MIT OCW Archived Courses: Recent submissions
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7.344 Tumor Suppressor Gene p53: How the Guardian of our Genome Prevents Cancer, Fall 2010
(2010-12)Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Cancer involves uncontrolled cell growth, resistance to cell death, failure to differentiate into a particular cell type, and increased cellular motility. A family of gate-keeper ... -
7.344 Directed Evolution: Engineering Biocatalysts, Spring 2008
(2008-06)Directed evolution has been used to produce enzymes with many unique properties. The technique of directed evolution comprises two essential steps: mutagenesis of the gene encoding the enzyme to produce a library of variants, ... -
7.344 The Fountain of Life: From Dolly to Customized Embryonic Stem Cells, Fall 2007
(2007-12)During development, the genetic content of each cell remains, with a few exceptions, identical to that of the zygote. Most differentiated cells therefore retain all of the genetic information necessary to generate an entire ...