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Thanks, I'm interested in this topic, would you be able to suggest sources that are understandable by a layperson?

• jcranmer 10y ago
  Unfortunately, I'm no expert in molecular biology. Some of the more recent stuff I've picked up by following Derek Lowe's blog (http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/ http://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/), which occasionally discusses some new results in molecular biology.
• allenz 10y ago
  The standard way to learn this stuff is a course/textbook followed by reading the important papers. I recommend https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-28-molecular-biology-spring-2005/ https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-28-molecular-biology-s...: it is well-organized and a great use of time, even though it doesn't get into the latest most exciting topics. If you just want an overview of what's going on, I curated these links for you. For each, focus on the main idea and why it is significant for accomplishing biological goals. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology/Homeostasis#Overview https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Human_Physiology/Homeostasis#O... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_biology section 1-2 Skim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_dogma_of_molecular_biology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_dogma_of_molecular_bio... https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/classical-genetics/molecular-basis-of-genetics-tutorial/ https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/classical-geneti... watch 2x speed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics#Research_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetics#Research_methods https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_communication_(biology) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_communication_(biolog... https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cell-signaling https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/cell-signaling https://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb110spring/nogales/mcb110_s2008_4signaling.pdf https://mcb.berkeley.edu/courses/mcb110spring/nogales/mcb110... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigenetics intro and diagram only http://www.zymoresearch.com/learning-center/epigenetics/what-is-epigenetics http://www.zymoresearch.com/learning-center/epigenetics/what... all pages https://www.jove.com/science-education-database/2/basic-methods-in-cellular-and-molecular-biology https://www.jove.com/science-education-database/2/basic-meth... understand basic research methods https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/human-biology#immunology https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/human-biology#im... skim https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_pluripotent_stem_cell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Induced_pluripotent_stem_cell https://www.cancerquest.org/cancer-biology/ https://www.cancerquest.org/cancer-biology/ is awesome. I recommend angiogenesis, metastasis, and tumor-host interactions
  • mastazi 10y ago
    Thank you so much, this is awesome! I really appreciate the time you must have spent to put it together!