Mutations and cancer genetics
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BRAF – from gene to cancer therapy
Activity from YourGenome which involves looking at cancer DNA data to find areas of mutations which are significant in malignant melanoma. This is a detailed classroom activity with powerpoint, teacher and student files, videos etc.
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Cancer – damaged genes
Resource from Centre of the Cell – lots of information here.
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Cancer quest
Detailed site which includes animations on cancer biology.
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Cell cycle and cancer
Page from an online textbook.
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Handful of changes make cancer BBC news story
BBC News story from 2017 – how researchers have investigated how many mutations it takes to cause cells to become cancerous.
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How do cancer cells behave differently?
Video and lesson resources from TED on cancer cells.