Laboratory Fundamentals in Biological Engineering
MIT's 20.109 teaches experimental biochemical and molecular techniques through a quantitative engineering lens, built around three discovery-based lab modules covering RNA engineering, protein engineering, and cell-biomaterial engineering. The course emphasizes experimental design, data analysis, and scientific communication as core skills alongside the wet-lab techniques themselves. Materials on MIT OpenCourseWare include lab module descriptions, assignments, and readings drawn from the original OpenWetWare course wiki, giving students a structured path through hands-on biological engineering practice even without physical lab access. The course is free to access with no certificate offered, consistent with MIT OCW's open publication model. It suits students who already have some biology or engineering background and want to see how real experimental modules are designed, executed, and analyzed at the undergraduate level.