Bozeman Science
Linked Genes
Paul Andersen explains how linked genes behave and how linked genes were discovered. He shows how linked genes would be reflected in a dihybrid cross using a fruit fly simulator. He uses chromosome-based punnett squares to explain why...
Curated Video
Using Drosophila to Study Alzheimer's Disease: Potential Breakthrough for New Drugs
Scientists at Southampton University are using Drosophila, the common fruit fly, to study the role of a protein called Tau in the progression of Alzheimer's disease. By identifying over 100 genes in the fruit fly that are closely related...
Curated Video
Revolutionary Trap to Combat Fruit Fly Infestation: A Game-Changer for Fruit Growers
Scientists have developed a high-tech trap to combat the devastating effects of fruit fly infestation on commercial fruit crops. By imitating the mating call of male fruit flies, the trap attracts and kills female flies, gradually...
Neuro Transmissions
Do Bugs Have Brains?
We can all agree that insects have heads, right? But what exactly do they have rattling around inside there? Do insects have brains like humans? Or is it just a bunch of nerves and goo? Well join Inés and Alie to get the answers and to...
Nature League
Should We Keep Using Lab Rats? The Debate Over Model Organisms
This week on Nature League, Brit discusses the concept of model organisms and offers some arguments for and against their use. Get your Critically Endangered Sharks poster here! Only on sale through May 30th.
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Marianne Sowa and Jack Miller Discuss Radiation Science Using GeneLab
A conversation with and Marianne Sowa, branch chief of the Space Biosciences Research branch at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, and Jack Miller, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, about radiation science using GeneLab.
Science360
GET A CLUE: BIOCHEMIST STUDIES FRUIT FLY TO UNDERSTAND PARKINSON'S DISEASE
In episode 61, Jordan sends Charlie on a scavenger hunt for "clues" on how National Science Foundation-funded researchers at Kansas State are studying the way muscle diseases affect humans. The researchers are studying the fruit fly and...
Science360
Brain States and Consciousness - Mysteries of the Brain
Neurobiologist Orie Shafer at the University of Michigan is trying to understand how the brain's cells communicate in order to control sleep patterns. To help solve this mystery, Shafer is teaming up with mathematician Victoria Booth to...
Curated Video
GCSE Secondary English Age 13-17 - Writing: Writing an Article Part 2 - Explained
SchoolOnline's Secondary English videos are brilliant, bite-size tutorial videos delivered by examiners. Ideal for ages 13-17, they cover every key skill in English Reading and Writing that students need to master in clear and easy to...
Science360
Social interactions and the brain - Science Nation
Many animals, from insects to humans, are social. Their brains have evolved to be sensitive to sensory cues that carry social information, such as: speech sounds, pheromones and visual cues. But very little is known about how animal...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Fruit Fly Courtship
Discover how wing spots are involved in fruit fly courtship. [0:55]
NASA
Science at Nasa: Science Casts: Fruit Flies on the International Space Station
A new species is about to join astronauts on the International Space Station: Drosophila melanogaster, also known as the "fruit fly." Genetically speaking, the bug-eyed insects have a lot in common with human beings, and they are poised...
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Ap Biology Lab 7 Genetics of Drosophila
Mr. Andersen describes the virtual fly lab. Software at sciencecourseware.org allows for multiple matings and statistical analysis. [5:25]