ABI OMICSS Guide 2021
  • Welcome
  • Week 1
    • Molecular Biology
      • Introduction to Biology
      • Macromolecules
      • DNA & RNA
      • Cell Division
    • Command-Line
      • Connecting to the Server
      • The Linux Command-Line For Beginners
      • The Bash Terminal
    • R Programming
      • Getting Started
      • The Basics
      • Data Types
    • Week 1 Exam
  • Week 2
    • Molecular Biology
      • DNA Proofreading And Repair
      • Telomeres and Telomerase
      • Genes
      • The One Gene, One Enzyme Hypothesis
      • Transcription
      • Translation
    • R Programming
      • Data Types (continuation)
      • Reading Data
      • Subsetting
      • Control Structures
      • Functions
      • Scoping Rules
    • Week 2 Exam
  • Week 3
    • Molecular Biology
      • tRNA and Ribosomes
      • Stages of Translation & Protein Targeting
      • Heredity
      • Probabilities In Genetics
    • R Programming
      • Loop Functions
      • Base Graphics
    • Statistics and R
      • The Basics
    • Week 3 Exam
  • Week 4
    • Molecular Biology
      • Interesting Cases of Genes
      • The Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance
      • Variation in Species
      • Phenotype plasticity
    • R Programming
      • Practice 2
      • Practice 3
    • Statistics and R
      • Random Variables and Probability Distributions
      • Central Limit Theorem
    • Week 4 Exam
  • Week 5
    • Statistics and R
      • Confidence Interval
      • Introduction to Inference
      • t-distribution and Comparing Means
      • Linear Models
    • Experimental Techniques
      • Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
      • Gel Electrophoresis
      • Sanger Sequencing
      • NGS Sequencing
    • Week 5 Exam
  • Week 6
    • Statistics and R
      • Power
      • ANOVA
      • Covariance and Correlation
    • NGS
      • Basic Unix Commands
      • Sequences and Genomic Features
      • FastQC
      • Practice Exercises
    • Week 6 Exam
  • Week 7
    • Statistics and R
      • Monte Carlo Simulation
      • Exploratory Data Analysis
      • Linear Regression
    • NGS
      • BEDtools
      • Alignment and Sequence Variation
      • Integrated Genomics Viewer
    • Week 7 Exam
  • Week 8
    • NGS
      • Variant Calling With GATK
      • Practice 1
    • Week 8 Exam
  • Module Syllabi
  • Additional Resources
  • Conclusion
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  • What is Life?
  • The Scientific Method
  • Conclusion Quiz
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  1. Week 1
  2. Molecular Biology

Introduction to Biology

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Biology Overview

Biology is the branch of science that primarily deals with the structure, function, growth, evolution, and distribution of organisms.

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What is Life?

The Scientific Method

Learning all this information is, of course, fascinating, but at some point, you ask yourself - how do biologists even come up with this knowledge? The answer is: through the scientific method.

To internalize the concept of the scientific method, first, watch the video below.

Conclusion Quiz

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Now that we have defined biology, new, more complex questions arise. What exactly is life, and what does it mean to be alive? To delve deeper into this topic, read , and come back afterward.

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