molecular biology provides a natural connection      between basic biological research and medicine.         * a text description of Cell Biology                                  (required reading)     *Class Rules:  Any item with a hyperlink *STAR means            you are responsible for the material at that hyperlink.

 

 

 

 

 

 
   Class Procedures for web lecture notes and outlines:

     ð  Web based class material is designed to allow individuals in the class to meet their own
          unique learning requirements. The webpages themselves present "baseline-needed material"
          which we all must learn, including starred*links, that are designed to enhance directed
          learning, and explain in greater detail a concept presented on the base page.
   
               if a web link is starred*, then you are responsible for the content at that link;
                   if a figure is listed  [ fig 7.1 ]  or  figure* then you are responsible for its content. 
     
     
     ð  Additionally, there is immersion-learning links that are not starred,  about cell-molecular
          biology topics, which allow a learner (you) to delve into an area of self-interest, build your
          knowledge base, and increase your biology productivity.
      
                   if a web-link is NOT starred, then you NOT responsible for its content on tests. 
 

 

 

 

 

Fundamental Questions Asked via CMB ?

what is definition of Life ?         what does it mean to be alive ?

Life is manifest in the cell...   so the questions can be...

what are the origins of life ?

what are the properties of cells ?

how does an organism develop from single fertilized egg ?

what causes the great diversity of life ?

how does life work - why do we get sick, grow old, die ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Course Goals -

1.  examine the details of the cell, stressing           the fundamental &  relationships between           molecules and structure & function

2.  generate an appreciation for how the           properties of molecules lead to the living condition

µ "Although concepts and ideas occupy a central place in the grand sweep of our          understanding of the nature of the world around us, it is a mistake to imagine          they play a greater role than tools and techniques in achieving scientific progress.          Few scientific revolutions are concept driven."      [re: HGP].... John M. Thomas, 1994.

 
  
 
   

 
  
       E-mail    -     Dr. Mallery:  cmallery@miami.edu   
                     &    -     Dr. Glaser:     lglaser@miami.edu
  

 Bil 255 Description page by..... 
        Charles Mallery, Department of Biology, College of Arts & Sciences
        University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL 33124-8004  
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