LNN Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 This free online microbiology course will cover DNA and cell biology. Free, 12 week online course. Starts tomorrow but you can join after that. https://www.edx.org/courses/MITx/7.00x/2013_Spring/about 7.00x is an introductory level biology course hosted by professor Eric Lander, who was one of the leaders of the Human Genome Project. Although this course has been designed exclusively for edX, the course content reflects the topics taught in the MIT introductory biology courses and many biology courses across the world. As a student, you will first focus on the structure and function of macromolecules such as DNA, RNA and proteins. You will discover how changes in the structure of some of these macromolecules alters their functions and what the implications of such changes have on human health. As you continue in the course, you will apply an understanding of heredity and information flow within cells to human health and disease and will learn about molecular biological techniques and their potential to impact our changing world. After you complete this course, you will have a foundation in biology that will allow you to understand the remarkable medical revolution going on today. Students will complete this course in 12 weeks. At the center of each week is a series of lecture sequences that are supported by interactive video tutorials and interspersed exercises or problems. Additionally, students will work on a homework assignment or exam each week. The course will conclude with a comprehensive final exam. 7.00x – The Secret of Life will let you explore the mysteries of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, recombinant DNA technology and genomics, and rational medicine. We are excited to take this journey with you! Estimated Effort We expect that this course will require 6-8 hours per week to review video and complete assignments and exams. Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for this course. Knowledge of basic biology and chemistry is useful but not required at all. This course is designed so that nearly anyone can participate and complete the course without prior knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smartyjones Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 OMG -- i love it!! definitely signing up. can't say i think dh is going to be as excited about this find. thank you, LLM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNN Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 No - thank you! I've been so excited for the past hour. Went to pick up the kids at school, sat there in the cafeteria waiting with all the other parents - people I know well enough to say Hi to but not friends. Feeling like a total misfit and utter geek for wanting to shout "I just signed up for a 12 week course about DNA!" Can't tell you how happy you've made me to know I'm not alone! (even if I fail all the tests). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNN Posted March 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 BTW - here's the link to the free textbook Molecular Biology of the Cell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaMW Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 I agree with you LLM, this is awesome. Any chance to gain knowledge, especially about things that can effect our children's issues. I am gonna have my husband check it out. I recently had a virus on my computer so I am a little scared to venture onto unknown sites, but it did seem pretty reputable. Plus how do you watch the videos, do you download them? Just a litle cautious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayzoo Posted March 4, 2013 Report Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Has anyone ever tried the free courses on Open Culture? (http://www.openculture.com/freeonlinecourses) I have not tried one yet, but several on there now look interesting. Currently these are the ones under Biology/Medicine: Biology/Medicine Adolescent Health and Development - iTunes – Web – Robert Blum, Johns Hopkins Anatomy & Physiology – Web – Carnegie Mellon Animals in Research: Law, Policy, and Humane Sciences – Web - Paul A. Locke and Alan M. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins Animal Behavior – iTunes – Web – Gerald Schneider, MIT Autism and Related Disorders - iTunes – Frank Volkmar, Yale Behavioral Endocrinology – Feed – Johns Hopkins Biochemistry – Web – Carnegie Mellon Bioscience in the 21st Century – iTunes – Video Downloads – Team taught, Lehigh University Brain Structure and its Origins - iTunes – Web – Prof. Gerald Schneider, MIT Cardiovascular Grand Rounds - iTunes – Multiplate faculty, Emory Case Studies in Primary Healthcare – iTunes – Web – Henry Taylor and Henry Perry, Johns Hopkins Changing the Face of American Healthcare – Web Audio – Cynthia Toms Smedley, Notre Dame Clinical Anatomy – iTunes Video - Stanford Computational Molecular Biology – Web – Douglas Brutlag, Stanford Darwin’s Legacy – YouTube – iTunes Team taught – Stanford Enhancing Humane Science – Improving Animal Research - Web - Alan M. Goldberg & James Owiny, Johns Hopkins Environmental Health Sciences - iTunes Video - YouTube - Web - Kirk Smith, UC