Healthcare Triage
How Much Good Is Antibacterial Soap Doing You?
If something has a benefit, and no harms, then you should likely use it. But if something has no benefits, and potentially real harms, then you shouldn't. The latter is the case with antibacterial soap. Although the stuff is ubiquitous,...
JJ Medicine
Legionnaires’ Disease | Causes, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment
Legionnaires’ Disease | Causes, Pathophysiology, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Legionnaires’ Disease is an atypical pneumonia caused by a gram negative bacterial infection. The bacteria that cause Legionnaires’ Disease is infamous for...
msvgo
Being Alive - What Does it Mean?
Defines characteristics of living organisms: Growth, Reproduction, Metabolism, Cellular Organisation and Consciousness
Next Animation Studio
Creating plant-based vaccines
Vaccine firm Medicago has successfully used a plant-based production method to create more than 10 million doses of an H1N1 VLP influenza vaccine candidate in one month, the US Department of Defense's DARPA lab announced on July 25.
Alltime
7 Disturbing Facts About Your Food
North Korea is the most secretive country on Earth, and can be seen on the news all the time. But how much do we really know about it? Sounds a cliche to say it, sure, but it WILL shock you'
Tumble Science Podcast for Kids
The Poop Collector Studies Microbiomes
A biologist was curious to know what he could learn about the bacteria living inside of us, so he decided to collect his poop every day for a year. The focus of his study was the microbiome, or collection of microorganisms, found in our...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Unsolved Mysteries of the Microcosmos
Sometimes we come across microbes that we just can't learn much about, or that don't fit into a larger story. So, this week we're sharing a few of those mysterious microbes with you.
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Fish Sucking Lice That Aren’t Lice
Arugulus sure know how to get under a fish's skin, literally. Fish will actually throw themselves out of the water to get an Aruglus off of their side.
SWPictures
KILL OR CURE - The Battle for a Vaccine
We investigate why pneumococcal disease is a major global health problem, killing more than 800,000 children every year. In industrialised nations a vaccine has dramatically reduced child deaths caused by the disease. Now scientists have...
Catalyst University
Phenylethyl Alcohol (PEA) Agar
1) Theory behind PEA agar in microbiology. 2) How to identify bacteria as Gram(+) or Gram(-).
Journey to the Microcosmos
The Purple Bacteria That Are Afraid of Oxygen
“But wait!” you might be saying to yourself. “How can an organism be photosynthetic and so afraid of oxygen? Doesn’t photosynthesis create oxygen?” And yes, you would be correct—most of the time...
STAT
Science Happens! With Carl Zimmer
At the Wyss Institute in Cambridge, Mass., Pamela Silver and her colleagues are designing gut-dwelling microbes that can monitor the body and produce drugs on demand.
Infognostica
Human Science (Part 1) - The Gut Brain Axis, Microbiome & the power of Probiotics
Fascinating new research tells us that our gut exerts an influence on the brain, affecting our mood, hormonal balance and obesity levels. Ps. Big welcome to all new subscribers! For more research, here's a starting point:...
CuriosaMente
¿Realmente quién eres El enigma de la nave de Teseo?
Año nuevo ¿Vida nueva? ¿Es cierto que todas nuestras células cambian cada ciertos años? Si es así ¿quienes somos? ¿En dónde reside la identidad? Exploramos el enigma de la Nave de Teseo y las ideas de Heráclito ¿nos podemos bañar dos...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
Flinching Saves Lives in the Microcosmos
Catalyst University
DNAse Test | Theory & Results
In this video, we explore the theory and interpretation of results for the DNAse test in microbiology lab.
Journey to the Microcosmos
How Do Colonies Help Microorganisms Survive?
In the microcosmos, it's dangerous to go alone. This week we go on a journey into colonies to find out why sticking together is such a great strategy!
Journey to the Microcosmos
Midi-chlorians Our Connection to the Force - April Fools' Day Video
Midi-chlorians Our Connection to the Force - April Fools' Day Video
Brave Wilderness
FACE TO FACE with a Venomous Snake!
On this episode of Breaking Trail, Coyote gets face to face with one of the most beautiful snakes in the world, the Eyelash Viper! Known for being an arboreal species of pit viper, the Eyelash Viper never disappoints in any of the...
Journey to the Microcosmos
Dileptus: The Toxic Micro Elephant With an Insatiable Appetite
Dileptus: The Toxic Micro Elephant With an Insatiable Appetite
Journey to the Microcosmos
Copepods: The Diatom-Devouring King of Plankton
Scientists have observed some copepods eating over 300,000 diatoms in a single day!
Catalyst University
Why do dead whales EXPLODE? | The Infamous Japanese Exploding Whale
Have you seen the videos on Youtube in which beached, deceased whales explode? How does this occur? In this video, we delve into the biological and physical reasons for this "booming" topic.
Maddie Moate
How to make Paper out of Elephant Poo?! | Maddie Moate
Have you ever wondered how paper is made?! Well, we went to the Elephant Poo Poo Paper Park in Thailand to find out how they make their paper...from poo! Thank you so much to Elephant Poo Poo Paper Park for allowing us to come and film...
Catalyst University
Urea Hydrolysis (Urease) Test
1) Theory behind the urease test in microbiology. 2) How to identify positive and negative reactions.