MIT OCW Archived Courses: Recent submissions
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7.344 RNA Interference: A New Tool for Genetic Analysis and Therapeutics, Fall 2004
(2004-12)This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about ... -
7.345 The War on Superbugs: Antibiotic Development and the Emergence of Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Fall 2015
(2015-12)Bacteria and fungi have produced antibiotics, small molecules that can prevent the growth of or kill bacteria by inhibiting essential biological pathways, as a defense mechanism long before humans walked the earth. The ... -
7.345 The Science of Sperm, Fall 2014
(2014-12)Sperm are tiny, haploid cells with a supremely important job: They deliver the paternal genome to the egg, helping create a zygote that develops into a new individual. For a human male, however, only a small fraction of ...