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MIT 7.05 General Biochemistry, Spring 2020
Instructor: Matthew Vander Heiden
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After a quick review of the regulation of glycolysis, Professor Vander Heiden discusses glycogen metabolism, fructose and galactose metabolism, and introduces the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) cycle.

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MIT 18.404J Theory of Computation, Fall 2020
Instructor: Michael Sipser
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Uploaded 06-10-21

NOTE: There is no video for Lecture 13 as that was the day for the Midterm Exam.

Quickly reviewed last lecture. Defined NTIME(t(n)) complexity classes and the class NP. Showed that COMPOSITES is in NP. Discussed the P versus NP question. Proved that acceptance problem for CFG is in P. Introduced the satisfiability problem SAT and polynomial-time reducibility.

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Science Photographer Felice Frankel discusses the rapid improvements in generative AI and provides a reality check on just how much it can do in the field of scientific research.

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AI and Science Photography: https://youtu.be/0I8S6diyDjw?si=IOC2KV9CQDhl_ZgW

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MIT 7.05 General Biochemistry, Spring 2020
Instructor: Matthew Vander Heiden
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Professor Vander Heiden continues the discussion of topics related to oxidative phosphorylation including redox shuttles, ATP accounting, and NADPH/glutathione, and then finishes with an overview of photosynthesis.

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MIT 2.00AJ Exploring Sea, Space, and Earth: Fundamentals of Engineering Design, Spring 2009

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Pool testing at the Z-Center

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MIT 18.S096 Matrix Calculus For Machine Learning And Beyond, IAP 2023
Instructors: Alan Edelman, Steven G. Johnson

Uploaded 23-10-23

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Description: The key to generalizing derivatives is to realize that they are linear operators, relating small changes in a functions input to small changes in the output. 

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MIT 7.05 General Biochemistry, Spring 2020
Instructor: Matthew Vander Heiden
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Professor Vander Heiden dives deeper into the discussion of the TCA cycle and related topics including pyruvate oxidation, TCA cycle reactions, the output of the TCA cycle, anaplerosis, the glyoxylate cycle, and TCA cycle regulation.

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MIT RES.SUD-01, Substance Use Disorders Venture Program, Spring 2025
Instructors: Eric von Hippel, Hanna Adeyema
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Prof. Eric von Hippel examines 'user innovators'—individuals with lived experience of substance use disorders—and the creative solutions they're developing to address real gaps in addiction recovery and support.

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MIT 7.05 General Biochemistry, Spring 2020
Instructor: Matthew Vander Heiden
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YouTube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUl4u3cNGP62wNcIMfinU64CAfreShjpt

Professor Vander Heiden introduces nitrogen metabolism, describes the role of glutamate, discusses the transamination reactions and PLP, and goes through the urea cycle.

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