Information Processing in Biological Cells (P02377)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : INF-P-IPBC

All biological cells process information. They integrate signals from their environment, respond and adapt to internal changes and store information in a variety of means from transient to persistent. In this course we will look at the various strategies used by cells to process and store information.

Entry Requirements

? This course is not available to visting students.

? Co-requisites : For Informatics PG students only, or by special permission of the School. Co-requisite is Bioinformatics 1 or appropriate general background in basic biology - contact course lecturer for approval.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Bioinformatics, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Other subject areas

Computational Systems Biology, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Neuroinformatics, (School of Informatics, Schedule O)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

It is anticipated that students who successfully complete the course will be able to:
* Describe a range of examples of information processing in biological cells.
* Compare and contrast biological methods for storing information across different time scales.
* Discuss the computational limits of the simplest biological organisms.
* Explain with reference to examples how cells integrate information from multiple modalities.
* Critically evaluate research literature in the field.