Molecular Biology Courses

Fundamentals of Biology

Learn the basic mechanisms of life across biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and recombinant DNA: enzymes and glycolysis, DNA replication, Mendel's laws, cloning, PCR, and electrophoresis.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Biology - The Secret of Life

Explore the building blocks of life: predict genotypes and phenotypes, apply the central dogma from DNA to RNA to protein, and use molecular and sequencing tools.

• MITx Online
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Molecular Evolution (Bioinformatics IV)

79 ratings at Coursera

Build evolutionary trees from distance matrices and characters using neighbor-joining and parsimony, then test the T. rex–chicken peptide claim and trace the Ebola outbreak's origin.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Statistical Molecular Thermodynamics

368 ratings at Coursera

This introductory physical chemistry course examines the connections between molecular properties and the behavior of macroscopic chemical systems.

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

Lactation Biology

40 ratings at Coursera

Explore the biology of lactation: mammary gland anatomy and development, milk composition, lactogenesis and colostrum, oxytocin-driven milk ejection, mastitis in dairy herds, and comparative lactation.

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

Navigating Disruption in Energy, Biology, Quantum, and Space

The next industrial revolution is here: anticipate disruption across clean energy, synthetic biology, quantum computing, and the commercial space economy using strategic foresight tools.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy

6 ratings

The course introduces the three key spectroscopic methods used by chemists and biochemists to analyse the molecular and electronic structure of atoms and molecules.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

AI in Molecular Imaging

2 ratings

A short talk on AI in molecular imaging, presented in the context of a deep reconstruction workshop.

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

The Psychology, Biology and Politics of Food - Lecture 19

2 ratings

Explore the intricate connections between psychology, biology, and politics in relation to food systems and consumption patterns.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 13 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Chemical Biology

174 ratings at Coursera

Although its boundaries are endless, the multidisciplinary nature of chemical biology can make the field seem daunting; we beg to differ! Here, we deconstruct chemical biology into its core components, and repackage the material

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

Introduction to Systems Biology

5 ratings

Learn about Systems Biology, focusing on mammalian cells and their functions. Understand how molecules interact to form functional systems and how emergent behaviors arise. Develop skills in experimental design, data analysis, and quantitative reasoning.

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

Data Visualization for Genome Biology

25 ratings at Coursera

Visualize genomic data: build box plots, heatmaps, volcano plots, GO enrichment charts and PPI networks using R, Galaxy, JBrowse, Cytoscape, plus t-SNE, PCA and UMAP.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Understanding Plants - Part II: Fundamentals of Plant Biology

1244 ratings at Coursera

Learn how plants are built and how they work: plant cell and whole-plant structure, growth and flowering, photosynthesis, and genetic engineering in agriculture.

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

Ninja Nerd

Cell Biology - Cell Structure & Function

9 ratings

Explore how cellular organelles and the cytoskeleton structure the cell and support processes including transport, protein production, and cell division.

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

Biology Everywhere Foundations

249 ratings at Coursera

Explore the "biology everywhere" philosophy, examine what science is and isn't as a discipline of inquiry, and learn the chemical basis underlying living systems.

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