TED Talks
TED: The case for engineering our food | Pamela Ronald
* Viewer discretion advised. This video includes discussion of mature topics and may be inappropriate for some audiences. Pamela Ronald studies the genes that make plants more resistant to disease and stress. In an eye-opening talk, she...
Amoeba Sisters
Natural Selection
Discover natural selection as a mechanism of evolution with the Amoeba Sisters. This video also uncovers the relationship of natural selection and antibiotic resistance in bacteria and emphasizes biological fitness. Note: This video is...
Amoeba Sisters
Alleles and Genes
Join the Amoeba Sisters as they discuss the terms "gene" and "allele" in context of a gene involved in PTC (phenylthiocarbamide) taste sensitivity. Note: as mentioned throughout video, the ability to taste PTC may be more complex than a...
SciShow
Killing Mosquitoes With a Flip of a Gene
Eliminating certain species of mosquitoes could make summertime more enjoyable and cut down on the transmission of certain diseases. And scientists are looking into doing this by manipulating a single gene!
TED-Ed
TED-ED: RNAi: Slicing, dicing and serving your cells - Alex Dainis
RNA, the genetic messenger, makes sure the DNA recipe gives your cells exactly what they ordered. But sometimes that means inhibiting some other RNA that got the recipe wrong. This process is called RNA interference (RNAi), and it acts...
SciShow
Starfish Eyes, Octopus Blood, and Human Evolution in Action
You're probably aware that nature has come up with some pretty fascinating animal adaptations over the millennia, and in general, the stranger the adaptation, the more important it is to that organism. Today on SciShow News, Hank has...
SciShow
What Fruit Flies Taught Us About Human Biology
For creatures that look nothing like us, fruit flies have been able to teach us a lot about human biology as we’ve studied them over the past century.
TED Talks
TED: The fight to end rare-animal trafficking in Brazil | Juliana Machado Ferreira
Biologist Juliana Machado Ferreira, a TED Senior Fellow, talks about her work helping to save birds and other animals stolen from the wild in Brazil. Once these animals are seized from smugglers, she asks, then what?
SciShow
SciShow Talk Show: Jack Horner Meets a Dinosaur
Jack Horner and Hank talk about the evolution of dinosaurs, what it took to become a world-famous paleontologist, genetics, and meet a live dinosaur courtesy of Jessi Knudsen Castañeda.
SciShow
Why Do We Get Freckles?
Your parents may have told you that every freckle on your face was a kiss from an angel, but SciShow is here to ruin that delusion for you.
Amoeba Sisters
Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Join the Amoeba Sisters as they compare and contrast asexual reproduction with sexual reproduction. Table of Contents: Intro 00:00 Asexual Reproduction 0:59 Sexual Reproduction 2:21 Disadvantages and Advantages of Sexual Reproduction...
TED Talks
Allan Jones: A map of the brain
How can we begin to understand the way the brain works? The same way we begin to understand a city: by making a map. In this visually stunning talk, Allan Jones shows how his team is mapping which genes are turned on in each tiny region,...
SciShow
These Shrimp Love a Good Boil
For most living things, scalding water is deadly. But it turns out there are some deep sea shrimp that do like a good boil.
SciShow
Why Depression Isn’t Just a Chemical Imbalance
Depression is a common disorder, and though it might seem like we’ve got it figured out, what it is and how to treat it is actually way more complicated than we think.
SciShow
Why Can't Monkeys Talk Like Us?
For decades scientists believed that monkeys could not speak human language due to an anatomical difference in vocal tracts. Today, we're not so sure that this is the limiting factor after all.
Amoeba Sisters
Biomolecules (Updated)
This video focuses on general functions of biomolecules. The biomolecules: carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, can all can have important functions in the body. However, this video is not giving human dietary guidelines and...
MinuteEarth
Dogs vs Cats: The Diversity Paradox
Different dogs look incredibly different - but that doesn't mean they are necessarily more diverse.
TED Talks
Dean Ornish: Your genes are not your fate
Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually...
SciShow
The Mosquito That Doesn’t Bite You, Even Though It Could
If you know one thing about mosquitoes, it’s probably their lust for blood. But there’s actually one species that almost never bites, even though it can. Could finding out why help us combat blood-borne diseases?
SciShow
This Beautiful House Is Made of Snot
These giant balls of mucus may seem like a bizarre sight in the open ocean, but all this snot serves a purpose, both for the tiny creatures that produce it and for the entire ocean ecosystem!
SciShow
Is That a Cold or Are Your Organs Flipped?
If you’re someone who is constantly coughing up mucus, you might not actually have allergies. There’s a possibility that your organs are flipped and you don’t even know it!
Amoeba Sisters
Incomplete Dominance, Codominance, Polygenic Traits, and Epistasis!
Discover more types of non-Mendelian inheritance such as incomplete dominance and codominance with the Amoeba Sisters!
SciShow
The Science Behind 'Genetically Modified Humans'
The media have been talking about “genetically modified humans” and “designer babies.” But what they’re really talking about is germ-line engineering: a process that could help eliminate heritable diseases. So why do some scientists want...
Amoeba Sisters
Mega Genetics Review
Ready to review how to do different types of Mendelian and Non-Mendelian Punnett square problems with The Amoeba Sisters? This video reviews one-trait / monohybrid crosses, two-trait / dihybrid crosses, incomplete dominance, codominance,...