Introductory Biology
Offered By: Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MIT OpenCourseWare
Course Description
Overview
Syllabus
1. Introduction, Course Organization of MIT 7.016 Introductory Biology, Fall 2018.
2. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Interactions; Lipids and Membranes.
3. Structures of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins.
4. Enzymes & Metabolism.
5. Carbohydrates and Glycoproteins.
6. Nucleic Acids.
7. Replication.
8. Transcription.
9. Chromatin Remodeling and Splicing.
10. Translation.
11. Cells, the Simplest Functional Units.
12. Genetics 1 – Cell Division & Segregating Genetic Material.
13. Genetics 2 – Rules of Inheritance.
14. Genetics 3 – Linkage, Crossing Over.
15. Genetics 4 – The power of model organisms in biological discovery.
16. Recombinant DNA, Cloning, & Editing.
17. Genomes and DNA Sequencing.
18. SNPs & Human genetics.
19. Cell Trafficking and Protein Localization.
20. Cell Signaling 1 – Overview.
21. Cell Signaling 2 – Examples.
22. Neurons, Action Potential, & Optogenetics.
23. Cell Cycle and Checkpoints.
24. Stem Cells, Apoptosis, & Tissue Homeostasis.
25. Cancer 1.
26. Cancer 2.
27. Visualizing Life – Dyes and Stains.
28. Visualizing Life - Fluorescent Proteins.
29. Cell Imaging Techniques.
30. Immunology 1 – Diversity, Specificity, & B cells.
31. Immunology 2 – Memory, T cells, & Autoimmunity.
32. Infectious Disease, Viruses, and Bacteria.
33. Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance.
34. Viruses and Anti-Viral Resistance.
35. Reproductive Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cells.
Taught by
Prof. Barbara Imperiali , Prof. Adam Martin and Dr. Diviya Ray
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