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Professor Dave Explains
Mechanisms of DNA Damage and Repair
Remember how the Ninja Turtles came to be? Yes you do. It was the ooze! A radioactive ooze that mutated their DNA in just the right way to give them the ability to walk upright, talk, and do ninjutsu. Now, I'm as a big a Turtle fan as...
Primer
Mutations and the First Replicators
See new kinds of creatures show up in a simulation. Talks about RNA world hypothesis at the end.
FuseSchool
What Is Cancer?
What happens to cells for cancerous growths to occur? Your body is made up of millions and millions of cells. In fact there are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the body. These cells are dying and being replaced all the time. Cancer...
Visual Learning Systems
Genetics in Action: Mutations
This video builds on the genetic work of Mendel and takes the student through additional genetic discoveries made in the twentieth century. The Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment are plainly illustrated. The notions...
Professor Dave Explains
The Evolution of Populations: Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, and Gene Flow
After going through Darwin's work, it's time to get up to speed on our current models of evolution. Much of what Darwin didn't know is now known and understood very well, so we can meticulously go through much of the evidence we see for...
Curated Video
Molecular Clocks
Through real world footage and animated graphics, this video explains what molecular clocks are and how they are used. The program discusses molecular clocks' calibration and their reliability. In addition, students are provided with...
Science360
Virus Evolution
Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Science. The...
FuseSchool
Mutations
So, what causes mutations? Well, this is where science fiction meets science fact, sort of. In the backstory of many superheroes there will be a meeting with a radioactive substance - be it cosmic rays or radioactive waste. In real life,...
HealthSketch
What is Cancer?
A simple explainer video about cancer, a group of conditions that will affect most of us or our loved ones at some point in our lives. We explain what cancer is, how and why it occurs, and how it is detected and treated. We hope this...
Visual Learning Systems
Genetics in Action: Genetic Disorders
This video builds on the genetic work of Mendel and takes the student through additional genetic discoveries made in the twentieth century. The Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment are plainly illustrated. The notions...
Next Animation Studio
What we know about the new coronavirus strain
Concerns are growing over a new variant of the coronavirus blamed for a sharp rise in cases in the UK
Khan Academy
Cancer, Cells, MCAT
Learning about apoptosis and how cells can destroy themselves without any external influence is fascinating. Sal creates interest in the vast number of cells and the complexity of the human body. The likelihood of a mutation causing a...
Curated OER
Natural Selection
It's Mr. Anderson, and he's ready to explain natural selection! Be excited, because he has the ability to make scientific biology and genetic functions in terms of natural selection make sense. With great examples and a clear and gentle...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: From Teenage to Old Age: How Cancer Develops Over Time
Students participate in a hands-on lesson discovering how cancer is caused by mutations that accumulate over time.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Geneticist Pardis Sabeti
In this video profile adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about geneticist and rock musician Pardis Sabeti, whose innovative insights into natural selection demonstrated how beneficial mutations spread quickly through a population. [5:04]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Bonnie Chen
Bonnie Chen builds on students' prior knowledge of mutations to lead her class through a simulation of wading birds feeding. [14:02]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Marilyn Havlik
Marilyn Havlik leads students through a simulation of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle to develop their understanding of population genetics. [13 min, 59 sec]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cancer
Video lesson presents an introduction to what cancer is and how it is the by-product of broken DNA replication. [12:35]
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mutations, the Cell Cycle, and Cancer
A video discussing mutations that can be caused by disruption in the cell cycle which could lead to cancer. [5:12]
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Cancer
A Khan Academy video that reviews over how mutations can cause uncontrolled cell growth which can lead to cancer. [12:35]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Mouse Activity
A comparison of a normal mouse with one with a mutated gene.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Double Immunity
Dr. Stephen O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute discovers a 700-year-old mutation that makes a person resistant to HIV infection. From Evolution: "Evolutionary Arms Race."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Mutation Story
This video segment describes the role of the sickle cell gene in natural selection. Footage courtesy of the PBS series Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation." [4:49]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Dna Damage and Mutations
A concise overview of what happens when a mutation occurs in our DNA, and how that causes some cancers. [1:06]