This course covers a wide range of topics in biology, including genome annotation, evolution, photosynthesis, quantum effects, synthetic biology, cognitive neuroscience, innate immunity, and more. The course aims to help learners understand various biological concepts and their applications. The teaching method includes lectures by experts in the field. This course is intended for individuals interested in expanding their knowledge of biology, from beginners to intermediate learners.
Overview
Syllabus
Genome Annotation — Tim Hubbard / Serious Science.
D'Arcy Thompson's Theory of Transformation — Arkhat Abzhanov / Serious Science.
Genes and the Environment — Steve Jones / Serious Science.
Cognition Without a Cortex — Onur Güntürkün / Serious Science.
Self-construction — Onur Güntürkün / Serious Science.
Self-recognition — Onur Güntürkün / Serious Science.
Aristotle's Biology — Armand Leroi / Serious Science.
Theory of Evolution — Steve Jones / Serious Science.
Photosynthesis – Mathias Disney / Serious Science.
Quantum Effects in Biology Cedric Weber.
Membrane Proteins Richard Henderson.
Synthetic Biology - Steve Benner.
Microbiome Tim Spector.
Single-Particle Electron Microscopy - Richard Henderson.
Retroviruses in Gene Therapy Greg John Towers.
Cognitive Neuroscience — Neil Burgess.
Evolutionary Optimality and Plants.
Retroviruses — Greg Towers.
Autophagy — David C. Rubinsztein.
Free Energy Principle — Karl Friston.
Molecular Toxicology — Ian Wilson.
Biosphere-Climate Interactions — Iain Colin Prentice.
Innate immunity - Greg John Towers.
Cell Membranes - Richard Henderson.
Steve Jones - Evolution of humans.
Membrane Proteins - Georg Büldt.
Steve Jones — Genetics of the Nature.
Bioinformatics After High Throughput Sequencing - Manja Marz.
Samuel McClure – Dopamine system.
Evolution of Beak Shapes in Darwin's Finches - Arkhat Abzhanov.
Genomic Imprinting and the Brain - Catherine Dulac.
Biomedical Signal Processing - Thomas Heldt.
Biophysics of Antimicrobal Peptides - Burkhard Bechinger.
Multiple functions of Vitamin E - Angelo Azzi.
Paleogenetics - Steven Benner.
Developmental Neurobiology - Jeff Lichtman.
Genetics of Wild Mice Behavior - Hopi Hoekstra.
Stem Cell Bioengineering - Ali Khademhosseini.
Statistical Physics in Biology - Leonid Mirny.
MicroRNA in Human Brain Diseases - Anna M. Krichevsky.
Uncultured Bacteria - Kim Lewis.
Developmental Mechanisms of Evolutionary Change - Arkhat Abzhanov.
Functional Brain Imaging - Srinivas Sridhar.
Genes and Sunlight — Steve Jones / Serious Science.
Carbon Cycle — Mathias Disney / Serious Science.
Mutations in Humans — Armand Leroi / Serious Science.
Genetic Diversity in Humans — Steve Jones / Serious Science.
Water Security — Anson Mackay / Serious Science.
Aging and Disease — David Gems / Serious Science.
The Evolution of Altruism — Jonathan Birch / Serious Science.
Cultural Evolution of Altruism — Jonathan Birch / Serious Science.
Laws of Growth and Natural Selection — Arkhat Abzhanov / Serious Science.
Animal Sentience — Jonathan Birch / Serious Science.
Skull Modularity in Evolutionary Morphology — Arkhat Abzhanov / Serious Science.
Taught by
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