Systems Biology
8.591J · Biology, Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Physics · Graduate · Fall 2004
Prof. Alexander van Oudenaarden
This course introduces the mathematical modeling techniques needed to address key questions in modern biology. An overview of modeling techniques in molecular biology and genetics, cell biology and developmental biology is covered. Key experiments that validate mathematical models are also discussed, as well as molecular, cellular, and developmental systems biology, bacterial chemotaxis, genetic oscillators, control theory and genetic networks, and gradient sensing systems. Additional specific …
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