7.016 Introductory Biology (Fall 2018, MIT OCW): Lecture 20

7.016 Introductory Biology

7.016 Introductory Biology (Fall 2018, MIT OCW). Instructors: Prof. Barbara Imperiali and Prof. Adam Martin. This course provides an introduction to fundamental principles of biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics for understanding the functions of living systems. Taught for the first time in Fall 2013, this course covers examples of the use of chemical biology and twenty-first-century molecular genetics in understanding human health and therapeutic intervention. (from ocw.mit.edu)

Lecture 20 - Cell Signaling 1: Overview

Instructor: Prof. Barbara Imperiali. After completing the topic of protein trafficking, Professor Imperiali introduces cell signaling. In the first of two lectures on this topic, she covers the paradigms and mechanics of cell signaling.

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Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - Chemical Bonding and Molecular Interactions; Lipids and Membranes

Lecture 03 - Structures of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Lecture 04 - Enzymes and Metabolism

Lecture 05 - Carbohydrates and Glycoproteins

Lecture 06 - Nucleic Acids

Lecture 07 - Replication

Lecture 08 - Transcription

Lecture 09 - Chromatin Remodeling and Splicing

Lecture 10 - Translation

Lecture 11 - Cells, the Simplest Functional Units