Amoeba Sisters
Biomolecules (Updated 2023)
Explore the four biomolecules and their importance for organisms and the structure and function of their cells! This 2023 UPDATED Biomolecules Amoeba Sisters video has some more detail and improved art from the 2016 Amoeba Sisters...
SciShow
We Finally Know How Anesthesia Works
Even though doctors have been using general anesthesia for nearly 200 years, they haven’t really understood the details of how it temporarily shuts down your brain — until now.
SciShow
Ultra High-Tech Ways Scientists Might Defeat COVID-19
Scientists are trying a little bit of everything to fight the virus that causes COVID-19, but some researchers are harnessing more than just the usual virus-fighting repertoire, from tiny sponges to viral RNA-destroying bubbles.
Amoeba Sisters
Biomolecules (Updated)
This video focuses on general functions of biomolecules. The biomolecules: carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, can all can have important functions in the body. However, this video is not giving human dietary guidelines and...
Amoeba Sisters
Inside the Cell Membrane
Explore the parts of the cell membrane with The Amoeba Sisters! Video discusses phospholipid bilayer, cholesterol, peripheral proteins, integral proteins, glycoproteins, and glycolipids - as well as why the surface area to volume ratio...
SciShow
We Finally Know How Anesthesia Works
Even though doctors have been using general anesthesia for nearly 200 years, they haven’t really understood the details of how it temporarily shuts down your brain — until now.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How do vitamins work? - Ginnie Trinh Nguyen
Vitamins are the building blocks that keep our bodies running; they help build muscle and bone, capture energy, heal wounds and more. But if our body doesn't create vitamins, how do they get into our system? Ginnie Trinh Nguyen describes...
Bozeman Science
The Cell Membrane
Paul Andersen gives you a brief introduction to the cell membrane. He starts by describing amphipathic nature of a phospholipid and how it assembles into a membrane. He gives an overview of the fluid mosaic model inside cells. He also...
Curated Video
Phospholipid
A lipid that contains a phosphate group. Lipid molecules are normally hydrophobic, which means they repel water. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
Cholesterol
A type of lipid found in the tissues of humans and other animals. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films reinforce...
Curated Video
Lipids
Organic molecules that contain long carbon chains or rings and which tend to be insoluble in water, though soluble in organic solvents. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images...
Curated Video
GCSE Biology - Food Tests Practicals #16
Everything you need to know about the food tests GCSE practical. We cover the: - Benedicts Test - Iodine Test - Biuret Test - Sudan III Test - Emulsion test (edexcel only)
Catalyst University
Saturated Fatty Acids: Nomenclature, Structure, and Properties
Saturated Fatty Acids: Nomenclature, Structure, and Properties
Catalyst University
Lipid Biosynthesis | Fatty Acid Biosynthesis 3: Fatty Acid Synthase
Lipid Biosynthesis | Fatty Acid Biosynthesis 3: Fatty Acid Synthase
Catalyst University
Unsaturated Fatty Acids Part 1: Nomenclature and Structure
Unsaturated Fatty Acids Part 1: Nomenclature and Structure
Catalyst University
PUFAs: Basics of Arachidonic Acid and its Metabolism
Here we explore arachindonic acid, an important omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) that is biotransformed into many inflammatory mediators called eicosanoids.
Catalyst University
Overview of Metabolism [Part 4] | Glutamate, Glutamine, & Nucleotide Biosynthesis
This video is part of a series in which we do an overview of metabolism and pathways. Specifically, this video covers pathways associated with the citric acid [Krebs] cycle including glutamate/glutamine metabolism and nucleotide...
Catalyst University
Unsaturated Fatty Acids Part 2: Nomenclature and Properties
Unsaturated Fatty Acids Part 2: Nomenclature and Properties
Catalyst University
The Carnitine Shuttle | Cytosol-Mitochondrial Fatty Acid Transport
In this video, we will discuss the precise mechanism regarding the transport of fatty acids (acyl-CoAs) from the cytoplasm into the matrix of the mitochondria where fatty acid (beta) oxidation occurs.
ZooMoo
Animal Alphabet: L is for Leopard
Who’s that over there? Flash has just spotted another cool creature he can add to his Animal Alphabet! Our intrepid traveller Flash explores land, sea and air spotting different species of wildlife in their natural habitats and...
Catalyst University
Conversion of Calories to Fat Weight: Part 2 of 2
Conversion of Calories to Fat Weight: Part 2 of 2
Catalyst University
Overview & Comparison of Water- vs Lipid-Soluble Hormones
This video includes a basic introduction to the endocrine system and then a comparison of the signaling between water-soluble and lipid-soluble hormones.
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: How Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine works
Pfizer and German company BioNTech announced on Monday, November 9, that their coronavirus vaccine is more than 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19