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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
Lecture: MWF10 (10-250) Recitation: TR9 (26-210) or TR10 (26-204, 26-210, 26-168, 26-328, 24-112) or TR11 (26-204, 26-210) or TR12 (26-204, 26-210) or TR1 (26-204, 26-210) or TR2 (26-204, 26-210) or TR3 (26-210) or TR4 (26-204) or TR9 (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 then 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
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