la montagne

I know there was some talk of having a 7.015 class in the spring, which would be intro bio focused on genetics. Does anyone know if this idea was nixed or not? Because if it wasn't, it'd be a class I would MOST DEFINITELY be interested in.

kryptonsa36

As you can see here, 7.015 doesn't seem be offered this year.

Furthermore, from the same link, you will find that 7.012 (the Fall course) is supposed to be the one with emphasis on genetic approaches. If I recall correctly, 7.015 focuses more on human biology, not genetics.

And hey, if you're crazy about genetics, maybe you should try to pass out of 7.012 and start in 7.03.

PiperXP

The fall course, 7.012, is taught by Eric Lander - who was a MAJOR figure in the HUMAN GENOME PROJECT. He knows genetics. Trust me =D.

la montagne

Awesome. I don't remember bio anywhere near well enough to take the ASE (I took AP Bio sophomore year...) but I've been considering taking bio with Lander fall of sophomore year at MIT, and this just cements my decision to do that. =]

PiperXP

Cool! I think for many people that's a good plan - though what majors are you considering? For certain majors (like Course 20), it's not doable.