SciShow
You Can Inherit Mitochondrial DNA from Both Parents! | SciShow News
Earlier this week, a team of researchers announced that they’d made a discovery about how we inherit mitochondrial DNA from our parents that could change what we know about not only disease inheritance, but human history as a whole.
TED Talks
TED: Why curiosity is the key to science and medicine | Kevin B. Jones
Science is a learning process that involves experimentation, failure and revision -- and the science of medicine is no exception. Cancer researcher Kevin B. Jones faces the deep unknowns about surgery and medical care with a simple...
SciShow
Why Cancer Labels Are Super Misleading
What does it actually mean when a label says something ‘causes cancer’? Those labels can be misleading, but knowing the legal and scientific reasoning behind them can help.
Curated Video
The Tiny Titans: Unraveling the World of Miniature Animals
Venture into the charming world of miniature animals, from tiny horses to miniature pigs. Discover how breeders have used selective breeding over generations to create these adorable, pint-sized versions of traditional farm animals. This...
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...
Barcroft Media
Being Disabled Doesn’t Stop Us Being Great Parents
WATFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - MARCH 27: A FAMILY from Watford, England, want the world to know that life can be the same when living with disabilities. Faye Pearson, 29, and her husband Stevie, 26, are parents to 18-month-old Rowan. Both of...
Barcroft Media
Limbless CrossFitter Has No Limits: BORN DIFFERENT
Lindsay Hilton is a badass CrossFit extraordinaire and a full contact rugby player - she also happens to have been born without limbs. The 31-year-old from Halifax, Nova Scotia has never let a lack of arms and legs hold her back from...
FuseSchool
Gene Technology
Gene technology includes a range of activities that take advantage of genetic variation, modifying genes and transferring genes to new hosts. It includes genetic engineering and genetic testing. Gene technology is the term given to a...
FuseSchool
Selective Breeding
Selective breeding is also known as artificial selection. It is the process by which humans breed plants and animals for particular genetic characteristics. We have been doing this for thousands of years - ever since we first bred food...
Bloomberg
BridgeBio Pharma Soars in Nasdaq Trading Debut
Jun.27 -- BridgeBio Pharma CEO Neil Kumar discusses the company's trading debut after raising $348.5 million in its initial public offering. He speaks with Bloomberg's Ed Hammond on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close." (Corrects headline and...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Discovering Genes Associated With Diseases and Traits in Dogs
In this video module, students learn how scientists use genetic information from dogs to find out which gene (out of all 20,000 dog genes) is associated with any specific trait or disease of interest. This method involves comparing...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Gene Therapy
This lesson discusses the concept of gene therapy and examines how it can be used to treat various genetic diseases and disorders. [17:46]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Dna: Sickle Cell Anemia
Find out about the genetic blood disorder, sickle cell anemia, in this short narration. [0:59]
Curated OER
Kids Health: Marfan Syndrome
This comprehensive article details what Marfan Syndrome it, how kids get it, how it is diagnosed, what a doctor can do, and what life is like for someone with Marfan Syndrome.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
A video [8:59] explaining what causes cystic fibrosis and how it can affect the body in different ways.