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10th grade biology aligned to the standards that is free.
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- John Kinney
- Date Added:
- 01/28/2016
Life Science Textbooks and Full Courses
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Provides acoustical background necessary to understand the role of sound in speech communication. Analyzes constraints imposed by the properties of sound and human anatomy on speech production (sound production from airflow and filtering by the vocal tract); auditory physiology (transformation of acoustical waves in the air to mechanical vibrations of cochlear structures); and sound perception (spatial hearing, masking, and auditory frequency selectivity). The Acoustics of Speech and Hearing is an H-Level graduate course that reviews the physical processes involved in the production, propagation and reception of human speech. Particular attention is paid to how the acoustics and mechanics of the speech and auditory system define what sounds we are capable of producing and what sounds we can sense. Areas of discussion include: 1. the acoustic cues used in determining the direction of a sound source, 2. the acoustic and mechanical mechanisms involved in speech production and 3. the acoustic and mechanical mechanism used to transduce and analyze sounds in the ear
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Braida, Louis
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2004
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Reviews selected issues including learning, cognition, perception, foraging and feeding, migration and navigation, defense, and social activities including conflict, collaboration, courtship and reproduction, and communication. The interacting contributions of environment and heredity are examined and the approaches of psychology, ethology, and ecology to this area of study are treated. The relation of human behavior patterns to those of nonhuman animals is explored. Additional readings and a paper are required for graduate credit.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Psychology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Schneider, Gerald
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2000
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12.491 is a seminar focusing on problems of current interest in geology and geochemistry. For Fall 2005, the topic is organic geochemistry. Lectures and readings cover recent research in the development and properties of organic matter.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Atmospheric Science
- Chemistry
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Summons, Roger
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2005
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This course studies the relations of affect to cognition and behavior, feeling to thinking and acting, and values to beliefs and practices. These connections will be considered at the psychological level of organization and in terms of their neurobiological and sociocultural counterparts.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Psychology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Chorover, Stephan
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2009
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Students will learn about agricultural business operation and management. Topics will include accounting, finance, economics, business organization, marketing, and sales. Students will learn about agricultural business operation and management. Topics will include accounting, finance, economics, business organization, marketing, and sales.
- Subject:
- Business and Communication
- Finance
- Management
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Butte County Office of Education
- Provider Set:
- CTE Online
- Date Added:
- 07/15/2013
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The Agriscience/Intro to Agriculture course helps students acquire a broad understanding of a variety of agricultural areas, develop an awareness of the many career opportunities in agriculture, participate in occupationally relevant experiences, and work cooperatively with a group to develop and expand leadership abilities. Students study California agriculture, agricultural business, agricultural technologies, natural resources, and animal, plant, and soil sciences.
- Subject:
- Agriculture
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Butte County Office of Education
- Provider Set:
- CTE Online
- Date Added:
- 07/15/2013
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Bycatch, the unintended capture of animals in commercial fishing gear, is a hot topic in marine conservation today. The surprisingly high level of bycatch about 25% of the entire global catch is responsible for the decline of hundreds of thousands of dolphins, whales, porpoises, seabirds and sea turtles each year. Through this curricular unit, students analyze the significance of bycatch in the global ecosystem and propose solutions to help reduce bycatch. They become familiar with current attempts to reduce the fishing mortality of these animals. Through the associated activities, the challenges faced today are reinforced and students are stimulated to brainstorm about possible engineering designs or policy changes that could reduce the magnitude of bycatch.
