Mazz Media
Reproduction
In this live-action program viewers will learn reproduction in living organisms is the passing on of duplicated DNA from one generation to the next and that there are two types of reproduction: asexual and sexual. Students will come to...
Science Buddies
Strawberry DNA Extraction
Have you ever wondered how scientists get a sample of DNA from a plant, animal, or other organism? DNA is the genetic instructions for how an organism develops and functions. This video will show you how to extract enough DNA from...
ShortCutsTv
Nature-Nurture
Is human behaviour explained primarily by what we inherit or what we experience? This film explores this key issue by looking at the example of aggression.
Curated Video
DNA Structure and Function Explained
The video is about the structure of DNA. It explains that DNA is a polymer made up of repeating nucleotide units consisting of a sugar, phosphate, and base. The video also discusses base pairing, in which complementary strands of DNA...
Ancient Lights Media
Restriction Enzymes/Introduction to Enzyme Function
Restriction Enzyme Set: 1. This clip introduces DNA-snipping restriction enzymes and takes a simplified look at how enzymes function.
FuseSchool
DNA Replication
CREDITS Animation & Design: Bing Rijper Narration: Dale Bennett Script: Gemma Young It might be hard to believe, but at the very start of your life you were a single, microscopic cell called a zygote. Your body now contains millions of...
Ancient Lights Media
What are viruses?
Understanding Viruses - Viruses/Immunity Set - Part 1. This clip offers a simplified look at how viruses are structured and how they infect living host cells.
Cerebellum
Dinosaurs - Triassic and Jurassic periods
How did dinosaurs get their names? What were the dinosaurs like? How long ago did they live? Can a dinosaur be created from DNA? Did they take care of their young? Why did they die out... or did they? This clip explores the above and...
Science Buddies
Make A Candy DNA Model
Have you ever wondered what DNA looks like up close? DNA contains the genetic instructions for how an organism develops and functions. It stores all this information in its unique double helix structure.This video will show how you can...
Let's Tute
Cell Organelles and Functions - Nucleus & Endoplasmic Reticulum
In this online video lecture and tutorial on Cell Biology we will learn about various components of cell like nucleus,cell organelles, endoplasmic reticulum etc. In this session we will learn about: 1) Cell Organelles 2) Cellular...
Professor Dave Explains
The Origin of Life on Earth
You must have wondered about it before, haven't you? How did life begin on earth? I mean the very first thing. The first unicellular organism, billions of years ago. Is it even possible? As it happens, our understanding of chemistry,...
Professor Dave Explains
Mendelian Genetics and Punnett Squares
For all of human history, we've been aware of heredity. Children look like their parents. But why? When Gregor Mendel pioneered the field of genetics, he began to try to answer that question, and now that we know about chromosomes, all...
Ancient Lights Media
Cells - Components of the Nucleus
Cell Structure and Function Set: 2. This clip introduces the structure and function of the components of the nucleus.
Visual Learning Systems
Understanding Common Cell Parts
This video provides an introduction to cells and their structures. It explains that cells are too small to be seen with the naked eye and that the cell membrane holds the cell together while controlling the movement of materials. It also...
Mazz Media
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...
Ancient Lights Media
External Effects on Gene Expression
Genetic Expression Set: 7. This clip shows how external factors such as light and temperature can affect gene expression.
Oxford Comma
How to Use Peer Reviewed Resources
You've probably been told not use Wikipedia on research papers, but have you ever been what types of sources you should be using? Whether you're trying to write about Shakespeare or biology, this video will help set you on the right...
Wonderscape
Science Kids: All About Genetics
This video is a lesson on genetics, specifically focusing on the inheritance of traits from parents to offspring. The teacher explains the concept of genetics and introduces Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics. The video also discusses...
Professor Dave Explains
Prokaryotic Cells: The Simplest Kind of Life
We've established that the basic unit of life is the cell, and that the simplest forms of life are just one cell. The earliest unicellular organisms were prokaryotic, and there are many prokaryotic organisms still around today, including...
Ancient Lights Media
Meiosis/ The Phases
Meiosis Set: 2. This clip provides a detailed look at the phases of meiosis and the production of haploid sex cells.
Ancient Lights Media
How Genes are Expressed
Genetic Expression Set: 1. This clip introduces the process of gene expression, whereby information stored in the DNA of a gene is transcribed into messenger RNA and translated into a protein gene product.
Ancient Lights Media
Cells - Ribosomes
Cell Structure and Function Set: 10. This clip looks at the structure of ribosomes and examines how they facilitate protein synthesis during the translation of M-RNA.
Ancient Lights Media
Cells - Overview & Introduction
Cell Structure and Function Set: 1. This clip introduces the cell as the basic block of life: Basic cell structure in prokaryotes and eukaryotes is described.
Professor Dave Explains
Nucleic Acids: DNA and RNA
We've been hearing about DNA since the third grade, and we all know that it's a double helix with little ladder rungs. But now we are ready to understand this molecule on a more fundamental level, which will enable to us to understand...