MIT OCW Archived Courses: Recent submissions
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7.342 Cell-material Crosstalk: Engineering Cell-Instructive Biomaterials, Fall 2013
(2013-12)Biomaterials are substances that have been designed to direct the course of any therapeutic or diagnostic procedure by controlling interactions with biological systems. A large toolbox of non-biological materials has been ... -
7.342 To Divide or Not To Divide: Control of Cell Cycle and Growth by Extracellular Cues, Fall 2012
(2012-12)Cells, regardless of whether they are in an organ in the human body or a component of a bacterial colony, can sense the chemical composition of the environment, the presence of neighboring cells, and even the types of their ... -
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 ...