The Science of Cancer Survival
Like Duolingo, but for The Science of Cancer Survival. Tomo turns the whole topic into a game you play five minutes a day, until it actually sticks.
For the part of you with thirty open tabs that never became anything.
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Key ideas in The Science of Cancer Survival
- Apoptosis is a managed process to remove faulty cells
- Cells respond to chemical growth factors from their environment
- Internal checkpoints verify the cell is healthy enough to replicate
- Preventing damaged cells from dying leads to tissue dysfunction
- Cancer results from growth signals being stuck 'on'
- How external signals and internal checks trigger the decision to divide
- Degenerative issues occur when cells die faster than they are replaced
- The role of programmed cell death in maintaining organ health
- The consequences of losing the balance between growth and death
- Enzymes must physically scan and recognize structural distortions in the double helix
- Unfixed mutations accumulate every time a cell divides
- The damaged section is excised before new bases are added
- Cancer is the result of uncontrolled cell growth driven by accumulated genetic errors
- Ligase acts as the final 'glue' to restore the continuous DNA strand
- The sequence of events in identifying and correcting a DNA lesion
- The relationship between failed repair and cancer progression
You've tried the other tabs
Thirty open tabs. Four facts you actually kept.
You watched. You nodded. By Sunday it was gone.
One answer, then back to scrolling.
Eight weeks. You meant to finish. You didn't.
Tomo gives The Science of Cancer Survival the Duolingo treatment: levels, streaks, and quick quizzes that test what you just learned. That game loop is what the tabs above never had, so it's the one you actually finish.
Here's what playing it feels like
A real question from this course. Take your best guess.
When you get a scrape, what specific chemical signals tell your skin cells to start dividing and close the gap?
Get it right to open this lesson and 25 more in the app.
Where The Science of Cancer Survival takes you
Discover how your body's internal repair crews and immune system work together to fight off rogue cells. Learn why genetic differences make every person's battle with cancer unique.
- 1
How Your Body Stays Healthy
- The Rules of Cell Growth
- The DNA Repair Crew at Work
- When Cells Refuse to Stop Dividing
- How the Immune System Spots Trouble
- 2
Why Every Body Reacts Differently
- Small Genetic Changes, Big Impacts
- Why Some People Heal Faster
- How Variation Changes Cancer Risk
- The Role of Inherited Traits
- Environmental Triggers and Your Genes
- Predicting Survival Through Variation
- 3
Investigating Real-World Issues
- Asking the Right Research Questions
- Finding Reliable Biological Data
- Connecting Genetics to Modern Medicine
3 sections · 13 units · 26 levels. Built to play, not to enroll.
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