MIT OLL: Getting up to Speed in Biology, Summer 2020

Syllabus

1. 1 Introduction to Getting up to Speed in Biology
2. 2 Lecture 1.1: The Molecules of Life — Representing Molecules
3. 3 Lecture 1.2: The Molecules of Life — Polar and Non-polar Molecules
4. 4 Lecture 1.3: The Molecules of Life — Types of Bonds
5. 5 Lecture 1.4: The Molecules of Life — Recognizing Macromolecules
6. 6 Lecture 1.5: The Molecules of Life — Nucleic Acid Polarity
7. 7 Lecture 1.6: The Molecules of Life — Protein Polarity
8. 8 Lecture 1.7: The Molecules of Life — Conclusion
9. 9 Lecture 2.1: The Cell and How it Works — Condensation and Hydrolysis
10. 10 Lecture 2.2: The Cell and How it Works — Free Energy and Reaction Kinetics
11. 11 Lecture 2.3: The Cell and How it Works — Pathways
12. 12 Lecture 2.4: The Cell and How it Works — Organelles
13. 13 Lecture 2.5: The Cell and How it Works — Cell Division
14. 14 Lecture 2.6: The Cell and How it Works — Conclusion
15. 15 Lecture 3.1: Information Transfer in Biology — DNA Rules
16. 16 Lecture 3.2: Information Transfer in Biology — DNA Replication
17. 17 Lecture 3.3: Information Transfer in Biology — Transcription
18. 18 Lecture 3.4: Information Transfer in Biology — Translation
19. 19 Lecture 3.5: Information Transfer in Biology — Conclusion
20. 20 Lecture 4.1: Inheritance and Genetics — Genes to Proteins
21. 21 Lecture 4.2: Inheritance and Genetics — Allele Segregation
22. 22 Lecture 4.3: Inheritance and Genetics — Punnet Squares
23. 23 Lecture 4.4: Inheritance and Genetics — Pedigrees
24. 24 Lecture 4.5: Inheritance and Genetics — Conclusion
25. 25 Lecture 5.1: Building with DNA — Restriction Digests
26. 26 Lecture 5.2: Building with DNA — Compatible Ends
27. 27 Lecture 5.3: Building with DNA — Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
28. 28 Lecture 5.4: Building with DNA — Conclusion