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Molecular Biology - Part 2: Transcription and Transposition
by Stephen P. Bell , Tania A. Baker , Mary Ellen Wiltrout , Nathaniel Schafheimer- 0.0
7 Weeks
Strengthen your scientific thinking and experimental design skills in this adventure through transcription and transposition. In Part 2 of this Molecular Biology course, you’ll explore transcription of DNA to RNA, a key part of the central dogma of biology and the first step of gene expression. If you are up for the challenge, join us in 7....
$99
Quantitative Biology Workshop
by Eric S. Lander , Jeff Gore , Paul Blainey , Ernest Fraenkel- 0.0
9 Weeks
A workshop-style introduction to tools used in biological research. Discover how to analyze data using computational methods. Do you have an interest in biology and quantitative tools? Do you know computational methods but do not realize how they apply to biological problems? Do you know biology but do not understand how scientists really analyze complicated data?...
$99
Molecular Biology – Part 3: RNA Processing and Translation
by Stephen P. Bell , Tania A. Baker , Mary Ellen Wiltrout , Sera Thornton- 0.0
8 Weeks
An in-depth adventure through RNA Processing and Translation. Strengthen your scientific thinking and biological experimental design skills. In Part 3 of 7. 28x, you’ll explore translation of mRNA to protein, a key part of the central dogma of biology. Do you know how RNA turnover or RNA splicing affects the outcome of translation?...
$99
Aquaponics – the circular food production system
by Ranka Junge , Nadine Antenen , Florentina Gartmann- 0.0
6 Weeks
Aquaponics is polyculture which combines aquaculture and hydroponics cultivation, i. e. fish farming and soil-independent food production, in a circulatory system with the aim of recycling nutrients from fish farming wastewater. In this MOOC course of the ZHAW you will learn the most important points about aquaponics and how to plan and design such a sustainable production system....
$99
Cell Biology: Signaling
by Iain Cheeseman , Frank Solomon , Mary Ellen Wiltrout , Darcy Gordon- 0.0
5 Weeks
How do we know what we know about cells? Enhance your scientific thinking and data analysis skills with this in-depth adventure through cell biology. This is the second cell biology course in a four-part series. Building upon the concepts from biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology from our 7. 00x Introductory Biology and 7....
$99
Evolutionary Medicine: Microbes, Medicine, and Humanity's Quest for Survival
by Randolph Nesse, MD , Katie Hinde, PhD , Silvie Huijben, PhD , Noah Snyder-Mackler, PhD- 0.0
4 Weeks
Explore the complex relationships between people, pathogens, and our evolutionary past in the first MOOC on evolutionary medicine. Have you ever wondered why we often develop a fever when we get sick? Or a cough? Why do we get cancer? Or the flu? Or allergies? Why do our bodies succumb to disease at all?...
$49
Biochemistry: Biomolecules, Methods, and Mechanisms
by Michael Yaffe , Mary Ellen Wiltrout , Darcy Gordon , Monika Avello- 0.0
12 Weeks
Enhance your scientific thinking and data analysis skills with this in-depth adventure through biochemistry. Do you want to prepare for medical school, study a STEM field, become a research scientist, or transition to a career in the booming biotechnology industry? Or maybe you just want to understand the chemical reactions that govern life itself....
$150
AP® Biology - Part 1: The Cell
by Reid Whitaker , Kara Burrous- 0.0
4 Weeks
The first course in a comprehensive series designed to prepare you for the AP Biology exam, focusing on the cell, its structure, and functions. Preparing for the AP Biology exam requires a deep understanding of many different topics in biology as well as an understanding of the format of the AP exam and the types of questions it asks....
$49
Proteins: Alignment, Analysis and Structure
by James Coker- 0.0
8 Weeks
Learn about proteins and the important role structure plays in their function as you learn how to analyze and align protein sequences. Proteins play a very important role in all organisms. In fact, most of the work that happens inside every cell happens because a specific protein is employed for a specific task....
$249
Biobased Products for a Sustainable (Bio)economy
by Juergen Rabenhorst , Manfred Kircher , Lars M. Blank , Frank Hollmann- 0.0
10 Weeks
Discover how fossil fuels are being replaced by renewable resources to create sustainable and biobased products. Have you everasked what “biobased” means or wondered about the key aspects in developing and commercializing biobased products? This course will answer those questions and more; highlighting the opportunities, hurdles, and driving forces of the bioeconomy....
$50