Cell Biology (7.06x)
MIT's Department of Biology offers this three-part MITx series covering the cell biology curriculum taught to MIT undergraduates in course 7.06. The material spans the structure, function, and biosynthesis of cellular membranes and organelles, cell growth and oncogenic transformation, transport, receptors, and cell signaling, the cytoskeleton, the extracellular matrix, and cell movement, cell division and the cell cycle, and the specialized functions of differentiated cell types. Alongside the molecular findings, the course walks through the genetic, biochemical, and experimental methods researchers used to establish them, so lectures double as a tour of how the field builds evidence. The course is self-paced and runs on MITx Online, where enrolling in the Audit Track keeps it free; a verified certificate is available for a fee. It suits students who already have an introductory biology background and want the depth MIT gives its own biology majors.