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DNA Decoded (Coursera)

Are you a living creature? Then, congratulations! You’ve got DNA. But how much do you really know about the microscopic molecules that make you unique? Why is DNA called the “blueprint of life”? What is a “DNA fingerprint”? How do scientists clone DNA? What can DNA teach [...]

Case Studies in Personalized Medicine (Coursera)

Learn how advances in biomedicine hold the potential to revolutionize drug development, drug treatments, and disease prevention: where are we now, and what does the future hold? This course will present short primers in genetics and mechanisms underlying variability in drug responses. A series of case studies will [...]

Causes of Human Disease: Exploring Cancer and Genetic Disease (FutureLearn)

Sep 4th 2023
Causes of Human Disease: Exploring Cancer and Genetic Disease (FutureLearn)
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Explore how the unravelling of genetic code has led to a deeper understanding of genetic diseases and cancer. It’s widely known that some diseases run in families. The discovery of the structure of DNA and the unravelling of the genetic code has led to a deeper understanding of such [...]

DNA and Atoms: The Secret of Life (edX)

Learn about DNA structure, how atoms are bonded to make DNA molecules and the periodic table, through Nobel lectures and key scientific papers. In this chemistry course, you will learn about “Life in the Universe." We will explore DNA as genetic material and atoms as the building blocks of [...]

DNA: Biology’s Genetic Code (edX)

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DNA: Biology’s Genetic Code (edX)
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DNA carries the defining data for life in a simple genetic code that comes with its own “back-up” system. Explore DNA structure with us! DNA encodes our genetic information and is passed on within cells to maintain living organisms and to produce the next generation.