- Subject:
- Engineering
- Ecology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Author:
- Amy Whitt
- Matt Nusnbaum
- Vicki Thayer
- Date Added:
- 10/14/2015
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This class analyzes complex biological processes from the molecular, cellular, extracellular, and organ levels of hierarchy. Emphasis is placed on the basic biochemical and biophysical principles that govern these processes. Examples of processes to be studied include chemotaxis, the fixation of nitrogen into organic biological molecules, growth factor and hormone mediated signaling cascades, and signaling cascades leading to cell death in response to DNA damage. In each case, the availability of a resource, or the presence of a stimulus, results in some biochemical pathways being turned on while others are turned off. The course examines the dynamic aspects of these processes and details how biochemical mechanistic themes impinge on molecular/cellular/tissue/organ-level functions. Chemical and quantitative views of the interplay of multiple pathways as biological networks are emphasized. Student work will culminate in the preparation of a unique grant application in an area of biological networks.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Essigmann, John
- Sasisekharan, Ram
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2004
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An adapted version of the OpenStax Anatomy & Physiology with revised content and artwork.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Oregon State University
- Author:
- Amy Harwell
- Devon Quick
- Joel Kaufmann
- Jon Runyeon
- Katie Morrison-graham
- Leeah Whittier
- Lindsay M Biga
- Mike Lemaster
- Philip Matern
- Robin Hopkins
- Sierra Dawson
- Date Added:
- 06/24/2019
The Anatomy Quizbook is an interactive learning book that will help students and tutors – indeed anyone interested in anatomy – learn, test and improve their knowledge of the human body.
Readers are presented with carefully selected questions and diagrams addressing core learning in clinically-relevant anatomy. This selective rather than exhaustive approach will especially suit time-poor scholars. Regular self-testing will also ensure a robust and strategic understanding of the subject matter.
In this first Volume, you can develop your knowledge of fundamental anatomy, including clinically-relevant terminology and the significant parts and operation of the:
- Thorax, focusing on the heart, lungs, and associated bones, muscles, nerves, blood and lymphatic vessels.
- Abdomen, exploring the stomach, intestines, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, kidneys, spleen and their supporting structures (muscles, nerves, blood and lymphatic vessels).
- Pelvis, examining the bones, ligaments, vessels and nerves of the pelvic region, the features of male and female pelves, and the major digestive and excretory organs (colon, rectum, bladder and urethra).
Whilst developed primarily for students who are studying, or intend to study, medicine, the Anatomy Quizbook will reward all readers who seek to explore and learn about the workings of the human body.
Regular users will find much to learn and build on, hopefully leading to further enthusiasm for a valuable subject that underpins much of medicine.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- UTS ePress
- Author:
- Kerry G. Baker
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2016
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Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Its lucid text, strategically constructed art, career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course. The web-based version of Anatomy and Physiology also features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Rice University
- Provider Set:
- OpenStax College
- Author:
- Brandon Poe
- Dean H. Kruse
- Eddie Johnson
- James A. Wise
- J. Gordon Betts
- Jody E. Johnson
- Kelly A. Young
- Mark Womble
- Oksana Korol
- Peter DeSaix
- Date Added:
- 03/06/2013
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Includes the study of the gross and microscopic structure of the systems of the human body with special emphasis on the relationship between structure and function. Integrates anatomy and physiology of cells, tissues, organs, the systems of the human body, and mechanisms responsible for homeostasis.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Lumen Learning
- Provider Set:
- Candela Courseware
- Date Added:
- 03/31/2016
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Includes sections on the Endocrine System, the Cardiovascular System, the Lymphatic and Immune System, the Respiratory System, the Digestive System, Nutrition, the Urinary System, the Reproductive System, and Development and Inheritance.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Lumen Learning
- Provider Set:
- Candela Courseware
- Date Added:
- 03/31/2016
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Students will be able to access textbook materials, lab exercises, and online practice quizzes to help them develop a richer understanding of human anatomy and physiology. A lab manual will be designed and students will be able to access it beforehand.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MassBay Community College
- Author:
- Jessica Smith-Rohrberg
- Date Added:
- 05/13/2019
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This Open Course is an adaptation of OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology and was created under a Round Nine ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.
