What Is Life? - With Paul Nurse
Offered By: The Royal Institution via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the fundamental question of defining life in this one-hour lecture by Nobel laureate Sir Paul Nurse. Delve into the extraordinary nature of living things, examining key biological concepts such as cells, genes, chromosomes, and DNA. Learn about chemical machines, gene regulation, and natural selection. Discover the six principles that characterize life and gain insights from Nurse's groundbreaking research on cell growth and division. Understand the broader implications of these findings for cancer research and other serious diseases.
Syllabus
Introduction
The Cell
Schwann Birkhoff
The gene
Chromosome
Principles
Chemistry
Chemical Machines
DNA
Gene regulation
Natural selection
Viruses
Six Principles
Conclusion
Taught by
The Royal Institution
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