husayn gokal
Sharjah

MITBiology7.016

Introductory Biology

planned·~168 hours total

Professors

  • Adam Martin
  • Hazel Sive
  • Barbara Imperiali

Textbook

  • Campbell Biology

    Lisa Urry et al. · 12th · ISBN 9780135188743

Materials

Updated version of MIT intro biology — molecules and cells, genetics, gene expression, cancer, immunology.

Syllabus

  1. Week 1

    Chemistry of life; water; macromolecules

  2. Week 2

    Proteins — structure, folding, function

  3. Week 3

    Enzymes; metabolism overview

  4. Week 4

    DNA structure; replication

  5. Week 5

    Transcription and RNA processing

  6. Week 6

    Translation and the genetic code

  7. Week 7

    Gene regulation — prokaryote and eukaryote

  8. Week 8

    Cell signalling; membrane biology

  9. Week 9

    Mendelian genetics; molecular genetics

  10. Week 10

    Recombinant DNA; cloning; sequencing

  11. Week 11

    Cancer; cell cycle dysregulation

  12. Week 12

    Immunology; T and B cells