An organized directory showcasing cell and molecular animations for use in high school biology classrooms.

Understand why the central dogma of molecular biology is amino acids with this video. [9:53]

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 explains the major procedures in molecular biology. He starts with a brief description of Taq polymerase extracted from the hot pools of Yellowstone Park. He then uses the analogy of the ransom note to explain each of the...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Set to dramatic music, this captioned video shows a graphical representation of the transcription of DNA to proteins. [10:46]

Learn the basics of the molecular structure of RNA in this video. Video discusses structure as well as compares the structure of RNA vs. DNA. [11:29]

A video discussing the molecular structure of glucose. Learn how the structure can be linear and ring shaped. [9:18]

Learn about the molecular structure of RNA. [11:30]

Learn the molecular structure of DNA including the nucleotide, nitrogenous base, and phosphate. [13:00]

Look at the molecular structure of DNA. Investigate nucleotides, nitrogenous bases, and phosphates. [13:00]

Hank teaches us why water is one of the most fascinating and important substances in the universe. Learn about water's molecular structure, cohesion and adhesion, the life of Henry Cavendish, and many more significant aspects of life's...

Discover the molecular structure of DNA: nucleotide, nitrogenous base, and phosphate. [13:00]

A video discussing how three fatty acids and a glycerol molecule come together to form a triglyceride. [11:03]

Learn the basics about the forces between molecules called intermolecular forces in this video. [8:35]

Watch how NJ high school students apply basic principles of molecular biology to solve real research probloms and publish their own genome research at GenBank, the international genomic sequence database. [6:12]

Paul Andersen describes the structure and explains the properties of molecular solids. High intramolecular forces hold electrons and reduce conductivity, whereas low intermolecular forces decrease the melting point. Important polymers...

Paleontologists and molecular biologists have searched for a couple of decades to find and replicate DNA from some non-avian dinosaur fossil. [0:59]

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A dynamic, 3-D, computer-animated video that takes you inside for a close-up look at how humans are made. Watch as the mysteries of the human genome are literally...

Introduction to DNA cloning. [11:07]

Introduction to gel electrophoresis and how it's used to separate DNA fragments or other macromolecules. [10:59]

Introduction to PCR (polymerase chain reaction). [9:53]

Introduction to genetic engineering, human breeding, recombinant DNA, and bioethics. [6:31]

Use an amino acid translation table to understand the impact of point and frameshift mutations. [8:52]

Learn how DNA is copied (replication) and how information in DNA can be used to make a protein. [15:23]