Molecular Biology course explains the mechanisms of maintenance of the genome, expression of the genome and gene regulation at molecular level. The course also introduces the theoretical basis of some useful technologies applied in biological research.

Original Chinese version of this course has been online since 2015. Since then, it is highly praised by the learners. So far, there are more than 108,000 people have taken this course. In 2017, the course is awarded National Excellent Online Course on iCourse.

The major content of the course includes the structures of DNA, RNA and genome, DNA replication, RNA transcription, RNA splicing, protein translation, the genetic code, transcriptional regulation in prokaryotes and transcriptional regulation in eukaryotes. The content of this course are the basic knowledge required for biological research.

Currently, the teaching of this course is conducted as follows: first introduce the content in the courseware, then, go to the details of each point if necessary, and last, raise intriguing questions or ideas. If you have any advice on the teaching of this course, please let me know. I am willing to work with you and make this course better.

（1）Help students master basic knowledge of molecular biology.

（2）Promote academic thinking.

（3）Enhance academic expression ability.

（4）Help students see how elaborate biological processes are.

（5）Stimulate interests in biology and biological research.

Basic knowledge of biochemistry, genetics and cell biology.

Textbook

Molecular Biology of the Gene, Sixth Edition

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

James Watson, Tania A. Baker, Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, Richard Losick

0-321-50781-9, 978-0-321-50781-5

References

Molecular Biology of the Gene, Seventh Edition

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

James Watson, Tania A. Baker, Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine, Richard Losick 

0-321-85149-8, 978-0-321-85149-9

Molecular Biology, Fifth Edition

McGraw-Hill Education

Robert F Weaver

0-073-52532-4, 978-0-073-52532-7

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