This course asks if it is possible to program cells to chase pathogens, kill cancer cells, or transform waste into energy? (Courtesy of The Journal of Cell Biology. License: CC BY-NC-SA.)
Instructor(s)
Domitilla Del Vecchio
MIT Course Number
2.18 / 2.180
As Taught In
Spring 2015
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course focuses on feedback control mechanisms that living organisms implement at the molecular level to execute their functions, with emphasis on techniques to design novel systems with prescribed behaviors. Students will learn how biological functions can be understood and designed using notions from feedback control.