Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques

BIOLOGY The atom. The states of matter. H₂O and its properties. Biological molecules: lipids, carbohydrates, proteins, and nucleic acids. Functional groups in organic compounds. Optical isomers. The cell and its organization. Membrane proteins. Transport across membranes: a) passive transport (simple and facilitated diffusion); b) active transport. Cell junctions. Cell communication. Signal sending. Signal reception. Signal transduction. Signal response. Energy and metabolism. Energy, enzymes, ATP synthesis (glycolysis, formation of acetyl-CoA, Krebs cycle, oxidative phosphorylation). The cell cycle. Mitosis. Regulation of the cell cycle. Meiosis. The semiconservative theory of DNA replication: the nitrogen-15 isotope experiment. DNA replication. Mutations. Transcription and post-transcriptional modifications. The genetic code. Translation and post-translational modifications. Control of gene expression (enhancer sequences). Promoter organization. Heterochromatin and euchromatin.

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