Topics in Experimental Biology, MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
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Cambridge, MA 02139-4307,

Course Description,
This independent experimental study course is designed to allow students with a strong interest in independent research to fulfill the project laboratory requirement for the Biology Department Program in the context of a research laboratory at MIT. The research should be a continuation of a previous project under the direction of a member of the Biology Department faculty.

This course provides instruction and practice in written and oral communication. Journal club discussions are used to help students evaluate and write scientific papers.