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ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate. Introduction to Cellular Respiration. Oxidation and Reduction Review From Biological Point-of-View. Oxidation and Reduction in Cellular Respiration. Krebs / Citric Acid Cycle. Glycolysis. Electron Transport Chain. Oxidative Phosphorylation and Chemiosmosis. ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate. Introduction to Cellular Respiration. Oxidation and Reduction Review From Biological Point-of-View. Oxidation and Reduction in Cellular Respiration. Krebs / Citric Acid Cycle. Glycolysis. Electron Transport Chain. Oxidative Phosphorylation and Chemiosmosis.

Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection. Ape Clarification. Intelligent Design and Evolution. Evolution Clarification. Natural Selection and the Owl Butterfly. DNA. Variation in a Species. Introduction to Evolution and Natural Selection. Ape Clarification. Intelligent Design and Evolution. Evolution Clarification. Natural Selection and the Owl Butterfly. DNA. Variation in a Species.

Introduction to Heredity. Punnett Square Fun. Hardy-Weinberg Principle. Sex-Linked Traits. Genetics 101 Part 1: What are genes?. Genetics 101 Part 2: What are SNPs?. Genetics 101 Part 3: Where do your genes come from?. Genetics 101 Part 4: What are Phenotypes?. Introduction to Heredity. Punnett Square Fun. Hardy-Weinberg Principle. Sex-Linked Traits. Genetics 101 Part 1: What are genes?. Genetics 101 Part 2: What are SNPs?. Genetics 101 Part 3: Where do your genes come from?. Genetics 101 Part 4: What are Phenotypes?.

Build your earth science vocabulary and learn about cycles of matter and types of sedimentary rocks through the Education Portal course Earth Science 101: Earth Science. Our series of video lessons and accompanying self-assessment quizzes can help you boost your scientific knowledge ahead of the Excelsior Earth Science exam . This course was designed by experienced educators and examines both science basics, like experimental design and systems of measurement, and more advanced topics, such as analysis of rock deformation and theories of continental drift.

The Lungs and Pulmonary System. Red blood cells. Circulatory System and the Heart. Hemoglobin. Anatomy of a Neuron. Sodium Potassium Pump. Correction to Sodium and Potassium Pump Video. Electrotonic and Action Potentials. Saltatory Conduction in Neurons. Neuronal Synapses (Chemical). Myosin and Actin. Tropomyosin and troponin and their role in regulating muscle contraction. Role of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in Muscle Cells. Anatomy of a muscle cell. The Kidney and Nephron. Secondary Active Transport in the Nephron. The Lungs and Pulmonary System. Red blood cells. Circulatory System and the Heart. Hemoglobin. Anatomy of a Neuron. Sodium Potassium Pump. Correction to Sodium and Potassium Pump Video. Electrotonic and Action Potentials. Saltatory Conduction in Neurons. Neuronal Synapses (Chemical). Myosin and Actin. Tropomyosin and troponin and their role in regulating muscle contraction. Role of the Sarcoplasmic Reticulum in Muscle Cells. Anatomy of a muscle cell. The Kidney and Nephron. Secondary Active Transport in the Nephron.

Role of Phagocytes in Innate or Nonspecific Immunity. Types of immune responses: Innate and Adaptive. Humoral vs. Cell-Mediated. B Lymphocytes (B cells). Professional Antigen Presenting Cells (APC) and MHC II complexes. Helper T Cells. Cytotoxic T Cells. Review of B cells, CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells. Inflammatory Response. Role of Phagocytes in Innate or Nonspecific Immunity. Types of immune responses: Innate and Adaptive. Humoral vs. Cell-Mediated. B Lymphocytes (B cells). Professional Antigen Presenting Cells (APC) and MHC II complexes. Helper T Cells. Cytotoxic T Cells. Review of B cells, CD4+ T cells and CD8+ T cells. Inflammatory Response.

ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate. Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis: Light Reactions 1. Photosynthesis: Light Reactions and Photophosphorylation. Photosynthesis: Calvin Cycle. Photorespiration. C-4 Photosynthesis. CAM Plants. ATP: Adenosine Triphosphate. Photosynthesis. Photosynthesis: Light Reactions 1. Photosynthesis: Light Reactions and Photophosphorylation. Photosynthesis: Calvin Cycle. Photorespiration. C-4 Photosynthesis. CAM Plants.

Taxonomy and the Tree of Life. Species. Bacteria. Viruses. Human Prehistory 101: Prologue. Human Prehistory 101 Part 1: Out of (Eastern) Africa. Human Prehistory 101 Part 2: Weathering The Storm. Human Prehistory 101 Part 3: Agriculture Rocks Our World. Human Prehistory 101: Epilogue. Taxonomy and the Tree of Life. Species. Bacteria. Viruses. Human Prehistory 101: Prologue. Human Prehistory 101 Part 1: Out of (Eastern) Africa. Human Prehistory 101 Part 2: Weathering The Storm. Human Prehistory 101 Part 3: Agriculture Rocks Our World. Human Prehistory 101: Epilogue.

