MIT Subject Listing & Schedule
Fall 2025 (Archive) Search Results

Searched for: Subjects offered any term      Biology

5 subjects found.

7.012 Introductory Biology

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Prereq: None
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 7.014, 7.015, 7.016, ES.7012, ES.7016
Lecture: MWF10 (10-250) Recitation: TR9 (26-204, 26-210) or TR10 (26-204, 26-210, 26-168) or TR11 (26-204, 26-210) or TR12 (26-204) or TR1 (26-204) or TR2 (26-204) or TR3 (26-204)

Discusses core principles including: chemical bonding and molecular interactions, protein structure/function and basic thermodynamics, how information flows in the cell, genetics, tools for studying and manipulating genetic material, sequencing, cell biology, evolution, and how the body fights off harmful disease-causing agents. 7.012 synthesizes the core principles into a coherent whole by following the scientific narrative of recent major advances in medicine. Students the complete a final project, with a video and written components, in which they explore an additional medical breakthrough that they choose from a set of options. Enrollment limited to seating capacity of classroom. Admittance may be controlled by lottery.
O. Corradin, E. Lander
No required or recommended textbooks

7.014 Introductory Biology

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Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 7.012, 7.015, 7.016, ES.7012, ES.7016

Discusses core principles including: chemical bonding and molecular interactions, protein structure/function and basic thermodynamics, how information flows in the cell, genetics, tools for studying and manipulating genetic material, sequencing, cell biology, evolution, and how the body fights off harmful disease-causing agents. 7.014 frames the core principles in the context of environmental life science, including a deeper treatment of evolution and an emphasis on global metabolism, biogeochemistry, ecology, and the impact of climate change on living systems. Enrollment limited to seating capacity of classroom. Admittance may be controlled by lottery.
G. Walker, B. Weissbourd, D. Des Marais

7.015 Introductory Biology

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Prereq: None
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 7.012, 7.014, 7.016, ES.7012, ES.7016
Lecture: TR9.30-11 (4-370) Recitation: WF10 (38-166) or WF11 (38-166) or WF12 (38-166) or WF1 (36-372) or WF2 (36-372) +final

Discusses the core principles including: chemical bonding and molecular interactions, protein structure/function and basic thermodynamics, how information flows in the cell, genetics, tools for studying and manipulating genetic material, sequencing, cell biology, evolution, and how the body fights off harmful disease-causing agents. 7.015 presents the core principles through the lens of modern, trending topics in biology. Students read popular science articles and discuss social and ethical issues surrounding contemporary biology. Limited to 70; admittance may be controlled by lottery.
M. Laub, S. Vos
Textbooks (Fall 2025)

7.016 Introductory Biology

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Prereq: None
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 7.012, 7.014, 7.015, ES.7012, ES.7016

Discusses core principles including: chemical bonding and molecular interactions, protein structure/function and basic thermodynamics, how information flows in the cell, genetics, tools for studying and manipulating genetic material, sequencing, cell biology, evolution, and how the body fights off harmful disease-causing agents. 7.016 expands upon the core principles to include specializations such as fluorescent cell imaging, neuroscience, cell cycle, cancer, stem cells, and aging. Enrollment limited to seating capacity of classroom. Admittance may be controlled by lottery.
S. Hrvatin, S. Bell

ES.7012 Introductory Biology

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Not offered regularly; consult department
Prereq: None
Units: 5-0-7
Credit cannot also be received for 7.012, 7.014, 7.015, 7.016, ES.7016

Equivalent to 7.012; see 7.012 for description. Instruction provided through small, interactive classes. Limited to students in ESG.
Staff