Curated Video
Psychedelic tea may have medicinal benefits
LEADIN:
Neuroscientists are studying the effects of an Amazonian ritual tea to see if it can stimulate the growth of brain cells and improve learning.
The drink is hallucinogenic and therefore its use is...
Curated Video
Are minors' rights being violated by Israel?
LEADIN:
The Israeli military is accused of regularly and systematically violating the human rights of minors in the West Bank, according to The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories,...
Bloomberg
There’s No Guarantee for a Covid-19 Vaccine: Cell Biologist Rohn
Jun.22 -- “Having the Flu and Coronavirus together in the same patient is going to be a recipe for disaster,” says Jennifer Rohn, principal research fellow at University College London, as she discusses the efficacy of a Covid-19...
Curated Video
Study Backs Cell Transplants for Severe Diabetes
FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus053503Transplants of insulin-producing pancreas cells are a long hoped-for treatment for diabetes — and a new study shows they can protect the most seriously ill patients from a...
Curated Video
Stem cell researchers have long sought to be able to grow replacement organs. But a major obstacle has been delivering a reliable blood supply to the growing tissue. Now, scientists at Stamford university claim they have a solution to the problem. (May 20)
'Bio-scaffold' used to aid new organ growth
Stem cell researchers have long sought to be able to grow replacement organs. But a major obstacle has been delivering a reliable blood supply to the growing tissue. Now, scientists claim they...
Curated Video
Efforts to develop blood test that can identify single cancer cells
AP Television
Boston, Massachusetts - January 3, 2010
1. Mid of lab technician testing blood samples
2. Close of syringe
AP Television - AP Clients Only
Raritan, New Jersey - January 3, 2010
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Robert McCormack,...
Curated Video
Imaging technology shows how chemotherapy affects tumours.
London, United Kingdom, 12th November 2008
1. Patient entering tunnel of PET (Positron Emission Tomography) scanner
2. Close up of digital indicators on PET scanner
3. SOUNDBITE: (English), Professor Eric Aboagye, Leader, Cancer Research...
Curated Video
Getting a baby face with placenta facials
London, UK, July 23, 2013
1. Close of model's face being brushed with glycolic peel
2. Various close of brush being dipped into pot of glycolic acid peel and put onto model's face
3. Close of peel on cheek with spots
4. Various close...
Curated Video
Blue and red light therapy a hit in Hollywood
AP Television
Associated Press Television News, Feb 10, 2010, Beverly Hills
1. Close up of face with blue light therapy
2. Medium of blue light on face
3. Close up of blue LED lights
4. Wide of blue light machine being positioned
5....
Curated Video
American scientists win the 2003 Nobel Prize in chemistry
1. Nobel Prize officials entering briefing room and sitting
2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gunnar Oquist, General Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Scientists:
"The Royal Swedish Academy of Scientists has today decided to award the...
Curated Video
Antioxidants don't give you immunity, or stop ageing say British scientists
London, UK, October 1, 2010
1. Close up of monitor showing microscope view of c elegans worms in petri dish
2. Wide back view of Dr David Gems in his laboratory working
3. Close of Gems
4. Close of petri dish
5. SOUNDBITE:...
Curated Video
Life everlasting in a tiny immortal jellyfish
Kyoto University Seto Marine Biological Laboratory, Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan - June 17, 2013
1. Close up of Turritopsis nutricular commonly known as the Immortal Jelly FIsh preserved in jar.
2. Various of Immortal Jelly...
SciShow
Great Minds: Gregor Mendel
How would you feel if you made a huge scientific discovery, published it everywhere, and shared it with every scientist, only to have it ignored for 35 years because no one understood your genius? Unfortunately, Gregor Mendel died before...
TED-Ed
What Is Leukemia?
Leukemia afflicts children more than any other type of cancer. Pupils explore the nature of harmful mutations in cell DNA, the reproduction of damaged cells in blood and bone marrow, and their effect on normal functions of the human...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
p53
Regulatory genes play very important roles in cell development. An animated video shows pupils an example of a regulatory gene and how p53 initiates transcription of a gene. The parts of a gene that control regulation are briefly...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Intracellular Infection by Salmonella
Bacteria are pesky little organisms that can often easily infect us. But how? Salmonella bacteria literally gets under our skin. Viewers see how the dangerous bacteria protects itself from defense mechanisms inside the cell.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Using p53 to Fight Cancer
Curing cancer with ... another virus? Chemotherapy and radiation are not the only ways to treat cancer. Now, there is a unique treatment involving infecting cells with viruses. Viewers discover why the innovative treatment does not...
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...
Domain of Science
The Map of Biology
Many define biology as the study of life but can't agree on a definition of life. Trying to explain all of the domains and subdomains of biology seems a bit easier than defining life. See a full map of the topics covered by the general...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Cytoplasmic Factors
Cell division, cell expansion, and cell growth all take place in the cytoplasm exclusively. Young biologists learn about the role of cytoplasmic factors in cell development through and animated video.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Seeing Single Molecules Move
Seeing is believing! Viewers observe the latest in technology—the ability to watch as a protein molecule searches for the appropriate binding site on a DNA molecule! A short video follows transcription factors SOX2 and OCT4 in their...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
How We Get Our Skin Color
Is our skin color determined only by genetics? Explore skin science through a video and related interactive. Young biologists discover the cells of the epidermis, how melanin is made, and the factors that influence the outward appearance...
Macat
An Introduction to Richard Dawkins’ The Selfish Gene
Are people inherently selfish? A video summary of Richard Dawkins' The Selfish Gene discusses how biology plays a role in selfishness. Part of a larger playlist the summary incorporates graphics and relevant examples to help make the...
MinuteEarth
Why Can't Mules Have Babies?
The ancient Romans use the saying "When a mule foals" as a metaphor for the impossible. Viewers learn through a video lesson the genetics behind hybrid breeding, giving more meaning to this saying. The instructor explains the...