Molecular Biology Courses

Cell Biology: Mitochondria

200 ratings at edX

A human-centered approach to the fundamentals of cell biology with a focus on the power plants of the cell - mitochondria.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Human Behavioral Biology

7 ratings

A Stanford lecture collection examines human behavior through evolution, genetics, neuroscience, endocrinology, and complexity, questioning categorical explanations of sexuality, belief, aggression, and individuality.

• YouTube
• 1 day 13 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

RNA Biology with Eterna

159 ratings at Coursera

Through videos and gameplay, this course provides a unique introduction to RNA biology, including its uses in medicine and bioengineering. Learn how RNA powers cell growth and development by designing your own RNAs using the popular citizen science game…

• Coursera
• 2 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Quantitative Methods for Biology

20 ratings at edX

Learn introductory programming and data analysis in MATLAB, with applications to biology and medicine.

• edX
• 10 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Introductory Biology

8 ratings

Introductory Biology provides an introduction to fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics for understanding the functions of living systems.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 28 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Molecular Foundations of Medicine

1 rating

This course contains selected topics that will help participants understand applications of molecular biology in medicine. Topics include reading the primary literature, DNA recombination, gene expres

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to the Biology of Cancer

9 ratings

Learn how cancer arises and is managed: oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, the ten cellular hallmarks, metastasis and TNM staging, imaging, and treatment options.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 1 hour a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Biology Meets Programming: Bioinformatics for Beginners

11 ratings

Implement bioinformatics algorithms in Python through coding challenges: locate the origin of replication in a genome and find DNA patterns that act as molecular clocks.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

CrashCourse

Biology - CrashCourse

19 ratings

Crash Course creates free, high-quality educational videos used by teachers and learners of all kinds. And thus begins the most revolutionary biology course in history.

• YouTube
• 8 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Stanford Seminar - Lenia- Biology of Artificial Life, Bert Wang-Chak Chan

Explore Lenia, a continuous cellular automaton whose self-organizing patterns resemble microscopic life and can be studied through evolution, ecology, and morphology.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 2 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Molecular Imaging: Imaging Integrins - From Bench to Bedside

Explores imaging integrins from bench research to clinical application.

• YouTube
• 28 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Molecular Imaging - Session 1

A moderated expert session on molecular imaging featuring researchers from several universities and medical centers.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 31 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introductory Biology

6 ratings

The course focuses on the application of fundamental principles, toward an understanding of microorganisms as geochemical agents responsible for the evolution and renewal of the biosphere and of their role in human health and disease.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 26 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Introduction to Biology

4 ratings

The course focuses on the exploration of current research in cell biology, immunology, neurobiology, genomics, and molecular medicine.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 28 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Music as Biology: What We Like to Hear and Why

731 ratings at Coursera

Musical taste may come from human speech: examine the auditory system, consonance and dissonance, the chromatic scale, worldwide scales, and emotion across cultures.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course