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We offer a thorough and robust means of certifying learners in their mastery of the MITx introductory biology content in 7.00x, through the MITx 7.00x Introduction to Biology Competency Exam. The next Competency Exam runs the last full week of February 25 to March 4, 2025.
Explore the secret of life through the basics of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, recombinant DNA, genomics and rational medicine.
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x Introduction to Biology
Starting again on January 14, 2025 for self-paced learning. Register today!
How do we study heredity?
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x Introduction to Biology and 7.03.1x Genetics
Starting again on January 14, 2025 for self-paced learning. Register today!
How do we apply genetics?
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x Introduction to Biology and 7.03.1x, 7.03.2x Genetics
Starting again on January 14, 2025 for self-paced learning. Register today!
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x Introductory Biology
Open again for self-paced learning on February 4, 2025. Register today!
You can check out the second half of 7.05 Biochemistry, Pathways and Metabolism, on MIT OpenCourseWare.
Enhance your scientific thinking and data analysis skills with this in-depth adventure through biochemistry.
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x, 7.03x, and 7.05x
Starting again on January 21, 2025 for self-paced learning. Register today!
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.
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x, 7.03x, 7.05x, and 7.06.1x
Starting again on January 21, 2025 for self-paced learning. Register today.
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.
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x, 7.03x, 7.05x, 7.06.1x, and 7.06.2x
Starting again on January 21, 2025 for self-paced learning. Register today!
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.
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x, 7.03x, and 7.05x
The current run started on October 1, 2024 as instructor-paced (assignment due dates).
Open again for self-paced learning on January 28, 2025. Register soon!»
An in-depth adventure through DNA replication and repair to strengthen your scientific thinking and experimental design skills.
The 7.28x series made Class Central's list of the Best Online Courses of All Time.ClassCentral reviews »
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x, 7.03x, 7.05x, and 7.28.1x
Open again for self-paced learning on January 28, 2025. Register soon!
Strengthen your scientific thinking and experimental design skills in this adventure through transcription and transposition.
Recommended prerequisites: 7.00x, 7.03x, 7.05x, 7.28.1x, and 7.28.2x
Open again for self-paced learning on January 28, 2025. Register soon!
Strengthen your scientific thinking and experimental design skills in this adventure through RNA processing and translation.
Opening for self-paced learning soon! The course uses MATLAB, R, and Python 3.7 and has a verified track single-cell gene expression learning sequence.
A workshop-style introduction to tools used in biological research. Discover how to analyze data using computational methods.
Open for self-paced learning
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