7.02是實驗的課程介紹微生物學、生物化學、細胞生物學實驗的技術的課程， 並且結合實際的知識來瞭解實驗上的設計和數據分析，課程裡將分成四個單元:

• 遺傳學
• 蛋白質生物化學
• 脫氧（去氧）核醣核酸重組技術
• 發育學

每個單元介紹不同的實驗技術和方法。雖然每個單元裡的技術表面上有所不同，但有很多根本的理論和概念是相似的，在本門課裡所學到的技巧，對你往後進入任何的研究環境、繼續唸研究所或醫學院將非常重要。

以下是建議書目，但非本課必要課本。

• 《微生物遺傳學》 (作者Maloy, Cronan, Freifelder)
  
• 《生物化學》 (作者Moran)
  
• 《發育生物學》 (作者Gilbert)
  

每個學生必須填寫實驗紀錄簿。記錄簿必須裝訂成冊、標有頁碼且含複寫紙。用散裝的紙張，或是先在任意紙上記錄資料，而後再滕寫到筆記簿上，都是不被接受的。

7.02 is a laboratory course introducing you to experimental techniques in microbiology, biochemistry, and cell biology. 7.02 emphasizes integrating factual knowledge with understanding the design of experiments and data analysis. The course is divided into four modules:

• Genetics
• Protein Biochemistry
• Recombinant DNA Methods
• Development

Each model introduces you to different experimental techniques and approaches. Although the techniques used in these modules may appear different, many of the underlying theoretical concepts are similar. The skills you learn in 7.02 will be very important should you later enter any research environment, or go on to graduate or medical school.

These texts are recommended, but not required for the course.

• Maloy, Cronan, Freifelder, Microbial Genetics
  
• Moran, Biochemistry
  
• Gilbert, Developmental Biology
  

You must maintain a laboratory notebook. This notebook must be bound with numbered pages and contain carbons. Loose sheets of paper or data recorded on scraps of paper which are to be recopied into a notebook later will not be accepted.