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NASA
NASA | OIB Flights South 2014: A Sea Ice Mystery
Where’s it coming from? With global average temperatures rising, it would be natural to assume that total quantities of sea ice would be falling. But it’s not. Scientists have begun to observe sea ice increases around Antarctica, and...
World Science Festival
Exploring the Universe to Understand Ourselves
Tune in and join the conversation during the premiere of "Eyes in the Skies: Bringing the Universe Down to Earth" on Friday, December 20th at 8pm EST. For the last half century we have slipped the surly bonds of earth with landers,...
FuseSchool
Gene Technology
Gene technology includes a range of activities that take advantage of genetic variation, modifying genes and transferring genes to new hosts. It includes genetic engineering and genetic testing. Gene technology is the term given to...
msvgo
Biotechnology and Ethical Issues
It covers the pros and cons of the practice of genetic manipulation of organisms.
Healthcare Triage
Cancer Research Spotlighted in Nobel Prize for Medicine
We've been talking a lot about the state of cancer research in the HCT Podcast, and now the Nobel prize in medicine is going to cancer researchers. So that's pretty cool. Check out some of the amazing (and amazingly expensive) treatments...
TED Talks
TED: How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA | Jennifer Doudna
Geneticist Jennifer Doudna co-invented a groundbreaking new technology for editing genes, called CRISPR-Cas9. The tool allows scientists to make precise edits to DNA strands, which could lead to treatments for genetic diseases ... but...
The March of Time
1935: COLD ROOM: * EXT VS Technician in aviation suit entering freeze room. MCU Door handle locking from inside. INT VS Technician checking engine of car frozen over w/ frost. MS Technician at control board behind glass flipping switch. Antifreeze
MOT 1935: COLD ROOM: * EXT VS Technician in aviation suit entering freeze room. MCU Door handle locking from inside. INT VS Technician checking engine of car frozen over w/ frost. MS Technician at control board behind glass flipping...
Be Smart
De-Extinction: A Mammoth Undertaking
De-extinction, or using the power of modern biotechnology to bring back extinct species like mammoths and dinosaurs, would be cool. But is it really as easy as the movies make it look? Or do the cruel hands of time make it impossible?...
Curated Video
How to Multiply this Fraction to this Decimal Number
Whether you're just starting out, or need a quick refresher, this is the video for you! Mrs. C will go through how to multiply a fraction to a decimal number step-by-step.
Makematic
All the best moves
"Children aged 3-7 can use the five STEAM disciplines – science, technology engineering, art, and math – to explore living and non-living things.
In this activity, children will create a game focused on how things move. By...
In this activity, children will create a game focused on how things move. By...
The March of Time
NE Exeter Newspaper 'News-Letter'
MOT 1941: NEW ENGLAND: EXETER NEWSPAPER: EXT MS 'Exeter News-Letter' window sign. CU Newspapers. INT WS News room men typing. VS Photograph of editor John Templeton. MS Editor Harry B. Thayer Jr (unconfirmed) at table w/ papers smoke...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Genetic Engineering and Diseases—Gene Drive and Malaria
One thousand children die every day from malaria. Scientists now have the ability to stop this, but the ethical concerns worry many. The video explains both sides of the argument and the amazing science making it all possible.
TED-Ed
Are We Ready for Neo-Evolution
As technology and medicine continue to make huge leaps, the days of choosing our own genes or the genetic traits of our offspring are right around the corner. Harvey Fineberg takes a look at some of the potential pathways humans may take...
SciShow
Sci Show: Genetically Modified Human
A look at the science behind "genetically modified humans" with this video. Video explains very basically how genes can be chosen to eliminate harmful genes in germ cells. Video also discusses some of the ethical concerns with this...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Genetic Testing: Lesson 2
This lesson will describe how diseases can be predicted by genetic testing, which is cause for ethical discussion. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Genetic Testing."