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

• Introduction to Getting up to Speed in Biology
• Lecture 1.1: The Molecules of Life — Representing Molecules
• Lecture 1.2: The Molecules of Life — Polar and Non-polar Molecules
• Lecture 1.3: The Molecules of Life — Types of Bonds
• Lecture 1.4: The Molecules of Life — Recognizing Macromolecules
• Lecture 1.5: The Molecules of Life — Nucleic Acid Polarity
• Lecture 1.6: The Molecules of Life — Protein Polarity
• Lecture 1.7: The Molecules of Life — Conclusion
• Lecture 2.1: The Cell and How it Works — Condensation and Hydrolysis
• Lecture 2.2: The Cell and How it Works — Free Energy and Reaction Kinetics
• Lecture 2.3: The Cell and How it Works — Pathways
• Lecture 2.4: The Cell and How it Works — Organelles
• Lecture 2.5: The Cell and How it Works — Cell Division
• Lecture 2.6: The Cell and How it Works — Conclusion
• Lecture 3.1: Information Transfer in Biology — DNA Rules
• Lecture 3.2: Information Transfer in Biology — DNA Replication
• Lecture 3.3: Information Transfer in Biology — Transcription
• Lecture 3.4: Information Transfer in Biology — Translation
• Lecture 3.5: Information Transfer in Biology — Conclusion
• Lecture 4.1: Inheritance and Genetics — Genes to Proteins
• Lecture 4.2: Inheritance and Genetics — Allele Segregation
• Lecture 4.3: Inheritance and Genetics — Punnet Squares
• Lecture 4.4: Inheritance and Genetics — Pedigrees
• Lecture 4.5: Inheritance and Genetics — Conclusion
• Lecture 5.1: Building with DNA — Restriction Digests
• Lecture 5.2: Building with DNA — Compatible Ends
• Lecture 5.3: Building with DNA — Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
• Lecture 5.4: Building with DNA — Conclusion