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Fundamentals of Biology

This consists of a series of video lectures given by Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Robert Weinberg, Prof. Tyler Jacks, et al.. This course focuses on the basic principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and recombinant DNA. These principles are necessary to understanding the basic mechanisms of life and anchor the biological knowledge that is required to understand many of the challenges in everyday life, from human health and disease to loss of biodiversity and environmental quality. (from ocw.mit.edu )

Instructor

Prof. Eric Lander, Prof. Graham Walker, Prof. Sallie Chisholm, et al.

Biology

2012

Lecture 01 - The Nature of Evolution: Selection, Inheritance, and History

Lecture 02 - Covalent Bonds, Hydrogen Bonds

Lecture 03 - Macromolecules: Lipids, Carbohydrates, Nucleic Acid

Lecture 04 - Proteins, Levels of Structure, Non-Covalent Forces

Lecture 05 - Biochemical Reactions, Enzymes, and ATP

Lecture 06 - Glycolysis, Respiration, and Fermentation

Lecture 07 - Photosynthesis

Lecture 08 - DNA Structure and Classic Experiments

Lecture 09 - DNA Replication

Lecture 10 - Transcription and Translation

Lecture 11 - Alternative Approaches to Molecular Biology

Lecture 12 - Gene Regulation and the Lac Operon

Lecture 13 - Mendel's Laws

Lecture 14 - Linkage and Recombination, Genetic Maps

Lecture 15 - Pedigrees; Human Genetics

Lecture 16 - Biochemical Genetics

Lecture 17 - Development of Recombinant DNA

Lecture 18 - Basic Mechanisms of Cloning: Restriction Enzymes and Cloning Vectors

Lecture 19 - Constructing and Screening a Recombinant DNA Library

Lecture 20 - cDNA Libraries and Expression Libraries

Lecture 21 - Agarose Gel Electrophoresis, DNA Sequencing, PCR