Viruses & How to Beat Them: From Cells to Pandemics Professional Certificate

What you will learn:
- Understand the fundamental principles of living organisms.
- Recognize how information flows from our genes to produce proteins, how viruses infect our bodies and understand the process of scientific investigation.
- Understand the principles of both arms of the immune system.
- Discover the pros and cons of vaccines and the revolution of the mRNA vaccine.
- Discover how COVID-19 became the 3rd pandemic this century and the biology of Coronavirus in humans and animals.

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Viruses & How to Beat Them I: Introduction to Cell Biology & Viruses (edX)

Whereas cells are alive, viruses are not. Discover how living cells translate information coded in our genes into proteins and what happens when viruses hijack our cells and cause life threatening diseases. Have you ever wondered what viruses actually are? Have you been curious about the ways they invade [...]

Viruses & How to Beat Them II: Immunology Fundamentals & Applications (edX)

When we are attacked by viruses our bodies are not left helpless. Discover how our immune system fights infectious diseases, how vaccines protect us and how immune mechanisms have been implemented in our fight against Coronavirus.