Visual Learning Systems
Fundamentals of Genetics: Introduction
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
Understanding Genetic Evidence of Evolution
In this video, the importance of DNA as the fundamental unit of heredity is highlighted. Through advancements in technology, biologists have been able to compare the DNA of different organisms, revealing evolutionary relationships and...
Visual Learning Systems
Investigating Heredity: Heredity and Science
This fascinating program helps students understand the basics of heredity. Acquired traits and inherited traits are defined and contrasted. Special emphasis is placed on some easy to understand human traits that are inherited. Concepts...
Barcroft Media
I'm Not A Child, I'm 20
A 20-YEAR-OLD woman has a rare genetic disease that means she is regularly mistaken for a child half her age. Michelle Kish, from Illinois, USA, was born was Hallermann-Streiff syndrome, a condition so rare that at the time of her birth...
Catalyst University
Primer Design for Cloning ENTIRE Gene Sequence
This video explains how to design primers for amplifying an entire gene of interest from start codon (ATG) to STOP codon. -Forward Primer -Reverse Primer -Ordering Primers using IDT
Neuro Transmissions
What Are Optogenetics?
What if you could control someone's mind and make them more aggressive or less anxious or extremely hungry? Well, IT'S POSSIBLE! Optogenetics let scientists literally control the brain using light. Using whaa?? Yep, the light actually...
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...
The Wall Street Journal
Plant Tinkerers
A new generation of startups are harnessing gene-editing technologies to take on the multibillion-dollar giants of the crop-seed industry. Will consumers buy in?
Barcroft Media
Modelling Helped Me Embrace My Rare Condition
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 05: A 22-YEAR-OLD cites his rare condition, which affects his teeth, hair and sweat glands, with helping him become a model. Brooks Ginnan, from New York, was born with ectodermal dysplasia, a rare genetic...
Catalyst University
Using UNIPROT & GenBank to Locate Gene Sequences [Given a Known Protein]
In this video, I show you: 1) How to search UniProt for a protein of interest given its name or code. AND 2) How to access its XM number and gene sequence from UniProt.
Catalyst University
The Many C-Words in Genetics | Clearing up the Confusion
In this video, we will explore the many similar terms in genetics that start with the letter, C: chromosome, chromatin, chromatin, and more.
Coach Dan Blewett
6 Ways to Increase Pitching Velocity in Baseball
In this video I explain six major factors and all the sub-factors that go into why some pitchers throw with higher velocity than others. If you leave pitching velocity on the table, you'll end up regretting it later. Though there are a...
The Wall Street Journal
Treating the Brain
Efforts to crack the code of Alzheimer's and develop therapies have been met with failure after failure, but many companies and scientists are still optimistic they will find a way to treat the memory-robbing disease. What roads hold...
STAT
Science Happens! With Carl Zimmer
Harvard Medical School researcher Nicholas Stroustrup built what he calls the "Lifespan Machine." He uses it to study the lives of tiny worms to try and discover universal rules of aging.
Brave Wilderness
GIANT FISH CAUGHT! - Real River Monster!
In this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote and the crew are in Texas for Part 2 of GAR WARS! Get ready to see one of the biggest fish you've ever laid eyes on as Coyote, Mario, and the Gar Guys catch a GIANT Alligator Gar - it's a real...
Catalyst University
Jacob's Syndrome | A Y-Chromosome Aneuploidy
This video dissects Jacob's syndrome, a benign genetic condition in which males have two Y-chromosomes (genotype XYY).
Barcroft Media
UK's Shortest Family' Prepare For Second Baby
BRITAIN'S shortest family' are set to welcome their second child into the world. Laura and Nathan Phillips, who reside in Sunderland, are expecting the birth of their new baby boy in September 2018. Laura, who stands at 4ft 1, and...
ShortCutsTv
Socially Sensitive Research
An examination of the idea of socially-sensitive research in terms of three key questions: should the research be done; how should research findings be used and how should research findings be communicated?
Next Animation Studio
New DNA structure found
Scientists have discovered a new type of DNA structure, according to research published in the journal Nature Chemistry. The Independent reports that the structure has been sighted previously, but this is the first time researchers have...
Catalyst University
Analyze Your SDS-PAGE Data IN 5 MINUTES!
Analyze Your SDS-PAGE Data IN 5 MINUTES!
Catalyst University
Genetics: Linkage Problem #1: Map Distance, Coefficient of Coincidence, and Interference
In this video, we explore a linkage problem in genetics in which we determine the central gene, calculate map distances, and calculate coefficient of coincidence and interference.
Catalyst University
Robertsonian Translocations & Correlation to Down Syndrome
In this video, we explore the mechanism of the Robertsonian Translocation with acrosomal chromosomes and its correlation to Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21).