Biology

Protein crystals of the protein, Nup58, a key structural component of the nuclear pore complex. The protein is recombinantly expressed in E. coli, purified, and concentrated to 15mg/ml using the gene from Rattus norvegicus. Photo courtesy of James Partridge.


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7.012Introduction to BiologyFall 2004
 
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7.013Introductory BiologySpring 2006
 
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7.014Introductory BiologySpring 2005
 
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7.02Experimental Biology & CommunicationSpring 2005
 
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7.02CIExperimental Biology - Communications IntensiveSpring 2005
 
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7.03GeneticsFall 2004
 
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7.06Cell BiologySpring 2007
 
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7.08JBiological Chemistry IISpring 2004
 
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7.13Experimental Microbial GeneticsFall 2003
 
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7.16Experimental Molecular Biology: Biotechnology IISpring 2005
 
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7.18Topics in Experimental BiologyFall 2005
 
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7.22Developmental BiologyFall 2005
 
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7.24JProtein Folding ProblemFall 2007
 
7.27Principles of Human DiseaseSpring 2006
 
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7.28Molecular BiologySpring 2005
 
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7.29JCellular NeurobiologySpring 2005
 
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7.30JFundamentals of EcologyFall 2003
 
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7.340Ubiquitination: The Proteasome and Human DiseaseFall 2004
 
7.340Immune Evasion: How Sneaky Pathogens Avoid Host SurveillanceSpring 2004
 
7.340Nano-life: An Introduction to Virus Structure and AssemblyFall 2005
 
7.340Avoiding Genomic Instability: DNA Replication, the Cell Cycle, and CancerFall 2006
 
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7.340Under the Radar Screen: How Bugs Trick Our Immune DefensesSpring 2007
 
7.341Brightening up Life: Harnessing the Power of Fluorescence Imaging to Observe Biology in ActionFall 2006
 
7.341The DNA Damage Response as a Target for Anti-Cancer TherapyFall 2008
 
7.342Cancer Biology: From Basic Research to the ClinicFall 2004
 
7.342Reading the Blueprint of Life: Transcription, Stem Cells and DifferentiationFall 2006
 
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7.342Chronic Infection and Inflammation: What are the Consequences on Your Health?Fall 2007
 
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7.342G-Protein Coupled Receptors: Vision and DiseaseSpring 2007
 
7.342Systems Biology: Stochastic Processes and Biological RobustnessFall 2008
 
7.342Developmental and Molecular Biology of RegenerationSpring 2008
 
7.343Protein Folding, Misfolding and Human DiseaseFall 2004
 
7.343A Love-Hate Relationship: Cholesterol in Health and DiseaseFall 2005
 
7.343Photosynthesis: Life from LightFall 2006
 
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7.343The Radical Consequences of Respiration: Reactive Oxygen Species in Aging and DiseaseFall 2007
 
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7.343Neuron-glial Cell Interactions in Biology and DiseaseSpring 2007
 
7.343Sophisticated Survival Skills of Simple MicroorganismsSpring 2008
 
7.344RNA Interference: A New Tool for Genetic Analysis and TherapeuticsFall 2004
 
7.344The Fountain of Life: From Dolly to Customized Embryonic Stem CellsFall 2007
 
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7.344Antibiotics, Toxins, and Protein EngineeringSpring 2007
 
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7.344Directed Evolution: Engineering BiocatalystsSpring 2008
 
7.345Evolution of the Immune SystemSpring 2005
 
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7.346Synaptic Plasticity and Memory, from Molecules to BehaviorFall 2007
 
7.349Biological Computing: At the Crossroads of Engineering and ScienceSpring 2005
 
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7.36JFoundations of Computational and Systems BiologySpring 2004
 
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7.38JIntroduction to Bioengineering (BE.010J)Spring 2006
 
7.391Concept-Centered TeachingFall 2005
 
7.391Concept-Centered TeachingSpring 2006
 
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7.58Molecular BiologySpring 2005
 
7.66JCognitive & Behavioral GeneticsSpring 2001
 
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7.69JDevelopmental NeurobiologySpring 2005
 
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7.72Developmental BiologyFall 2005
 
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7.88JProtein Folding ProblemFall 2007
 
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7.91JFoundations of Computational and Systems BiologySpring 2004
 
7.931Concept-Centered TeachingFall 2005
 
7.931Concept-Centered TeachingSpring 2006
 
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7.98JNeural Plasticity in Learning and DevelopmentSpring 2002
 
7.A12Freshman Seminar: Structural Basis of Genetic Material: Nucleic AcidsFall 2005
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