FuseSchool
What Is Blood?
In this video we are going to discover what blood is made of and the roles of the different components. Blood consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and plasma. Red blood cells are disc shaped and contain haemoglobin,...
FuseSchool
The Immune System
The main role of the immune system is to prevent disease caused by infection. Infections can be caused by a wide variety of pathogens, including bacteria, fungi, parasites (such as malaria) and viruses (such as influenza and the common...
Curated Video
Early tick season raises fears of Lyme disease
Experts say tick season is off to an early start in many parts of the country and in more urban settings, not just forested areas. At the same time, a growing number of Canadians are being diagnosed with Lyme disease, which is spread...
Curated Video
Wastewater helps scientists track infectious diseases
The COVID-19 pandemic showed scientists how useful wastewater could be to track infectious diseases, now it’s being used to help identify other outbreaks including monkeypox and polio.
Curated Video
How wastewater helps in the fight against infectious diseases
Scientists across Canada are using wastewater to better identify infectious diseases like COVID-19, monkeypox and even polio. Health and medical reporter Lauren Pelley speaks with experts to find out how it's done.
Curated Video
FBI Foils Fungus Smuggling Bid | Two Chinese Nationals Arrested In US
Two Chinese nationals have been charged with smuggling a potential agroterrorism fungus into the U.S.
Bloomberg
VC Spotlight: Climate Tech Investing
Ananda Impact Ventures Partner Zoe Peden joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow to discuss AI applications in climate tech, its potential in the sector and possible drawbacks, and why she thinks it's important to focus on the biodiversity...
Curated Video
+EMBARGOED 1100 GMT 9 APRIL 2014+ World Health Organisation releases first guidelines for Hepatitis C treatment
Hepatitis C virus is most commonly transmitted through exposure to contaminated blood.
Which is why tattooist Nick Reid has a long hygiene ritual before he begins to work on client Cain McLaren.
All surfaces are scrubbed down with...
Curated Video
Alternative strategy for vaccination developed
1. Epstein and Burke walk up to podium
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Dr Donald Burke, Professor of International Health and Epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health:
"So what we have said is that you can take advantage of...
Curated Video
First case of tuberculosis in a wild elephant in Kenya
The first case of tuberculosis in a wild elephant has been found in Kenya.
TB is common among elephants, but until now it has only affected animals that have regular human contact such as in zoos or circuses.
Healthy African...
Bozeman Science
Plant and Animal Defense
Explain the defense systems of both plants and animals against pathogens with a biology video. It covers the disruption of the immune system through hypersensitive responses, normal responses, nonspecific immune responses, as well as the...
TED-Ed
Vultures: The Acid-Puking, Plague-Busting Heroes of the Ecosystem
Vultures may be difficult to imagine as super-heroes. They eat rotten meat, puke acid, and certainly aren't very attractive. However, recent research has shown how essential they are to the ecosystem. A short animated video reveals how...
TED-Ed
How Do Viruses Jump from Animals to Humans?
Can humans be infected by animal viruses? Pupils explore the phenomenon of viral evolution and learn about how animal viruses sometimes adapt to infect humans. They see how viruses are transmitted and what pathogens need to survive. The...
Be Smart
Could You Be Immune to Everything?
Could super immunity be the next big super power? Discover the amazing inner workings of the immune system through an engaging video from an interesting science playlist. Animated antibodies take on a variety of pathogenic invaders while...
FuseSchool
Human Defense Systems Against Pathogens
With so many harmful agents around us, how do humans stay healthy? Find out by watching an informative video from a larger biology playlist that details our defenses against a variety of pathogens. The narrator describes the body...
FuseSchool
What Are White Blood Cells?
White blood cells are our body's tiniest warriors! How do they work? Biology scholars discover the types and functions of white blood cells through a video from an intriguing biology playlist. The resource profiles both types of white...
FuseSchool
How are Pathogens Spread and Controlled?
How can we stop the tiny terrors that cause illness? Junior epidemiologists examine the methods used to control the spread of pathogens with a video from from a biology playlist. The narrator describes the benefits of hygiene,...
FuseSchool
What are Pathogens?
Feeling a little under the weather? A pathogen could be to blame. A video from a larger pathogens playlist presents a brief overview of the bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists that put us in peril. From cholera to dysentery, it...
SciShow
6 Sleeper-Agent Pathogens That Can Make You Sick
You may have heard that, if you've had chicken pox, the shingles virus is already inside you. The bad news? It may not be alone! Introduce your microbiology class to some of the trickiest pathogens we know of in the 151st video in an...
MinuteEarth
Why do Bats Transmit so many Diseases like Ebola?
In many different areas of the world, bats spread diseases that kill humans. Understanding how this happens may be the key to our survival. The video explains the diseases carried by bats, how they spread to other species, and the reason...
Fuse School
How Sewage Treatment Works - Water Treatment
To flush or not to flush ... that is the question. Is the wastewater treatment program in most towns and cities really the most efficient way to deal with waste? The fourth installment in a series of seven videos about the world's water...
Crash Course
Immune System (Part 3)
Who loves their immune system ... antibody? Antibody? The last video in a series of 47 takes a look at the cellular immune system. Learners see how specific cells in the body attack other body cells that are infected with pathogens. To...
Crash Course
Immune System (Part 2)
Scientists are creating an experimental vaccine for the Ebola virus, which in clinical trials, is working. Such vaccines are the topic of a video about the adaptive immune system. The narrator discusses how a body reacts to...