Part 1 : Lecture 1. The Scope of "life"
lecture 2. More on the origin of life
lecture 3. The organism and the cell
how things get done in the cell
lecture 5. Which molecule holds the code?
lecture 6. The double helix
lecture 7. The nuts and bolts of replicating DNA
lecture 8. The central dogma
lecture 9. The genetic code
lecture 10. From DNA to RNA
lecture 11. From RNA to protein
lecture 12. When mistakes happen.
Part 2 : Lecture 13. Dividing DNA between dividing cells
lectuer 14. Mendel and his pea plants
lecture 15. How sex leads to variation
lecture 16. Genes and chromosomes
lecture 17. Charles Darwin and "The origin of species"
lecture 18. Natural selection in action
lecture 19. Reconciling Darwin and Mendel
lecture 20. Mechanisms of evolutionary change
lecture 21. What are species and how do new ones arise?
lecture 22. More on the origin of new species
lecture 23. Reconstructing evolution
lecture 24. The history of life, revisited.
Part 3 : Lecture 25. From cells to organisms
lecture 26. Control of gene expression I
lecture 27. Control of gene expression II
lecture 28. Getting proteins to the right place
lecture 29. Genetic engineering and biotechnology
lecture 30. How cells talk
lecture 31. How cells talk
lecture 32. From one cell to many in an organism
lecture 33. Patterns of early development
lecture 34. Determination and differentiation
lecture 35. Induction and pattern formation
lecture 36. Genes and development.
Part 4 : Lecture 37. Homeostasis
lecture 38. Hormones in animals
lecture 39. What is special about neurons?
lecture 40. Action potentials and synapses
lecture 41. Synaptic integration and memory
lecture 42. Sensory function
lecture 43. How muscles work
lecture 44. The innate immune system
lecture 45. The acquired immune system
lecture 46. Form and function in plants I
lecture 47. Form and function in plants II
lecture 48. Behavior as an adaptive trait.
Part 5 : Lecture 49. Energy and resources in living systems
lecture 50. How energy is harnessed by cells
making chemistry work in cells
lecture 52. Cellular currencies of energy
lecture 56. Capturing energy from sunlight
lecture 57. The reactions of photosynthesis
lecture 58. Resources and life histories
lecture 59. The structure of populations
lecture 60. Population growth.
Part 6 : Lecture 61. What limits population growth?
lecture 62. Costs and benefits of behavior
lecture 63. Altruism and mate selection
lecture 64. Ecological interactions among species
lecture 65. Predators and competitors
lecture 66. Competition and the ecological niche
lecture 67. Energy in ecosystems
lecture 68. Nutrients in ecosystems
lecture 69. How predictabe are ecological communities?
lecture 71. Human population growth
lecture 72. The human asteroid?