Sci: Biology & Life Sciences

Explores the exceptional aspects of the Antarctic climate and its ecosystems, looking at the current and future impacts of environmental change, including climate change. This course introduces participants to the ecological and physical characteristics of the Antarctic environment and Antarctic [...]

Learn to apply the principles of the circular economy in a hospital or healthcare organization to reduce waste and contribute to sustainable healthcare. Reducing medical waste is a worldwide challenge that calls for smarter solutions that can make healthcare more sustainable. This course helps hospital staff, management, users and [...]

Apply theories, tools and best practices needed to design circular products or services for hospitals and other healthcare organizations. Developing or improving medical devices to ensure a continuous supply for an exponentially growing population is a critical factor in making healthcare more sustainable. This course will help you to [...]

Do you want to know what is a bioreactor and how is it operated? How are cells cultivated for biopharmaceutical production, and what are the difficulties? In this course, you will learn the basic techniques for the successful cultivation of mammalian, plant, and stem cells.

This course is an introduction to human cognition and how it is explored. You will explore how Psychology was born as a separate discipline and how we began to study the nervous system in terms of functions, abilities and traits linking brain, mind, behavior and relationship with the environment. [...]

How do we know what we know about heredity? Enhance your scientific thinking and experimental design skills with this in-depth adventure through genetics. This is the third genetics course in a three-part series. Building upon the concepts from biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology from our 7.00x Introductory Biology MOOC, [...]