Directed by The Great Courses

Kevin Ahern

Taught by Professor Kevin Ahern of Oregon State University, this series covers the essential topics of a first-semester college course in biochemistry and molecular biology, introducing you to amino acids, proteins, enzymes, genes, and the intricate workings of living cells. A background in high school-level chemistry is helpful

Rated TVPG

Mode of access: World Wide Web

Episode 1

Biochemistry Is the Science of Us

Episode 2

Why Water Is Essential for Life

Episode 3

Amino Acids: 20 Building Blocks of Life

Episode 4

From Peptide Bonds to Protein Structure

Episode 5

Protein Folding, Misfolding, and Disorder

Episode 6

Hemoglobin Function Follows Structure

Episode 7

Enzymes' Amazing Speed and Specificity

Episode 8

Enzyme Regulation in Cells

Episode 9

Fatty Acids, Fats, and Other Lipids

Episode 10

Sugars: Glucose and the Carbohydrates

Episode 11

ATP and Energy Transformations in Cells

Episode 12

Breaking Down Sugars and Fatty Acids

Episode 13

Metabolism Meets at the Citric Acid Cycle

Episode 14

Energy Harvesting in Animals and Plants

Episode 15

How Animals Make Carbs and Fats

Episode 16

Cholesterol, Membranes, Lipoproteins

Episode 17

Metabolic Control during Exercise and Rest

Episode 18

How Plants Make Carbs and Other Metabolites

Episode 19

Recycling Nitrogen: Amino Acids, Nucleotides

Episode 20

Eating, Antioxidants, and the Microbiome

Episode 21

Hormones, Stress, and Cell Division

Episode 22

Neurotransmitters, the Brain, and Addiction

Episode 23

The Biochemistry of Our Senses

Episode 24

From Biochemistry to Molecular Biology

Episode 25

DNA and RNA: Information in Structure

Episode 26

DNA Replication in Bacteria; PCR in the Lab

Episode 27

Chromosome Replication, Telomeres, Aging

Episode 28

DNA Mismatch and Excision Repair

Episode 29

DNA Recombination, Gene Editing, CRISPR

Episode 30

Transcribing DNA to RNA

Episode 31

Translating RNA into Proteins

Episode 32

Protein-Synthesis Controls and Epigenetics

Episode 33

Human Genetic Disease and Gene Therapy

Episode 34

Cancer Mechanisms and Treatments

Episode 35

Biotechnology, Stem Cells, Synthetic Biology

Episode 36

Omics: Genomics, Proteomics, Transcriptomics