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Molecular Biology – Part 3: RNA Processing and Translation
- Self-paced
- Free Access
- Fee-based Certificate
- 8 Sequences
- Advanced Level
- Subtitles in Chinese
Course details
Syllabus
Week 1: Translation I – Overview and Key Players
Week 2: Translation II – Elongation
Week 3: Translation III – Initiation and Termination
Week 4: Translation IV – Regulation of Translation
Week 5: RNA Splicing I – Mechanisms
Week 6: RNA Splicing II – Proofreading and Alternative Splicing
Week 7: RNA Turnover I – Assays and General Mechanisms
Week 8: RNA Turnover II – Specific Bacterial and Eukaryotic Mechanisms
Prerequisite
Instructors
Stephen P. Bell
HHMI Investigator; Professor of Biology
MIT
Tania A. Baker
HHMI Investigator; Whitehead Professor of Biology
MIT
Mary Ellen Wiltrout
Director of Blended and Online Initiatives, Lecturer, Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sera Thornton
MITx Digital Learning Fellow, Department of Biology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Swati Carr
MITx Digital Learning Fellow, Department of Biology
MIT
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