Explore an intro to genetic engineering with The Amoeba Sisters. This video provides a general definition, introduces some biotechnology tools that can be used in genetic engineering, and discusses some related vocabulary (such as...

While it’s probably most famous for its role in gene editing, CRISPR does more than just that: its ability to precisely cut and alter DNA could lead to new antibiotics, faster diagnosis tools, and more.

While it’s probably most famous for its role in gene editing, CRISPR does more than just that: its ability to precisely cut and alter DNA could lead to new antibiotics, faster diagnosis tools, and more. Chapters CREATING ANTIBIOTICS 1:07...

A new strain of the E. coli bacteria seems to have become resistant to most antibiotics. Let’s talk about how this possibly happened.

How likely is a 21st-century epidemic of the plague? Unlike other diseases, the plague is alive and well in some parts of the world, but scientists and doctors are continuing to develop better treatments.

Let the Amoeba Sisters introduce you to bacteria! This video explains bacterial structure, reproduction, and how not all bacteria are "bad!" Video also briefly mentions endospores, plasmids, and bacteria transformation. Table of...

Plants can get sick, but since they don’t walk around sneezing on each other, the things that infect them need some very weird strategies to spread.

Paul Andersen describes mechanisms that increase the genetic variation within a population. He begins by discussing how horizontal transfer can move genetic material between bacteria. Transformation, transduction, and conjugation in...

Paul Andersen explains the two major portions of the molecular biology lab in AP Biology. He starts by discussing the process of transformation. He explains how you can use the pGLO plasmid to produce glowing E. coli bacteria. He then...

Paul Andersen introduces the nucleic acids of life; RNA and DNA. He details the history of DNA from Griffith, to Avery, to Hershey and finally to Watson and Crick. He also details the difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic...

Hank veers away from human anatomy to teach us about the (mostly) single-celled organisms that make up two of the three taxonomic domains of life, and one of the four kingdoms: Archaea, Bacteria, and Protists. They are by far the most...

A restriction map is a map of known restriction sites within a sequence of DNA. Restriction mapping requires the use of restriction enzymes. In molecular biology, restriction maps are used as a reference to engineer plasmids or other...

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...

Genetic Modification allows scientists to manipulate the genetic information of cells, even swapping characteristics between different species. But it is a process which has caused a lot of controversy. Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning...

Cancer prevention is a major goal in health research, and one major milestone was the HPV vaccine, which targets a virus that is responsible for different types of cancer, mainly cervical cancer. Now we’ve got some recent excitement in...

In this video, we cover:

- The different types of cell (Eukaryotic and Prokary
otic)
- The differences and similarities between the structures of plant, animal, and bacte
rial cells
- The sub-cellular structures /...

This video is a lecture presentation on the process of genetic engineering. The presenter describes and discusses the steps involved in modifying the genome of a bacterium cell, and then evaluates some of the uses and...

The video explains the process of genetic engineering using the example of insulin production. The video explains the various steps involved in isolating the required gene using enzymes and preparing an appropriate vector for the gene....

Biology can be pretty dry. You’re stuck in a classroom studying a textbook full of boring definitions and complicated diagrams... That’s why we’re going on a field trip with Sally! She’s visiting a floating city in the Pacific Ocean –...

This is a short lecture presentation on bacteria. The video discusses the similarities and differences between bacteria and animal and plant cells, and looks at a particular example of the bacterium, cholera. The video then goes into...

It introduces cloning vectors and competent host. It also lists features required in vectors and host that can facilitate recombinant DNA technology.

Biology can be pretty dry. You’re stuck in a classroom studying a textbook full of boring definitions and complicated diagrams... That’s why we’re going on a field trip with Sally! She’s visiting a floating city in the Pacific Ocean –...

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...

How exactly do molecular biologists figure out all this stuff we have been learning? How do they do science with huge molecules like DNA and proteins? How can we gather empirical data about such molecules? Let's take a look at one...