This course covers the principles of materials science and cell biology underlying the design of medical implants, artificial organs, and matrices for tissue engineering. Methods for biomaterials surface characterization and analysis of protein adsorption on biomaterials. Molecular and cellular interactions with biomaterials are analyzed in terms of unit cell processes, such as matrix synthesis, degradation, and contraction. Mechanisms underlying wound healing and tissue remodeling following implantation in various organs. Tissue and organ regeneration. Design of implants and prostheses based on control of biomaterials-tissue interactions. Comparative analysis of intact, biodegradable, and bioreplaceable implants by reference to case studies. Criteria for restoration of physiological function for tissues and organs.

Analyzes computational needs of clinical medicine reviews systems and approaches that have been used to support those needs, and the relationship between clinical data and gene and protein measurements. Topics: the nature of clinical data; architecture and design of healthcare information systems; privacy and security issues; medical expertsystems; introduction to bioinformatics. Case studies and guest lectures describe contemporary systems and research projects. Term project using large clinical and genomic data sets integrates classroom topics.

This course provides intensive coverage of the theory and practice of electromechanical instrument design with application to biomedical devices. Students will work with MGH doctors to develop new medical products from concept to prototype development and testing. Lectures will present techniques for designing electronic circuits as part of complete sensor systems. Topics covered include: basic electronics circuits, principles of accuracy, op amp circuits, analog signal conditioning, power supplies, microprocessors, wireless communications, sensors, and sensor interface circuits. Labs will cover practical printed circuit board (PCB) design including component selection, PCB layout, assembly, and planning and budgeting for large projects. Problem sets and labs in the first six weeks are in support of the project. Major team-based design, build, and test project in the last six weeks. Student teams will be composed of both electrical engineering and mechanical engineering students.

The course covers basic concepts of biomedical engineering and their connection with the spectrum of human activity. It

This course consists of a series of seminars focused on the development of professional skills. Each semester focuses on a different topic, resulting in a repeating cycle that covers medical ethics, responsible conduct of research, written and oral technical communication, and translational issues. Material and activities include guest lectures, case studies, interactive small group discussions, and role-playing simulations.

This seminar based course explores techniques for recognizing, analyzing, and resolving ethical dilemmas facing healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers in today's highly regulated environment. Guest lectures by practicing clinicians, technologists, researchers, and regulators will include case studies, interactive small group discussions, and role-playing simulations. Professional conduct topics will include authorship, conflict of interest, data acquisition and management, and the protection of human subjects and animals involved in research programs.

This course teaches the design of contemporary information systems for biological and medical data. Examples are chosen from biology and medicine to illustrate complete life cycle information systems, beginning with data acquisition, following to data storage and finally to retrieval and analysis. Design of appropriate databases, client-server strategies, data interchange protocols, and computational modeling architectures. Students are expected to have some familiarity with scientific application software and a basic understanding of at least one contemporary programming language (e.g. C, C++, Java, Lisp, Perl, Python). A major term project is required of all students. This subject is open to motivated seniors having a strong interest in biomedical engineering and information system design with the ability to carry out a significant independent project.

This course was offered as part of the Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) program as course number SMA 5304.

This course presents the fundamentals of digital signal processing with particular emphasis on problems in biomedical research and clinical medicine. It covers principles and algorithms for processing both deterministic and random signals. Topics include data acquisition, imaging, filtering, coding, feature extraction, and modeling. The focus of the course is a series of labs that provide practical experience in processing physiological data, with examples from cardiology, speech processing, and medical imaging. The labs are done in MATLAB® during weekly lab sessions that take place in an electronic classroom. Lectures cover signal processing topics relevant to the lab exercises, as well as background on the biological signals processed in the labs.

Preventive security and reducing privacy threats are global issues in the 21st century. This world first course investigates the biological traits that uniquely identify individuals such as fingerprints, irises and signatures and the biometric technologies that safeguard against identify theft and electronic fraud.

An introductory course about understanding the different types and uses of biometrics.

Biomimetics is based on the belief that nature, at least at times, is a good engineer. Biomimesis is the scientific method of learning new principles and processes based on systematic study, observation and experimentation with live animals and organisms. This Freshman Advising Seminar on the topic is a way for freshmen to explore some of MIT's richness and learn more about what they may want to study in later years.

Learn about the tools and principles of biomimicry, a new discipline that emulates nature's best ideas in order to solve human design challenges. Each week you’ll get outside to explore nature and learn a key biomimicry design concept that you’ll then apply to develop a novel biomimetic design.