It's a cloudy July afternoon in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and MIT Edgerton Center Instructor Amanda Mayer is using brightly-colored plastic to build proteins. She takes a small yellow block and moves ...

The learning goals articulated below provide our students a framework for contextualizing and learning the fundamental knowledge needed to complete the biology major and to become prepared for future ...

For Lucas Farnung, there is no question more fascinating than how a single fertilized egg develops into a fully-functioning human. As a structural biologist, he is studying this process on the ...

Where have you experienced biology today? Journey through the science of life using the lens of your daily life. This specialization bridges the gap between traditional biology classes and the ...

This lecture and laboratory course will acquaint non-biology majors with the theory and practice of modern molecular biology, focusing on topics of current interest to society. The course will cover ...

Consider researching diseases, developing new medicine, restoring coral reefs, or protecting endangered species around the world. A biology degree can lead to potential career paths that help humanity ...