Molecular Biology and Genetics in Modern Medicine
MIT OpenCourseWare offers this advanced course connecting molecular biology, genetics, genomics, and bioinformatics to clinical medicine. Lectures review the principles of human genetics and translate clinical findings into analysis at the level of the gene, chromosome, and molecule. Topics cover techniques of molecular biology and genomics, strategies for genetic analysis, and an introduction to bioinformatics, extending into current research activity in the field. The course builds explicit links between basic laboratory research, medical practice, and the patient perspective, showing how a genetic discovery moves from bench science to diagnosis and treatment. Materials include lecture notes and assignments from MIT's Health Sciences and Technology curriculum, published under a Creative Commons license for free use, with no certificate offered through OCW.