FRSEMR 26z - What is Life?

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

This seminar considers the conditions of a cell necessary to support life. The proposal is to find a definition for a living system using information and principles of biology, chemistry and physics to characterize some central properties of living cells, like energy and material uptake and use, cellular crowding, diffusion and molecular interactions, homeostasis and growth.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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