MCDB 472
Building a Synthetic Cell
Can we build a living cell from molecular components? This course addresses one of the grand scientific challenges of this century: building a synthetic cell from scratch. Building a cell will answer the fundamental questions of 'how life works' and 'what it means to be alive?'
Prerequisites & course information
BIOLOGY 305, and one of: MCDB 310, BIOLCHEM 415, or CHEM 351; or graduate student standing. (Prerequisites enforced at registration.) (3). (BS). May not be repeated for credit. Rackham credit requires additional work.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027
- Catalogue entry ↗
Catalogue variants
- Building a Synthetic Cell · 3 · Graduate credit