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Overview
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: The Scope of "Life"
- 02: More on the Origin of Life
- 03: The Organism and the Cell
- 04: Proteins—How Things Get Done in the Cell
- 05: Which Molecule Holds the Code?
- 06: The Double Helix
- 07: The Nuts and Bolts of Replicating DNA
- 08: The Central Dogma
- 09: The Genetic Code
- 10: From DNA to RNA
- 11: From RNA to Protein
- 12: When Mistakes Happen
- 13: Dividing DNA Between Dividing Cells
- 14: Mendel and His Pea Plants
- 15: How Sex Leads to Variation
- 16: Genes and Chromosomes
- 17: Charles Darwin and "The Origin of Species"
- 18: Natural Selection in Action
- 19: Reconciling Darwin and Mendel
- 20: Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change
- 21: What Are Species and How Do New Ones Arise?
- 22: More on the Origin of New Species
- 23: Reconstructing Evolution
- 24: The History of Life, Revisited
- 25: From Cells to Organisms
- 26: Control of Gene Expression I
- 27: Control of Gene Expression II
- 28: Getting Proteins to the Right Place
- 29: Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
- 30: How Cells Talk—Signals and Receptors
- 31: How Cells Talk—Ways That Cells Respond
- 32: From One Cell to Many in an Organism
- 33: Patterns of Early Development
- 34: Determination and Differentiation
- 35: Induction and Pattern Formation
- 36: Genes and Development
- 37: Homeostasis
- 38: Hormones in Animals
- 39: What is Special about Neurons?
- 40: Action Potentials and Synapses
- 41: Synaptic Integration and Memory
- 42: Sensory Function
- 43: How Muscles Work
- 44: The Innate Immune System
- 45: The Acquired Immune System
- 46: Form and Function in Plants I
- 47: Form and Function in Plants II
- 48: Behavior as an Adaptive Trait
- 49: Energy and Resources in Living Systems
- 50: How Energy is Harnessed by Cells
- 51: Enzymes - Making Chemistry Work in Cells
- 52: Cellular Currencies of Energy
- 53: Making ATP - Glycolysis
- 54: Making ATP - Cellular Respiration
- 55: Making ATP - The Chemiosmotic Theory
- 56: Capturing Energy from Sunlight
- 57: The Reactions of Photosynthesis
- 58: Resources and Life Histories
- 59: The Structure of Populations
- 60: Population Growth
- 61: What Limits Population Growth?
- 62: Costs and Benefits of Behavior
- 63: Altruism and Mate Selection
- 64: Ecological Interactions Among Species
- 65: Predators and Competitors
- 66: Competition and the Ecological Niche
- 67: Energy in Ecosystems
- 68: Nutrients in Ecosystems
- 69: How Predictable Are Ecological Communities?
- 70: Biogeography
- 71: Human Population Growth
- 72: The Human Asteroid
Taught by
Stephen Nowicki
