Browsing Biology (7) - Archived by Subject "260204"
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7.28 / 7.58 Molecular Biology, Spring 2005
(2005-06)This course covers a detailed analysis of the biochemical mechanisms that control the maintenance, expression, and evolution of prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. The topics covered in lectures and readings of relevant ... -
7.340 Nano-life: An Introduction to Virus Structure and Assembly, Fall 2005
(2005-12)Watson and Crick noted that the size of a viral genome was insufficient to encode a protein large enough to encapsidate it and reasoned, therefore that a virus shell must be composed of multiple, but identical subunits. ... -
7.342 Sweet Discoveries: Unraveling the Complex World of Sugars in Health and Disease, Fall 2014
(2014-12)Glycans, which are complex assemblies of sugars, are the most prevalent class of macromolecules, surpassing nucleic acids, proteins and lipids. Glycans are essential for life, as they are a required energy source, provide ...