General Biology Course|Biology

Lectures (Video)

1. Introduction
2. The Central Dogma
3. Lipids and Biological Membranes; Carbohydrates
4. Amino Acids and Protein Structure
5. Biological Membranes and Transport
6. Cells and Organelles
7. Cytoskeleton, Cell Adhesion
8. Energy, Thermodynamics and Enzymes
9. Enzymes
10. Metabolism I: Glycolysis
11. Metabolism II: TCA cycles; Oxidative Phosporylation
12. Photosynthesis: Light and Dark Reactions
13. Signalling Biochemistry
14. Techniques in Molecular Biology
15. Microbial Genetics and Evolution - Chromosomes, Plasmids, and Phage
16. DNA Replication and the PCR
17. Cell Cycle, Mitosis, and Reproduction of Cells
18. Chromosomes, Checkpoints, and Cancer
19. Meiosis and Sexual Life Cycle
20. Gregor Mendel and 2 of Biology's 3 Laws
21. Recombination, Linkage, and Mapping
22. Transcription
23. The Genetic Code and Translation
24. Prokaryotic Gene Regulation
25. Eukaryotic Gene Expression and Regulation
26. Human Genetics and Epigenetics
27. GMO's and Organismal Cloning
28. Stem Cells and Aging
29. Multi-cellularity
30. Intercellular and Physiological Communication I
31. Intercellular and Physiological Communication II
32. Reproductive System I
33. Reproductive System II
34. Fertilization and Embryogenesis
35. Developmental Strategies and Mechanisms
36. Digestive System
37. Stem Cells
38. Immune System
39. Excretory System and Kidney Function
40. Nervous System
41. Cell and Tissue dysfunction
42. Bio-engineered Animals and Models of Human Disease

General Biology

Course Summary

This course is based on Bio 1A General Biology made available by University of California, Berkeley: Webcast.Berkeley under the Creative commons BY-NC-ND 2.5 license.

General introduction to cell structure and function, molecular and organism genetics, animal development, form and function. Intended for biological sciences majors. This course is taught in University of California, Berkeley and the lecturers are M Schlissel, J Rine and G Firestone.