Topics covered include:
Chemical Organization
Cellular Organization
Tissue Organization
Integumentary System
Skeletal System
Muscular System
Nervous System
Endocrine System
Cardiovascular System
Lymphatic System
Respiratory System
Digestive System
Reproductive System
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- University System of Georgia
- Provider Set:
- Galileo Open Learning Materials
- Date Added:
- 06/20/2018
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Support site for anatomy and physiology. Contains videos, powerpoints and etext download.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lecture
- Lecture Notes
- Lesson Plan
- Simulation
- Textbook
- Author:
- Bruce Forciea
- Date Added:
- 04/26/2012
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Veterinary nurses need to have a firm grasp of the normal structure of an animal’s body and how it functions before they can understand the effect diseases and injuries have and the best ways to treat them. This book describes the structure of the animal body and the way in which it works. Animals encountered in normal veterinary practice are used as examples where possible.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Wikibooks
- Author:
- Ruth Lawson
- Date Added:
- 07/27/2016
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Most of the major categories of adaptive behavior can be seen in all animals. This course begins with the evolution of behavior, the driver of nervous system evolution, reviewed using concepts developed in ethology, sociobiology, other comparative studies, and in studies of brain evolution. The roles of various types of plasticity are considered, as well as foraging and feeding, defensive and aggressive behavior, courtship and reproduction, migration and navigation, social activities and communication, with contributions of inherited patterns and cognitive abilities. Both field and laboratory based studies are reviewed; and finally, human behavior is considered within the context of primate studies.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Ecology
- Psychology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Schneider, Gerald
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2013
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Animal welfare has been described as a complex, multi-faceted public policy issue which includes important scientific, ethical, and other dimensions. Improving our understanding of animal welfare, involves the fascinating study of animal behavior as well as the challenge of accessing the emotions of animals.
This is the On-Demand version of this course, which means you can start the course at any time and work through the course materials at your own pace. The materials and quizzes will always be available to you.
You can come and talk about the course on Twitter using the hashtag #EdAniWelf
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lecture
- Provider:
- University of Edinburgh
- Date Added:
- 11/03/2015
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In the Animal Science course, students study large, small, and specialty animals. Students explore the necessary elements--such as diet, genetics, habitat, and behavior--to create humane, ecologically and economically sustainable animal production systems.
- Subject:
- Forestry and Agriculture
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Lesson Plan
- Provider:
- Butte County Office of Education
- Provider Set:
- CTE Online
- Date Added:
- 07/15/2013
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The lethal poison Ricin (best known as a weapon of bioterrorism), Diphtheria toxin (the causative agent of a highly contagious bacterial disease), and the widely used antibiotic tetracycline have one thing in common: They specifically target the cell's translational apparatus and disrupt protein synthesis. In this course, we will explore the mechanisms of action of toxins and antibiotics, their roles in everyday medicine, and the emergence and spread of drug resistance. We will also discuss the identification of new drug targets and how we can manipulate the protein synthesis machinery to provide powerful tools for protein engineering and potential new treatments for patients with devastating diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Sassanfar, Mandana
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2007
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Applied ecology is a framework for the application of knowledge about ecosystems so that actions can be taken to create a better balance and harmony between people and nature in order to reduce human impact on other beings and their habitats.
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This 12 session course is designed for the beginning or novice archer and uses recurve indoor target bows and equipment. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the basic techniques of indoor target archery emphasizing the care and use of equipment, range safety, stance and shooting techniques, scoring and competition.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Silva, Cheryl
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2006
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Grade level: graduate students, advanced undergrads, persons with analyzed research results
Course length: 1 semester, 4-6 months
Objective: This course empowers scientists to engage with their own data, each other, and the public through art. Through collective brainstorming, prototyping, and feedback from professional artists, students will create a project that expresses their own research through any artistic medium of their choice. The course typically culminates in a public art exhibition where students interact with a general audience to discuss their research, art, and what it means to be a scientist.
- Subject:
- Visual Arts
- Graphic Design
- Life Science
- Biology
- Physical Science
- Social Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Peter Marting
- Date Added:
- 07/25/2018
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OER | Biology Overview:
On this webpage you will find OER Biology textbooks along with supplemental materials and a few lecture videos.
