1. Introduction, Course Organization of MIT 7.016 Introductory Biology, Fall 2018 2. Chemical Bonding and Molecular Interactions; Lipids and Membranes 3. Structures of Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins 4. Enzymes & Metabolism 5. Carbohydrates and Glycoproteins 6. Nucleic Acids 7. Replication 8. Transcription 9. Chromatin Remodeling and Splicing 10. Translation 11. Cells, the Simplest Functional Units 12. Genetics 1 – Cell Division & Segregating Genetic Material 13. Genetics 2 – Rules of Inheritance 14. Genetics 3 – Linkage, Crossing Over 15. Genetics 4 – The power of model organisms in biological discovery 16. Recombinant DNA, Cloning, & Editing 17. Genomes and DNA Sequencing 18. SNPs & Human genetics 19. Cell Trafficking and Protein Localization 20. Cell Signaling 1 – Overview 21. Cell Signaling 2 – Examples 22. Neurons, Action Potential, & Optogenetics 23. Cell Cycle and Checkpoints 24. Stem Cells, Apoptosis, & Tissue Homeostasis 25. Cancer 1 26. Cancer 2 27. Visualizing Life – Dyes and Stains 28. Visualizing Life - Fluorescent Proteins 29. Cell Imaging Techniques 30. Immunology 1 – Diversity, Specificity, & B cells 31. Immunology 2 – Memory, T cells, & Autoimmunity 32. Infectious Disease, Viruses, and Bacteria 33. Bacteria and Antibiotic Resistance 34. Viruses and Anti-Viral Resistance 35. Reproductive Cloning and Embryonic Stem Cells