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I Think Biology

Prof. Kaustubh Rau Prof. Sravanti Uppaluri Prof. Divya Uma Prof. Jayanti Ray Mukherjee Prof. Prachi Gupta · Azim Premji University

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Lectures

week-01

  1. W1L1_What is Biology? Video
  2. W1L2_Pillars of Biology Video
  3. W1L3_Biology and the City Video
  4. W1L4_The Process of Science Video
  5. W1L5_A Tale of Forgotten Scientists - Part I Video
  6. W1L6_A Tale of Forgotten Scientists - Part II Video

week-02

  1. W2L7_Numbers and Scales in Biology - Part I Video
  2. W2L8_Numbers and Scales in Biology - Part II Video
  3. W2L9_Experimentation vs Theory_Discussion Video
  4. W2L10_How to Find Reliable Information? Video
  5. W2L11_How to Read a Scientific Article? Video

week-03

  1. W3L12_Biomolecules - Part I Video
  2. W3L13_Biomolecules - Part II Video
  3. W3L14_Central Dogma Video
  4. W3L15_Gene Regulation Video
  5. W3L16_Non-Coding RNA Video

week-04

  1. W4L17_Introduction to Cells Video
  2. W4L18_Our Favourite Cells - Part I Video
  3. W4L19_Our Favourite Cells - Part 2 Video
  4. W4L20_Cell Cycle Video
  5. W4L21_Cell Cycle Control Video
  6. W4L22_Cancer Biology (Guest Lecture) Dr. Ramray Bhat (IISc) Video
  7. W4L23_Discussion on Cancer Biology_Dr. Ramray Bhat (IISc) and Dr. Divya Uma (Azim Premji University) Video

week-05

  1. W5L24_Genetics - I Video
  2. W5L25_Genetics - II Video
  3. W5L26_Genetics - III Video
  4. W5L27_Gene Mutations and Genetic Disorders (Guest Lecture) Dr. Antara Das, Azim Premji University Video
  5. W5L28_Studying Human Genetic Disorders using Transgenic Animals - Research talk (Guest lecture) Video

week-06

  1. W6L29_Bead Microscopy (Guest lecture) Dr. Procheta Mallik (ISPF &ThinkTac) Video
  2. W6L30_Molecular Biology Techniques Video
  3. W6L31_Bacterial DNA Isolation and PCR - Hands-on (Guest Lecture)Dr. Beena DB(Azim Premji University) Video
  4. W6L32_BT Cotton - Part 1 (Case study) Video
  5. W6L33_Molecular Biology Techniques - BT Cotton - Part 2 (Case study) Video

week-07

  1. W7L34_Introduction to Evolution Video
  2. W7L35_Evidences of Evolution Video
  3. W7L36_Mechanism of Evolution Video
  4. W7L37_Misconceptions about Evolution_Discussion Video
  5. W7L38_Human Evolution Video

week-08

  1. W8L39_Species, Speciation and Biodiversity - I Video
  2. W8L40_Species, Speciation and Biodiversity - II Video
  3. W8L41_Measuring Biodiversity (Tutorial) Video
  4. W8L42_Speciation Video
  5. W8L43_Speciation (Case studies) Video

week-09

  1. W9L44_Introduction to Ecological Interactions - Part 1 Video
  2. W9L45_Ecological Interactions - Part 2 Video
  3. W9L46_Ecological Interactions - Part 3 Video
  4. W9L47_Mutualism - Figs (Case Study) Video
  5. W9L48_Seed Dispersal (Case study) Video

week-10

  1. W10L49_Introduction to Public Health (Guest lecture) Dr.Abha Rao (Public Health Foundation of India) Video
  2. W10L50_Public Health in India (Guest lecture) Dr. Abha Rao (Public Health Foundation of India) Video
  3. W10L51_Discussion on Public HealthDr. Abha Rao (PHFI) and Mr. Pratush Brahma (University of Florida) Video
  4. W10L52_Public Health-Rotavirus (Case study) Video
  5. W10L53_Public Health-Malaria (Case study) - Part 1 Video
  6. W10L54_Public Health-Malaria (Case study) - Part 2 Video

week-11

  1. W11L55_Biology and Climate Change - Part 1 Video
  2. W11L56_Biology and Climate Change - Part 2 Video
  3. W11L57_Biology and Climate Change - Part 3 Video
  4. W11L58_Biodiversity Conservation (Guest Lecture) Dr. Krishnapriya Tamma (Azim Premji University) Video

week-12

  1. W12L59_Discussion on Biology and Society Video
  2. W12L60_Discussion on Art and Science Video
  3. W12L61_Biology and Society - Case study on Stray Dogs Video
  4. W12L62_Nature Relatedness Video
  5. W12L63_Course Wrap-Up Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 12-02-2024 Video
  2. Live Session 26-02-2024 Video
  3. Live Session 20-03-2024 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
Azim Premji University
Department
Biotechnology
Teacher
Prof. Kaustubh Rau Prof. Sravanti Uppaluri Prof. Divya Uma Prof. Jayanti Ray Mukherjee Prof. Prachi Gupta
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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