Curated Video
Virtual pop star acts in live classical performance
LEAD IN:A virtual pop star is sharing the stage with one of Japan's top kabuki theatre actors in a new high-tech show.The show's creators hope that giving kabuki a modern twist will make this traditional Japanese art form more accessible...
Curated Video
UN food agency approves biotech crops
1. UN flag over FAO's Rome offices
2. FAO atrium
3. Conference room
4. Table with speakers
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Hartwig de Haen, Assistant Director General, FAO
"It is in this context that we examine one aspect and subject of...
Bloomberg
This Man Rewrites the Genetic Code of Animals
Jul.19 -- Aided by recent discoveries, scientists are now manipulating the DNA of all kinds of organisms. Dan Carlson helped develop dairy cattle that never grow horns. His hope: eliminating a painful procedure millions of calves undergo...
Curated Video
Tour of biotechnology lab; scientist comments
1. Wide exterior of Latin American Medical School
2. Mid shot of Cuban flag
3. Mid shot of picture of Che Guevara smoking hanging on the wall
4. Various of model for the Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
5. Mid shot...
Curated Video
Greenpeace protest against GM food company
1. Rappelling Greenpeace protesters unfurling banner on building
2. Protester rappelling down building
3. Various of banner on building "Monsanto + WTO = Environmental destruction"
4. Protester waving peace sign, as he holds on to...
Curated Video
Scientists say they have cloned rare pashmina goat
1. Various of Noori, cloned Himalayan goat with her surrogate mother in sheep-breeding centre at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
2. Mid of Noori, zoom to close-up
3. Noori being handed to veterinarian...
Bloomberg
A Brief History of Gene Editing
Feb.26 -- From a monk experimenting on pea plants to genetically modified babies born in China, this is how gene editing has become a subject of great anticipation and fear. (Video by Leila Hussain & Christian Capestany)
Bloomberg
How Genetic Engineering Tool Crispr Could Change Humanity
June 1 -- Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, or Crispr, is a new genetic engineering tool that allows scientists to easily move around the genes of any living creature. In this episode of Sooner Than You Think,...
Crash Course
The Century of the Gene: Crash Course History of Science #42
The human genome project maps the DNA sequence of the entire human genome—not a small task! A video discusses the steps that led to the success of the human genome project. The narrator begins early in the century to communicate events...
Crash Course
Changing the Blueprints of Life - Genetic Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #38
A presentation of how engineering based in making something better led to engineering genetics. Scholars learn that genetic engineering began by selectively breeding plants that had specific characteristics to improve them. The video...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Genetic Engineering
No matter where you stand on the controversial topic of genetic engineering, the science that makes it possible is extraordinary. An animated video describes a process of genetic engineering involving bacteria. The quick...
PBS
Next Meal: Engineering Food
Are genetically engineered foods risky or beneficial overall? The video, part of the PBS food science series, explores the debate from a scientific perspective. It explains the history of genetic modification, the benefits, and the...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Are GMOs Good or Bad? Genetic Engineering and Our Food
In many households across the country, GMOs are a big no-no. Is our mistrust of genetically-engineered food misguided? Biology scholars examine the facts with an animated video from the Kurzgesagt playlist. Topics include the...
FuseSchool
Selective Breeding
Did you know that selective breeding is behind the food we're eating? Discover the agricultural practice that changed humans from foragers to farmers using an insightful video that is part of the Fuse School playlist on Evolution. Young...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever—CRISPR
Scientists may have the technology to cure diseases, including cancer in the near future, but at what cost? The video explains genetic engineering that could deadly cure diseases. It highlights the benefits while also weighing the risks.
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Genetic Engineering and Diseases—Gene Drive and Malaria
One thousand children die every day from malaria. Scientists now have the ability to stop this, but the ethical concerns worry many. The video explains both sides of the argument and the amazing science making it all possible.
Stated Clearly
What is a Gene?
The majority of foods in the United States are genetically modified. The video explains the idea behind genetically modified foods. It starts with the basics of a gene and their functions. The narrator then works through current...
SciShow
Mutant Mosquitos in Florida
Science ... sometimes it really is about life and death! Examine sharks and whales that live for a really long time, as well as mosquitoes designed to die young in the final installment in a 143-part video series. Biology scholars...
SciShow
Genetically Engineered Cancer-Fighting Algae
Explore the addition of algae as a cancer treatment with a video that explains how a specific type of algae prevents chemotherapy from attacking healthy cells. The results are amazingly positive!
SciShow
Glowing Rats and Extreme Genetic Engineering
An example of extreme genetic engineering is modified salmon, which are genetically altered to grow twice their size and swim twice as fast — and they're probably in grocery stores already! The video explores synthetic biology or the...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Biotechnology: Can It Help in Making the Desert Green?
This learning video introduces high school students to a topic they would not ordinarily study in school, biotechnology, and to different applications of biotechnology that relate to the main theme of the module - making the desert...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Bt Corn
This video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" looks at corn that has been genetically modified to resist one insect pest and the multiple concerns it raises.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Using P53 to Fight Cancer
Watch this narrated animation which explains a breakthrough procedure using the protein p53 to fight cancer. [1:01]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Popped Secret: The Mysterious Origin of Corn
Go on a journey in this video to find out the origins of corn. This video explores the genetic changes that happened to transform teosinte, a wild grass, into corn. The video pauses at three points for embedded quizzes. [17:51]