7.016 Introductory Biology, Fall 2014
Author(s)
Imperiali, Barbara
Amon, Angelika
Sinha, Diviya
Alternative Title
Introductory Biology
Date Issued
December 2014
Abstract
7.016 Introductory Biology provides an introduction to fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology and genetics for understanding the functions of living systems. Taught for the first time in Fall 2013, this course covers examples of the use of chemical biology and twenty-first-century molecular genetics in understanding human health and therapeutic intervention. The MIT Biology Department Introductory Biology courses, 7.012, 7.013, 7.014, 7.015, and 7.016 all cover the same core material, which includes the fundamental principles of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and cell biology. Biological function at the molecular level is particularly emphasized and covers the structure and regulation of genes, as well as the structure and synthesis of proteins, how these molecules are integrated into cells, and how these cells are integrated into multicellular systems and organisms. In addition, each version of the subject has its own distinctive material.
Subjects
biochemistry
molecular biology
genetics
human genetics
pedigrees
biochemical genetics
molecular biology
chemical biology
molecular genetics
recombinant DNA technology
cell biology
cancer
viruses
HIV
bacteria
antibiotics
human health
therapeutic intervention
cell signaling
cell biology
evolution
reproduction
infectious diseases
therapeutics
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology
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