Some cell lines divide despite signals that normally stop division.
Learning target
Build an initial model and explanation for: What happens when regulatory systems fail, and what can models legitimately claim?
Evidence task
Record observations, questions, an initial model, and one claim that could be tested. Use these concepts where relevant: checkpoint; apoptosis; mutation; regulation; correlation.
Interpret proliferation curves and distinguish correlation from mechanism.
Evidence task
Show units, setup, calculation or graph reasoning, then write what the quantitative evidence can and cannot establish about: What happens when regulatory systems fail, and what can models legitimately claim?
Case-data analysis on cell-cycle control; explicitly non-diagnostic.
Safety boundary
Use the course safety charter. If supervision, facilities, materials, or conditions are not appropriate, use the supplied-data/simulation alternative rather than improvising hazardous procedures.
Evidence task
Record variables or design constraints, procedure/model, observations/data, and one revision you would make after reviewing the evidence.
Answer the essential question: What happens when regulatory systems fail, and what can models legitimately claim?
Mastery evidence
Submit a claim, at least two specific pieces of evidence, reasoning that connects them, one limitation/counterclaim, and a correction note for any essential concept below 80%.
Portfolio
Select one artifact from this week and explain why it is trustworthy evidence of growth.