SciShow
How Does Chickenpox Turn Into Shingles?
You might know that chickenpox and shingles are both caused by the same virus, varicella zoster. Here's why the symptoms, and even the vaccines, are different the second time around.
SciShow
Viroids: Possibly the Smallest Pathogens on Earth
Potato spindle tuber disease wasn't a life-or-death situation, but it led to the discovery of viroids: infectious, replicating bits of RNA
SciShow
Why Herpes Is the Most Talented Virus Ever
Unlike with many other viruses, once you get a herpesvirus you’re stuck with it for life. But just how do these master trespassers accomplish this feat?
TED Talks
Skylar Tibbits: Can we make things that make themselves?
MIT researcher Skylar Tibbits works on self-assembly -- the idea that instead of building something (a chair, a skyscraper), we can create materials that build themselves, much the way a strand of DNA zips itself together. It's a big...
SciShow
Is Science Reliable
It seems like every few months, there’s some kind of news about problems with the scientific publishing industry. Why does this keep happening? And what can be done to fix the system?
TED Talks
Saul Griffith: Everyday inventions
Inventor and MacArthur fellow Saul Griffith shares some innovative ideas from his lab -- from "smart rope" to a house-sized kite for towing large loads.
SciShow
Elizabeth Blackburn: Great Minds
Hank brings us the story of Elizabeth Blackburn, the Nobel Prize-winning Australian woman who discovered telomeres and telomerase, and helped scientists begin to understand the process of aging at a genetic level.
SciShow
Here's What DNA Really Looks Like
There’s more to DNA than just the double helix we know and love: under some conditions this familiar molecule can take on unfamiliar forms, each of which can have a different impact on our health.
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: What happens when your DNA is damaged? - Monica Menesini
The DNA in just one of your cells gets damaged tens of thousands of times per day. Because DNA provides the blueprint for the proteins your cells need to function, this damage can cause serious issues-including cancer. Fortunately, your...
SciShow
Why Herpes Is the Most Talented Virus Ever
Unlike with many other viruses, once you get a herpesvirus you’re stuck with it for life. But just how do these master trespassers accomplish this feat?
Crash Course
Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated - Crash Course Biology
Hank describes mitosis and cytokinesis - the series of processes our cells go through to divide into two identical copies.
SciShow
Why Just Smiling Could Make You Feel Happier
Being happy makes you smile, but that might just work the other way around, too.
SciShow
The Baffling Viruses That Infect... Other Viruses
Scientists have discovered viruses that infect viruses... virusception, if you will. Does this mean viruses qualify as life yet? Or are they still hanging out in the misfits drawer with sporks and Pluto?
Crash Course
DNA Structure and Replication: Crash Course Biology
Hank introduces us to that wondrous molecule deoxyribonucleic acid - also known as DNA - and explains how it replicates itself in our cells.
Bozeman Science
DNA Replication
Paul Andersen explains how DNA replication ensures that each cell formed during the cell cycle has an exact copy of the DNA. He describes the Meselson-Stahl experiment and how it showed that DNA copies itself through a semi-conservative...
Curated Video
Cell cycle
The cycle of events involved in normal cell growth and division, in multicellular organisms. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Curated Video
Meiosis
A type of cell division important to produce sex cells such as eggs and sperm. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science Glossary...
Curated Video
Chromosome
A threadlike strand of DNA and associated proteins in the nucleus of eukaryotic cells, and the functional units of inheritance. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and...
Curated Video
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)...
Curated Video
AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) - High Availability Solutions
Availability means that a resource is there when you need it and where you need it. With databases, this is of ultimate importance. In this video, you will explore the high availability solutions for databases in AWS.
Curated Video
CompTIA A+ Certification Core 2 (220-1102) - Malware
Malware comes in many forms; infestations have many symptoms. This video describes malware in all its lovely shades of ugly, from viruses and worms to spontaneous application crashes and invalid certificate errors. This clip is from the...
Curated Video
HashiCorp Certified - Vault Associate Course - Storage Backends
This video focuses on storage backends in HashiCorp Vault, which are responsible for persisting Vault data to disk or other storage media. Vault needs a place to store its data, and that "place" is called a storage backend. This clip is...