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7.342 The Biology of Aging: Age-Related Diseases and Interventions, Fall 2011
(2011-12)Aging involves an intrinsic and progressive decline in function that eventually will affect us all. While everyone is familiar with aging, many basic questions about aging are mysterious. Why are older people more likely ... -
7.342 Powerhouse Rules: The Role of Mitochondria in Human Diseases, Spring 2011
(2011-06)The primary role of mitochondria is to produce 90% of a cell's energy in the form of ATP through a process called oxidative phosphorylation. A variety of clinical disorders have been shown to include "mitochondrial ... -
7.342 Systems and Synthetic Biology: How the Cell Solves Problems, Fall 2010
(2010-12)A millennial challenge in biology is to decipher how vast arrays of molecular interactions inside the cell work in concert to produce a cellular function. Systems biology, a new interdisciplinary field of science, brings ...