BIOS 222 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Shinya Yamanaka, Jacques Benveniste, Alkaline Phosphatase
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Here are some descriptions of slides used in lectures that are not from the book (note: this is not intended to be a comprehensive study guide). First steps in the evolution of a eukaryotic cell: from christian deduve (scientific. The hypothesis is that mitochondria (and chloroplasts, and perhaps other organelles too) arose when free-living prokaryotes took up residence in the cytoplasm of an ancestral cell. Hela cells: the web link on blackboard summarizes the history of hela cells and the recently enacted policy changes for dealing with similar issues in the futuree. Es cells and other stem cells: embryonic stem cells are derived from the blastocyst stage of mammalian embryogenesis in which an undifferentiated inner cell mass is surrounded by a layer of trophoblast cells that form a hollow ball. The es cells are derived from the inner cell mass.