The purpose of these discipline-specific webpages is to display content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes. This list of content is by no means exhaustive. The nature of open educational resources is very collaborative and it is in that spirit that we encourage any comments about the content featured on this page or recommendations of content that are not already listed here.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Genetics
- Material Type:
- Lecture Notes
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Avila University
- Author:
- Larry J. Kramer
- Date Added:
- 04/26/2019
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Overview:
On this webpage you will find OER Kinesiology textbooks along with supplemental materials and a few lecture videos
The purpose of these discipline-specific pages is to display content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes. This list of content is by no means exhaustive. The nature of open educational resources is very collaborative and it is in that spirit that we encourage any comments about the content featured on this page or recommendations of content that are not already listed here.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Avila University
- Author:
- Larry J. Kramer
- Date Added:
- 04/29/2019
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In this class we will learn about how the process of DNA replication is regulated throughout the cell cycle and what happens when DNA replication goes awry. How does the cell know when and where to begin replicating its DNA? How does a cell prevent its DNA from being replicated more than once? How does damaged DNA cause the cell to arrest DNA replication until that damage has been repaired? And how is the duplication of the genome coordinated with other essential processes? We will examine both classical and current papers from the scientific literature to provide answers to these questions and to gain insights into how biologists have approached such problems. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Randell, John
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2006
Conditions of Use:
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This course is designed to be taught using the textbook Cell Biology for Health Occupations, adapted from OpenStax.
(http://cnx.org/contents/Th3V8ojZ@3.1:zMTtFGyH@4/Introduction).
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Kristen Oja
- Michelle Miller
- Date Added:
- 01/18/2017
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This resource is a human anatomy lab manual compiled of OER resources from OpenStax, independent faculty authors, and other OER resources. It contains 23 wet lab activities which may be revised/remixed as needed.
- Subject:
- Anatomy/Physiology
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Textbook
- Author:
- Yancy Aquino
- Date Added:
- 06/06/2019
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" Where do new drugs and treatments come from? This class will take you from the test tubes and mice of the laboratory to the treatment of patients with deadly blood disorders. Students will learn how to think as a scientist through discussion of primary research papers describing the discoveries of several novel treatments. Topics such as gene therapy, the potential of drugs based on RNA interference and the reprogramming of somatic cells into stem cells for regenerative medicine will be discussed. This course is one of many Advanced Undergraduate Seminars offered by the Biology Department at MIT. These seminars are tailored for students with an interest in using primary research literature to discuss and learn about current biological research in a highly interactive setting. Many instructors of the Advanced Undergraduate Seminars are postdoctoral scientists with a strong interest in teaching."
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Flygare, Johan
- Wong, Bill
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2009
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Patterns of diversity, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Emphasis is on the Tree of Life and how its members are distributed and interact. Partial Course.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Author:
- Michael Clegg
- Date Added:
- 01/14/2019
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Antibodies, antigens, antigen-antibody reactions, cells and tissues of lymphoreticular and hematopoietic systems, and individual and collective components of cell-mediated and humoral immune response.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- U.C. Irvine
- Provider Set:
- UCI Open
- Author:
- Craig Walsh
- Date Added:
- 01/14/2019
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Have you ever asked 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.
Today’s industries face enormous global challenges when it comes to the fossil-based economy. Fossil resources are no longer a desirable feedstock for many products and governments’ climate goals put various limitations to its usage. Moreover, consumer perception has become an increasingly important factor. With biobased products as an alternative to the fossil-based economy, the bioeconomy can provide viable solutions to these challenges.
The course describes the different types of biomass, the methods of refinery and typical conversion technologies used for biobased products. You’ll also engage in a study of the practical and real-life examples emerging in the market: biopolymers, bioenergy, bioflavours, and biosurfactants.
The course has been developed by a team of experts from seven different institutions and universities in three different countries, all sharing their personal perspectives on the opportunities and challenges faced by the biobased industry. The three top-ranked institutions Delft University of Technology, RWTH Aachen University, and Wageningen University & Research offer additional, more advanced courses to continue your learning journey:
Industrial Biotechnology: a more advanced course that digs deeper into engineering aspects of bio-based products.
MicroMasters Chemistry and Technology for Sustainability: Help drive the transition from fossil sources to renewable energy ones and engineer a biobased future.
