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Viruses vs Bacteria: What's the difference
Viruses and bacteria have their own set of characteristics that distinguish them. But what are those differences? Well, in this video, we will cover the main differences between those 2 groups of microbes.
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Advancements in Recombinant DNA Technology: Revolutionizing Medicine
This video discusses the use of recombinant DNA technology in the production of therapeutic proteins. It explains how genetic engineering allows for the mass production of safe and effective versions of proteins that the human body...
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Laughter is the Best Medicine: Exploring the World of Humor
In this video, Nova explores the world of humor and the positive impact it can have on our lives. Nova emphasizes the importance of considering others' feelings and sharing personal experiences to teach children about empathy and making...
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How Vaccines Help Eradicate Diseases: A History and Impact
This video explains how vaccines have played a crucial role in eradicating deadly diseases throughout history, using the example of polio. It highlights the way vaccines work by training the immune system to create antibodies, leading to...
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I Asked Bill Gates What's The Next Crisis?
In this interview, Bill Gates reflects on his early warning about the potential for a global pandemic, explaining how respiratory viruses can be highly transmissible and deadly. He discusses the lack of preparedness and the need for...
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What Does It Take To Make Vaccines?
Since vaccination was discovered in 1769 by Edward Jenner, it has come to become an indispensable part of healthcare. Over the last 50 years, advances in science and technology have allowed us to develop vaccines to diseases at breakneck...
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What Does Chronic Stress Do To Your Mind And Body
Chronic Stress: The Silent Health Threat | Understanding Cortisol's Impact In this eye-opening video, we delve deep into the world of chronic stress and its hidden consequences on your health. Learn how cortisol, the stress hormone, can...
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Lymphatic System Explained In Simple Words
The lymphatic system consists of a complex network of lymphatic vessels, glands or nodes, and organs, such as the spleen and thymus, extending throughout the body. Through it flows a fluid called lymph. The lymphatic system has three...
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Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Immunity Explained
The immune system (or immunity) can be divided into two types - innate and adaptive immunity. This video has an immune system animation. The innate immune system consists of defenses against infection that are activated instantly as a...
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Immune Privilege: Do Your Eyes Have a 'Separate' Immune System?
To protect your vision, the human eye gets something called immune privilege. It is basically a license that the bodys immune system gives to some organs, like the eyes and the brain. Immune privilege limits the response of the immune...
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Gut Microbiome Explained in Simple Words
The gut microbiome are the trillions of microorganisms – primarily bacteria, but also fungi, viruses and protists – that live inside your digestive system. Scientists are discovering that these microbes are vital for us to live healthy...
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Autoimmune disease
A condition in which the body's immune system attacks it's own healthy cells, tissues or organs. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
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Antigen
A molecule or fragment of a molecule that triggers an immune response, causing the body to produce specific antibodies against it. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
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Vaccine
A preparation that can protect against a specific disease. 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...
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Terrible TB: Part 2
Introducing the ethical debate surrounding the treatment of tuberculosis patients in the US. Would you enter quarantine voluntarily to prevent widespread infection? Biology - Human Body - Learning Points. Every day 4800 people die from...
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Cortisol
An important hormone in the human body, produced by the adrenal glands. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary Films...
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Immune Defence: Part 2
Antibodies combat some of the strongest foreign invaders that enter your body. What are antibodies and how do they work? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Whenever a germ or infection enters our body, white blood cells,...
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HIV/AIDS: Immune Evaders
What makes HIV the world's most deadly virus? Its abilities to constantly evolve and to attack the body's immune system lie at the heart of its deadly nature. Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)...
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Insulin and Diabetes
Over 400 million people suffer from diabetes globally. What is diabetes, how is it caused, and what role does insulin play in its onset and treatment? Biology - Healthy Living - Learning Points. Insulin is a hormone that controls glucose...
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Lymphocyte
A type of white blood cell vital to the immune system. 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 abstract...
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Reducing the spread of disease – Big reveal
What is it? ... These are white blood cells! Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease A Twig Tidbit Film - Big Reveal. The image zooms out from an extreme close-up to full frame. The children have to...
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Blood donation
Explore the substances that make up blood and why it is classed as a mixture. Material processes - Separating mixtures - What is a mixture? Learning Points Mixtures do not react chemically and can usually be separated. Blood is a mixture...
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The common cold
Everybody catches a cold at some point in life ... but how do they get infected? Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease Learning Points Colds are caused by viruses that spread from person to person....
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The spread of disease
Discover how a disease can spread from person to person. Life processes - Humans and other animals - Reducing the spread of disease Learning Points Microorganisms such as viruses and bacteria spread disease. The immune system sends white...