The Hydrophobic Effect & Membrane Self-Assembly

Introduction to the domains of life, model organisms, and the central dogma of molecular biology. The Hydrophobic Effect & Membrane Self-Assembly turns that idea into something you can manipulate directly and watch respond.

Introduction to the domains of life, model organisms, and the central dogma of molecular biology. It focuses on Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes, Domains of Life, Model Organisms, Central Dogma, Gene Expression from the “Course Introduction and Biological Foundations” section.

The “Hydrophobic Drive”, “Lipid Count”, “Show Water Cages” sliders change the key inputs; you can drag elements directly on the canvas; toggles show or hide layers so you can compare cases; the “Randomize”, “Puncture Membrane” buttons run actions or reset the demo. Every change updates the visualization in real time, so you can see exactly how each variable affects the outcome.

7.016 Introductory Biology provides a comprehensive exploration of the molecular and cellular foundations of life, integrating biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The course emphasizes the structure and regul… This demo is the interactive piece for the “Course Introduction and Biological Foundations” section. Open the full Introductory Biology course wiki at https://www.getlykke.com/explore/public/introductory-biology-b36950be-aafa-4e22-9bdc-b291f812acc8 for notes, flashcards, quizzes and the other demos.

You'll build intuition for Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes, Domains of Life, Model Organisms, Central Dogma, Gene Expression — and, crucially, see how they behave when you change the inputs, which is hard to get from a textbook or lecture on Introductory Biology alone.