Sustainable Development: The Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Introduction to sustainable development and its relation to the Water-Energy-Food Nexus.
- Subject:
- Environmental Science
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Delft University of Technology
- Provider Set:
- Delft University OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Dr. A. Wahl
- Dr. F. Hollmann
- Prof.dr. Patricia Osseweijer
- Date Added:
- 08/09/2019
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This course focuses on the interaction of chemical engineering, biochemistry, and microbiology. Mathematical representations of microbial systems are featured among lecture topics. Kinetics of growth, death, and metabolism are also covered. Continuous fermentation, agitation, mass transfer, and scale-up in fermentation systems, and enzyme technology round out the subject material.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Prather, Kristala
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2005
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Biochemistry is the study of the chemical processes and compounds, such as cellular makeup, that bring about life in organisms. This course will look at how these formed biomolecules interact and produce many of life's necessary processes. Also it will look at the most commonly used techniques in biochemistry research. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: recognize and describe the structure of the following basic biomolecules: nucleic acids, amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates; diagram how these basic biomolecules are used as building blocks for more complex biomolecules; differentiate between reactions that create biomolecules; describe how these biomolecules are used in specific cellular pathways and processes; analyze how feedback from one pathway influences other pathways; explain how energy is utilized by a cell; indicate how biomolecules and pathways are regulated; describe how enzymes play a key role in catalysis; assess which biochemical technique should be used to study a given biochemical problem. (Biology 401; See also: Chemistry 109)
- Subject:
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- The Saylor Foundation
- Date Added:
- 11/16/2011
Biochemistry laboratory manual for undergraduates – an inquiry based approach by Gerczei and Pattison is the first textbook on the market that uses a highly relevant model, antibiotic resistance, to teach seminal topics of biochemistry and molecular biology while incorporating the blossoming field of bioinformatics. The novelty of this manual is the incorporation of a student-driven real real-life research project into the undergraduate curriculum. Since students test their own mutant design, even the most experienced students remain engaged with the process, while the less experienced ones get their first taste of biochemistry research. Inclusion of a research project does not entail a limitation: this manual includes all classic biochemistry techniques such as HPLC or enzyme kinetics and is complete with numerous problem sets relating to each topic.
- Subject:
- Life Science
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- De Gruyter
- Author:
- Scott Pattison
- Timea Gerczei-Fernandez
- Date Added:
- 12/01/2014
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This course is designed to be a basic course in Biodiversity conservation.
- Subject:
- Ecology
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- Commonwealth of Learning
- Author:
- Graphic Era Hill University
- Date Added:
- 08/31/2016
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" This course does not seek to provide answers to ethical questions. Instead, the course hopes to teach students two things. First, how do you recognize ethical or moral problems in science and medicine? When something does not feel right (whether cloning, or failing to clone) ŰÓ what exactly is the nature of the discomfort? What kind of tensions and conflicts exist within biomedicine? Second, how can you think productively about ethical and moral problems? What processes create them? Why do people disagree about them? How can an understanding of philosophy or history help resolve them? By the end of the course students will hopefully have sophisticated and nuanced ideas about problems in bioethics, even if they do not have comfortable answers."
- Subject:
- Arts and Humanities
- Genetics
- Material Type:
- Full Course
- Provider:
- MIT
- Provider Set:
- MIT OpenCourseWare
- Author:
- Hare, Caspar
- Jones, David
- Date Added:
- 01/01/2009
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Our goal is to present the key observations and unifying concepts upon which modern biology is based; it is not a survey of all biology! Once understood, these foundational observations and concepts should enable you to approach any biological process, from disease to kindness, from a scientific perspective. To understand biological systems we need to consider them from two complementary perspectives; how they came to be (the historic, that is, evolutionary) and how their structures, traits, and behaviors are produced (the mechanistic, that is, the physicochemical)
- Subject:
- Biology
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- University of Colorado Boulder
- Provider Set:
- Virtual Laboratories
- Author:
- Melanie M. Cooper
- Michael W. Klymkowski
- Date Added:
- 06/27/2016