Next Animation Studio
Scientists create mice chimeras with an unprecedented amount of human cells: study
Scientists have engineered mice that have up to 4 percent of their body made of human cells, or the highest amount achieved in human-mice chimeras.
Healthcare Triage
Multiple Myeloma, Bicycles, and Working Toward a Cure
Aaron is talking to Dr. Rafat Abonour about multiple myleoma. Multiple myeloma is a cancer that forms in white blood cells, and Dr. Abonour tells Aaron about how the disease affects patients, and the cutting edge of research into...
Next Animation Studio
Scientists create monkey chimera with human cells
A team of U.S. and Chinese scientists has successfully implanted human cells into monkey embryos, according to a study published in the journal Cell on April 15.
Institute of Human Anatomy
Understanding Endometriosis: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options
This video explains what endometriosis is, its prevalence, and the theories behind its cause. It also discusses the different types and stages of endometriosis, as well as its impact on fertility and menstrual cramps.
Next Animation Studio
Scottish scientists make 3D stem cell printer
A team of scientists at Heriot-Way University in Edinburgh have developed a method that can can print clusters of human stem cells in various sizes, making them the first scientists to successfully 3D-print human embryonic stem cells, or...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: NASA in Silicon Valley Live - Genius Space Hacks
In this episode streamed on Sept. 13, 2018, we talk about studying life in space. Plus, we share some genius space hacks for doing life science research on Earth and aboard the International Space Station.
Next Animation Studio
Study finds donor stem cells can repair heart damage
Researchers from the University of Miami have made a breakthrough in using stem cells to repair hearts damaged from heart attack. The study found that stem cells donated by strangers were just as safe and effective as patients' own cells...
Next Animation Studio
How stem cells are extracted from cloned human skin cells
Earlier this week, researchers published in the journal Cell that they had created embryonic stem cells by cloning human skin cells. An embryo is usually created when sperm enters the egg cell, which then starts to divide. Instead of...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Do Microscopic Immortals Actually Exist
Are you immortal if you never age? Defying death is not as clear-cut as it might initially seem. What we define as immortality depends a bit on what you think it means to die.
Science360
Technology helps create bio-engineered organs for human transplant
More than 120,000 people are on the national organ transplant waiting list, and the list continues to grow. To meet this need, Miromatrix Medical, a small business funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is developing a...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Genetics - Cell Differentiation
Every single cell in your body contains the same DNA. However, not all of your cells are the same - you have nerve cells, blood cells, skin cells, bone cells and many more different types, that all have a slightly different structure so...
Curated Video
Slowing or Reversing Aging: Can We Live for 180 years?
Ageing is a complex process which results from progressive loss of the body’s ability to maintain itself. This ageing comes with diseases and a general decline in health. Over the past few decades, scientists have come to better...
Curated Video
Hemopoiesis / Hematopoiesis | How Blood is Made
In this video, we discuss how blood cells are made - everything from red blood cells to white blood cells and platelets.
AllTime 10s
10 Accidental Scientific Breakthroughs
Some of the most amazing scientific discoveries happened by pure chance. Pretty crazy right?
FuseSchool
Modern Cloning Techniques
When we talk about clones in science we mean organisms that are identical copies - they have the same DNA as each other. Identical twins are examples of naturally occurring clones. Both plants and animals can be cloned. Watch this video...
Professor Dave Explains
Biotechnology: Genetic Modification, Cloning, Stem Cells, and Beyond
In this biology playlist, we've learned so much about DNA and living organisms! Well, so has mankind over the past century, and oh, what we have done with this knowledge! It's pretty incredible when you stop and think about it. Let's go...
Professor Dave Explains
Geneticist Alex Dainis (Get to Know a Scientist!)
What does a geneticist do? All kinds of stuff with genes, of course! Alex Dainis has a PhD in genetics, and she loves talking about her experience in graduate school, from the challenges of working in the lab to what it means to do...
FuseSchool
BIOLOGY - Genetics - Stem Cells
Our bodies are the ultimate factory. Every cell has its specific job to do, and is shaped to do that job perfectly. The fate of each cell is determined during the embryo stage, and then cannot be changed. However, cutting-edge research...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Journey of Sperm Cells: Production, Development, and Maturation
This video explores the process of sperm cell production in the male reproductive system, including the anatomy of the testes, the seminiferous tubules where sperm cells are produced, and the epididymis where they mature and become...
Science360
Bioengineering infant heart patches with the baby’s own heart cells - Science Nation
Regenerative approach aims to provide full heart function to infants, without need for lifelong operations
Description: Bioengineer Jeff Jacot is working on an idea that could transform the medical approach to infants with complex and...
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Plant Cells
If we want to learn about plant structure and function, we have to start with the smallest components, and those would be plant cells. Just like animals, plants are made of eukaryotic cells of different types, and in plants these are...
Sky News
Pioneering stem cell treatment for lung cancer to be trialled in the UK
Pioneering stem cell treatment for lung cancer to be trialled in the UK