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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via MITx Online

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Explore the building blocks of life that connect biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and genomics to human health.

Syllabus

  • How to describe the building blocks of life and how their interactions dictate structure and function in biology
  • How to predict genotypes and phenotypes given genetics data
  • How to explain the central dogma of molecular biology and convert DNA sequence to RNA sequence to protein sequence
  • How to use molecular tools to study biology
  • How to describe the principles of early sequencing, as well as modern sequencing, and the effects of these technologies on the field of genomics
  • How to apply the principles of modern biology to issues in today's society

Taught by

Eric S. Lander, Olivia Corradin, Mary Ellen Wiltrout, Darcy Gordon, and Christopher Stevens

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