SciShow
Are Ancient Grains Really Better For You?
Ancient grains like Spelt, Emmer, and Einkorn are making a comeback, but are they better for you than modern wheats? The answer is, as usual, not a simple 'yes' or 'no'.
MinuteEarth
How to Keep Elephants and Wolves Out of Your Yard
How to Keep Elephants and Wolves Out of Your Yard
SciShow
The Science Behind 'Genetically Modified Humans'
The media have been talking about “genetically modified humans” and “designer babies.” But what they’re really talking about is germ-line engineering: a process that could help eliminate heritable diseases. So why do some scientists want...
Curated Video
Brazil: Agricultural Revolution
With global food need increasing, but less new agricultural land available, progressive agricultural methods are needed to feed the world. See some of those methods in action in Brazil. Human Geography - A Changing World - In the last...
Curated Video
Genetic Modification of Food Crops
This video discusses the controversy surrounding genetic modification of food crops, particularly in Europe. It highlights the resistance to GM agriculture in Europe and the legal proceedings resulting in bans or delays. The video also...
Curated Video
Genetically Modified Crops in Britain: A Study on Approval and Controversy
This video discusses the current status of genetically modified (GM) crops in Britain, highlighting that no GM crops are currently grown for commercial use. The video presents the findings of a study conducted by scientists from Acre,...
Independent Producers
Debate: Are Genetically Modified Animals Safe to Eat?
A team of scientists has genetically engineered pigs to be resistant to a widespread disease. Science can engineer an animal’s DNA to introduce desirable traits and get rid of negative traits or sickness. These pigs are not being raised...
Curated Video
Evaluating Food Production Techniques: Farming Practices, Fishing, and Biotechnology
This video discusses and evaluates different food production techniques, including farming practices, sustainable fishing, fish farms, and biotechnologies. The video examines the efficiency and potential ethical and environmental...
Next Animation Studio
Cow bred to produce low-lactose milk
Chinese scientists say they have developed the world's first genetically modified calf that will produce low-lactose milk. Scientists at Inner Mongolia University injected genes from bacteria-like organisms known as archaea into cells...
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: How Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose COVID vaccine works
Johnson & Johnson announced on Jan. 29 that its single-dose coronavirus vaccine was 66 percent effective in preventing moderate disease
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: How the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine works
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in clinical trials, AstraZeneca said in a November 23 press release.
The Wall Street Journal
The View From Washington: Part II
The top priorities of the Department of Agriculture at a time when trade tensions and other global trends are clouding the outlook for many U.S. farmers.
Financial Times
Indian farmers rethinking attitude towards GM seeds
Genetically modified crops could help struggling farmers to cope with drought but authorities in India are reluctant to approve new seeds.
Curated Video
Genetic Engineering: Applications and Concerns
This video explains the process of genetic engineering and discusses some of its applications in crop production and medicine. The process involves modifying the genome of an organism to introduce desirable characteristics, such as...
After Skool
You ARE What You Eat
In this animation, we examine the phrase, "You are what you eat". It's a phrase used around the world and throughout history, but how much scientific truth is there to back this statement up?
The Wall Street Journal
Showcase: Gene-Editing Disease
Go inside Alex Marson's lab at UCSF, where he and his team are testing treatments using gene-editing tool Crispr to rewrite parts of DNA and cure disease.
Next Animation Studio
Genetically modified pig heart transplanted into human patient for first time ever
A man from the U.S. has become the first person to get a heart transplant from a pig, according to the University of Maryland School of Medicine.
Soliloquy
What is (and isn't) a GMO?
Many nations ban them, most people have eaten them, and some actively protest in opposition to their existence, but what exactly is a genetically modified organism, and what are some things that aren't a GMO but are nonetheless often...
Curated Video
Genetic Modification: Processes and Applications
The video is a lecture presentation on genetic modification or genetic engineering, explaining the process of modifying an organism's genome to introduce desirable characteristics. The presenter describes the use of plasmids and viruses...
FuseSchool
GM Crops
GM stands for genetically modified. So, GM crops are plants grown for food whose genes have been altered using genetic engineering. In some cases, the genes of other organisms have been inserted into the genome of the crop plant to...
Ancient Lights Media
Genetic Engineering: Positives & Negatives of Transgenic Plants
This clip looks at some of the beneficial and harmful aspects of transgenic plants.
FuseSchool
Genetic engineering
In this video we'll go in depth with genetic engineering; on how it is made and what is it used for! Keep watching to unravel the meaning of genetics!
FuseSchool
GMOs
Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have had their DNA artificially modified by humans, using modern genetic manipulation techniques. By changing the DNA, so changing the genome of an organism, means we can change its...
Curated Video
USA: BILL TO ENSURE GM FOODS ARE LABELLED
English/Nat
A cross party group of U-S representatives plan to introduce a bill before Congress that, if passed, would require genetically engineered food have a label alerting consumers to the fact.
The American consumer currently finds...