Berkeley Evolution, Ecology and Behavior – YouTube – iTunes Audio – iTunes Video - Download Course – Professor Stephen C. Stearns, Yale Frontiers in Biomedical Engineering – YouTube – iTunes Audio – iTunes Video - Download Course – W. Mark Saltzman, Yale Fundamentals of Biology – Web Site - Multiple Instructors, MIT General Biology 1 - Feed – John Hopkins General Biology 1 – iTunes Video – Web – Brian White, UMass-Boston General Biology 2 – iTunes Video – Web – Brian White, UMass-Boston General Biochemistry and Molecular Biology – iTunes – Multiple professors, UC Berkeley General Human Anatomy – YouTube – iTunes – Web – Marian Diamond, UC Berkeley Genetic Engineering in Medicine, Agriculture, and Law – YouTube - Robert B. Goldberg, UCLA Genomes and Diversity – Web Site – Mark Siegal, NYU Genomics & Computational Biology – iTunes – Web – George Church, MIT Genomic Medecine – Web Audio – Isaac Kehane, MIT Global Problems of Population Growth – YouTube - iTunes Audio – iTunes Video – Download Course - Professor Robert Wyman, Yale Growing Up in the Universe – YouTube – Richard Dawkins, Oxford Health Behavior Change at the Individual, Household and Community Levels - Web – iTunes – Peter Winch, Johns Hopkins Human Behavioral Biology – iTunes Video – YouTube – Robert Sapolsky, Stanford Introductory Biology – iTunes – MP3s/Videos – Multiple professors, MIT Introduction to Biology – YouTube – Multiple Professors – UC Berkeley Introduction to Biology – Web – Carnegie Mellon Introduction to Cellular & Molecular Biology - iTunes Audio – Lawrence Chasin & Deborah Mowshowitz, Columbia U. Introduction to Human Nutrition – Web – Nancy Amy, UC Berkeley Introduction to Human Physiology – iTunes Audio – Robin Ball, UC Berkeley Introduction to Immunology – iTunes Video – Gregory Beck, U Mass-Boston Introduction to Oceanography - YouTube – Edwin Schauble, UCLA Issues in Mental Health Research in Developing Countries – iTunes – Web - Judith Bass, Johns Hopkins Life, Concepts and Issues: Introduction to Life Sciences for Non-Science Majors – YouTube – Jay Phelan, UCLA Modern Biology – Web Site – Carnegie Mellon Molecular Biology: Macromolecular Synthesis and Cellular Function - iTunes Audio – Multiple Professor, UC Berkeley Molecules and Cells – Feed – Johns Hopkins Replaceable You: Stem Cells and Tissue Engineering – iTunes – Jill Helms, Stanford Straight Talk About Stem Cells – iTunes - Christopher Scott, Stanford Stem Cells: Policy and Ethics - iTunes – Christopher Scott, Stanford The Future of Human Health – YouTube – iTunes – Jennifer Raymond The History of Public Health - iTunesU - Web – Graham Mooney, Johns Hopkins The Stanford Mini Med School (Fall) – iTunes – YouTube – Web Site – Multiple Professors The Stanford Mini Med School (Winter) - iTunes - YouTube - Web Site – Multiple Professors The Stanford Mini Med School (Spring) - iTunes – Web Site – Multiple Professors The Stanford Mini Med School: The Heart – iTunes – YouTube – Multiple Professors Urban Health in Developing Countries - Web - Abdullah Baqui and William Brieger, Johns Hopkins Virology - iTunes Video – Vincent Racaniello, Columbia University Edited March 4, 2013 by Mayzoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filinha1 Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Thanks LLM! I vacillated between the biology and the Greek Hero's courses and signed up for the biology. I have a nursing degree and never got to really enjoy the biology class because the rest of the course workload was pretty heavy. That site is fantastic; I'd never heard of it before and I'm excited. Heather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomWithOCDSon Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Oh wow . . . thanks!! I am hopelessly overbooked at the moment, but I may try to fit this in somehow, as well! Thank you, my utterly awesome, geeky friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicklemama Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 I have a degree in biology and was a teacher of biology and human anatomy. This looks so interesting. I'm just wondering if I can set aside the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglem Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Okay, I registered and watched the intro- where are the lessons? I didn't see anyway to get to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNN Posted March 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Okay, I registered and watched the intro- where are the lessons? I didn't see anyway to get to them. I think you have to wait for the week's video lecture to be posted. It isn't super clear but I'm assuming sometime today they'll post the video and (hopefully) email those who registered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peglem Posted March 5, 2013 Report Share Posted March 5, 2013 Okay, I registered and watched the intro- where are the lessons? I didn't see anyway to get to them. I think you have to wait for the week's video lecture to be posted. It isn't super clear but I'm assuming sometime today they'll post the video and (hopefully) email those who registered. Okay, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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