Curated Video
An Introduction to Genetics and Heredity - Gregor Mendel and DNA
In this video, we'll explore what DNA is, its role in life as we know it, and how it shapes every organism on our planet. From the eye color you inherited to the stripes on a tiger, learn how the 'blueprint of life' guides the...
CuriosaMente
¿Qué es la cefalización? Planes corporales
Correction: 3:15 Falta un par de patas FE DE ERRATAS: 3:15 a esa araña le faltan un par de patas: en total son: 8 patas, 2 pedipalpos y 2 quelíceros. Si un animal no tiene frente o cuello ¿tiene cabeza? Entonces arañas, opiliones,...
Visual Learning Systems
Traits and Heredity: Chromosomes
Upon viewing the Traits and Heredity video series, students will be able to do the following: Define traits as the distinguishing characteristics of an organism. Describe heredity as the process of passing on traits from parents to...
FuseSchool
Sweaty T-shirts
Have you heard the expression “they had chemistry”? Well, when it comes to sexual attraction that expression is a fairly accurate way of explaining what’s going on. Not in the sense of a romantic Bunsen burner lit dinner, but because of...
Professor Dave Explains
Plant Biologist Molly Edwards (Get to Know a Scientist!)
Do you love flowers? What would it be like to study flowers for a living? Let plant biologist Molly Edwards tell you all about it! She works at Harvard University, studying some really neat plant species with fascinating flower petals,...
Visual Learning Systems
Fundamentals of Genetics: Summing Up
In this program Mendel's work is explored in greater detail by using probability to make predictions of the inheritance of specific traits. The use of the Punnett Square is illustrated through easy-to-understand animations. Other...
Visual Learning Systems
Genetics in Our Lives: Human Genome
This exciting program takes a glimpse at some of the amazing advances in modern genetics. Starting with the discovery of DNA, students will be exposed to advances such as the creation of recombinant DNA, vaccines, the human genome...
FuseSchool
Innate Behaviour
What is 'innate behaviour'? Where does it feature in the environment? And how does it compare to 'learned behaviour? Innate behaviour is instinctive; it is determined by our nervous system and does not involve conscious decision. It is...
Cerebellum
The Human Body Major Systems & Organs - Genetics And The Digestive System
The human body is a wondrously complex machine made of flesh, bone, muscles, organs, blood vessels and highly specialized systems that function together to sustain life. This fascinating third part of The Human Body series examines the...
Science Buddies
How to Use the NCBI's Bioinformatics Tools and Databases
This video tutorial provides a quick overview of the NCBI website. We walk you through how to search for nucleotide and protein sequences using NCBI’s databases and explain what information is provided with each sequence. We also give...
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
Decoding Dog DNA
Which animal holds the title of “man’s best friend”? Of course, the answer is the dog. Dogs have lived with humans for thousands of years. Scientists’ understanding of how this came to be has changed in recent years. Additionally,...
ShortCutsTv
Reductionism
This film shows the importance and limitations of reductionism in the nature of psychological explanation. using the example of research into obesity. It cautions students against simply using reductionism as a critique to be compared...
Science360
Ancient shark in 3D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, crops in deep water: 4 Awesome Discoveries
Ancient shark in 3-D, scary robofish, skin cancer answer, and crops in deep water. It’s 4 Awesome Discoveries You Probably Didn’t Hear About. 3-D reconstructions show how ancient sharks found an alternative way to feed...
Curated Video
Are Zebras Black with White Stripes or White with Black Stripes?
Zebras are actually black with white stripes. All animals get their colors from pigments called melanin which are of two kinds - eumelanin gives a black to brown color which pheomelanin gives reddish to yellow hues. The cells that create...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Lynn Rothschild Talks About Creating Synthetic Organisms And NASA’s Search For Life Beyond Earth
A conversation with Lynn Rothschild, astrobiologist and synthetic biologist in the Earth Science Division at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley.
Visual Learning Systems
Traits and Heredity: Video Assessment
Upon viewing the Traits and Heredity video series, students will be able to do the following: Define traits as the distinguishing characteristics of an organism. Describe heredity as the process of passing on traits from parents to...
Science360
Mapping The Genomes Of Crocodiles And Alligators - Its Not For The Faint Of Heart!
David Ray never turns his back on his research, and with good reason! Ray and his team study alligators, crocodiles, and bats, among other creatures. With support from the National Science Foundation (NSF), this multidisciplinary team...
Science360
GET A CLUE: BIOCHEMIST STUDIES FRUIT FLY TO UNDERSTAND PARKINSON'S DISEASE
In episode 61, Jordan sends Charlie on a scavenger hunt for "clues" on how National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Kansas State are studying the way muscle diseases affect humans. The researchers are studying the fruit fly and...
Curated Video
Understanding Antibiotic Resistance: The Evolution of Bacteria and the Emergence of Superbugs
This video discusses the issue of antibiotic resistance in bacteria and its evolution through natural selection. It explains genetic variation and the development of resistance in bacteria, leading to the spread of superbugs like MRSA....
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Tuberculosis Protein: Key to Understanding "Gene Switch"
Learn how researchers at NIST are using the infamous tuberculosis bacteria to help answer the decades-old question of how genes are switched on and off.
Curated Video
The Evolution of Complex Organs
In this video students will learn that evolutionists always had a difficult time explaining how the eye evolved because of its complexity. Using real world examples and diagrams, viewers will learn the various stages of the eye’s...
Next Animation Studio
Genes linked to fatal heart condition identified
Researchers say they have identified genes that are responsible for a fatal heart condition that can only be cured by heart and lung transplants.
Professor Dave Explains
Mechanisms of Natural Selection Altruism and Kin Selection
We have learned all about so-called "survival of the fittest" which is a phrase we associate with natural selection. We typically associate this concept with competition for resources, but there are situations in which this involves the...
Neuro Transmissions
Why are people left handed?
Lefties, southpaws, goofy footers, katy-handeds, mollydookers. Whatever you call them, 10% of the population is left-handed. But are there any differences between their brains and those of their right-handed friends? Why are some people...