5C Cells #1 Every cell is covered by a membrane that controls what can enter and leave the cell.... 5C Cells #2 Within every cell are specialized parts for the transport of materials, energy transfer, protein building, waste disposal, information feedback, and even movement.... 5C Cells #3 The work of the cell is carried out by the many different types of molecules it assembles, mostly proteins.... 5C Cells #5 Cell behavior can also be affected by molecules from other parts of the organism or even other organisms....

	6C Basic Functions #1 The immune system is designed to protect against microscopic organisms and foreign substances that enter from outside the body and against some cancer cells that arise within.... 6C Basic Functions #3 Communication between cells is required to coordinate their diverse activities.... 6E Physical Health #1 Sometimes the immune system may attack some of the body's own cells.... 6E Physical Health #2 Faulty genes can cause body parts or systems to work poorly.... 6E Physical Health #3 New medical techniques, efficient health care delivery systems, improved sanitation, and a fuller understanding of the nature of disease give today's human beings a better chance of staying healthy than their forebears had....

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Immune Attack

http://www.fas.org/immuneattack


Description

Today's video games require users to build a complex knowledge base to navigate intricate fictional worlds. Why not build games that require players to learn about science instead? That's the goal of Immune Attack, an ambitious project of the Federation of American Scientists (FAS). Users navigate through a 3-D representation of the human body, fighting germs and restoring a healthy immune system to a sick patient. The video game is a supplemental learning tool that aims to excite students about the subject, while also illuminating general principles and detailed concepts of immunology.

This video game is focused on immunology and is quite involved. For that reason, we suggest that you use this resource to supplement a course or curriculum on immunology. In that light, Immune Attack can be used as a tool to help students visualize the immune system and see how the various players in it work. This resource will provide students with a virtual 3-D gaming environment that they are likely familiar with, but the interactions and challenges take place in the real world of the human immune system.

This interactive will need to be downloaded to your computer, so be sure to check out the system requirements. FAS has developed a number of teaching resources to support use in the classroom. The Game Guide area of the website provides useful game play information for students and teachers.

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Created :05/19/2008