Cell Biology: Structure and Functions of the Nucleus
This MIT OpenCourseWare course examines the nucleus as the control center of the cell, covering genome organization, systems biology, transcription, and gene expression. Lectures and class discussions walk through the fundamental discoveries in nuclear cell biology alongside the experimental methods that produced them, and assigned readings work through primary research papers to show the logic behind specific findings. The course is aimed at advanced biology students already familiar with basic cell biology, and it emphasizes how researchers actually design and interpret experiments rather than just presenting settled conclusions. Materials include the syllabus, lecture topics, and reading lists published by MIT OpenCourseWare, free to access with no certificate offered.