A stack of bacterial plates on a 7.02 student's lab bench. (Photo by Dr. Katherine Bacon Schneider.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Jonathan King
Prof. Leonard Guarente
Prof. Lisa Steiner
Prof. Uttam RajBhandary
MIT Course Number
7.02 / 10.702
As Taught In
Spring 2005
Level
Undergraduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Highlights
This course features recitation notes and in the labs section, a series of laboratory interpretation questions that accompany each laboratory module.
Course Description
This introductory biology laboratory course covers the application of experimental techniques in microbiology, biochemistry, cell and developmental biology. Emphasis is placed on the integration of factual knowledge with understanding of the design of the experiments and data analysis in order to prepare the students for future research projects. Development of skills critical for writing about scientific findings in modern biology is also covered in the Scientific Communications portion of the curriculum, 7.02CI.
Additional Faculty
Dr. Katherine Bacon Schneider
Dr. Jean-Francois Hamel
Ms. Deborah Kruzel
Dr. Megan Rokop
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