MCD BIO C142
Design Principles of Biological Circuits
Lecture and lab.
Winter 2027: 1 lecture and 4 discussions. All of them are open. The oldest of these readings was 2 hours ago.
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From the registrar's catalog
(Formerly numbered 142.) Lecture, three hours; laboratory, four hours. Requisites: Life Sciences 7A, 7B, 7C, and 107, and Life Sciences 30A and 30B or Mathematics 3A, 3B, and 3C or Mathematics 31A and 31B, and Life Sciences 40 or Statistics 10 or 13. Quantitative analysis of genetic circuits that control behavior of biological systems, including prokaryotic model organisms and multicellular developmental systems. Introduction of basic principles of systems biology through specific examples. Application of these principles in designing synthetic genetic circuits. Concurrently scheduled with course C202. Letter grading.
Sections in Winter 2027
Choose an open discussion to enroll; an open lecture alone does not mean a seat is available.
Seat counts as of : the oldest of these 5 readings. Seat readings are snapshots, not live availability. Their timestamps show when dibs last checked.
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Seats
Open60 seats left in discussions.
Lecture: 0 of 60 enrolled
Seat risk
low risk4 discussions, all open.Every discussion, with its time and seats: 4 discussions
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Student reviews
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Seats over time in Winter 2027
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Lec 1 · Askary, A. · 0 of 60 enrolled
Nothing read since 20 Oct, 2 hours ago. Over less than a minute before that, unchanged.
Both readings say 0 of 60.
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