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GCSE Biology - What Is Blood Made of? / What Does Blood Do? #25
Ever wondered what your blood is made of? Red blood cells, white blood, platelets and plasma! Learn what each of these components does and how we can replace it with artificial blood.
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GCSE Biology - Plant Disease and Defences #46
This video covers: - How plants get diseases, e.g. from microorganisms, larger organisms, and mineral deficiencies - How to diagnose plant diseases - How plants defend themselves against diseases Exam board specific info: AQA -...
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GCSE Biology - Immune System (Defences Against Pathogens) #38
In this video we take a look at our bodies defences against pathogens. Including the physical and chemicals barriers, and our immune system.
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GCSE Biology - What Are Vaccines? Are They Safe? How Do They Work? Vaccines Explained #39
How do vaccines work? What's heard immunity? And what are the pros and cons of vaccination?
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GCSE Biology - Communicable Disease #34
Communicable diseases are those that can spread from person to person, because they're caused by pathogens. This video considers what pathogens are, how they cause disease, the different ways they can spread, and how we can reduce that...
Professor Dave Explains
Neutrophils: First Line of Defense
We've covered macrophages and dendritic cells, so let's move on to neutrophils. These are the most abundant white blood cells, and they act as the first line of defense in innate immunity. How do they form, and what do they do...
Professor Dave Explains
Macrophages: The Destroyers
Before we move on from the innate immune system, let's go through all the cell types one by one, so that we can better understand them. Let's start with macrophages, which are long-lived phagocytic cells. They play a pivotal role in...
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Bats, Bats, Bats!
Get to know bats! Jessi shares some amazing information about bats so you can get to know them better and understand why they're such an important group of animals.
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Compost and 'Be Somebody'
Jessi talks about Composting, Being Somebody, and what it means to be a boss and making the big decisions.
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The Humoral Response - B Cell Activation, Antibody Production & Memory Cells
In this video, we demystify B cell activation, antibody production, and memory cell formation in this informative video. Learn how your immune system battles pathogens like the West Nile virus, how B and T cells work together, and the...
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High Five Facts - Immune System
This video explores five fun facts about Immune System.
Professor Dave Explains
Barrier Surfaces of the Innate Immune System
The first aspect of the innate immune system we will examine is the many barrier surfaces, such as the skin, as well as the linings of the respiratory tract and digestive tract. These cells have to constantly prevent infection from the...
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Detecting and Identifying Plant Diseases
This is a lecture video on detecting plant diseases. The presenter explains four different methods for identifying plant disease: observing visible symptoms, eliminating environmental causes, distribution analysis, and diagnostic...
Professor Dave Explains
Types of Immune Cells Part 2: Myeloid and Lymphoid Lineages
With the basic functions of immune cells covered, we are now ready to go through all the different types of immune cells, and talk a little bit about what they all do. Again, each type will get its own tutorial later in the series, but...
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Plant Defences: Physical Barriers and Chemicals
This video provides an overview of the different ways in which plants defend themselves against pathogens and pests. It explains the physical barriers that plants create, such as cellulose cell walls and waxy cuticles, and how they work...
Healthcare Triage
Measles Infections Can Wipe Out Immunity to OTHER Diseases
We're very clearly in favor of vaccines here at Healthcare Triage, because they save a LOT of lives. It turns out, the measles vaccine was doing more than we previously thought. Getting infected with measles doesn't only make you sick,...
Mazz Media
All About Vaccines
This dynamic, live-action video will inform students about the vaccines. The program begins with an explanation of the human immune system and how it defends the body from pathogens that cause disease. Viewers will learn the difference...
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Water pollution
It explains causes for water pollution, international standards for drinking water, biomagnification, eutrophication.
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Understanding the Components of Blood: Plasma, Red and White Blood Cells, and Platelets
The video explains the components of blood, which include plasma, red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets. It describes each component's role and how they work together to transport substances to and from body cells, defend...
Global Health with Greg Martin
Pandemics - a worrying global public health threat
Pandemics are one of the greatest existential threats facing humanity today. Over the last few centuries, we've seen outbreaks and epidemics kill millions of people. From plague in the 14th century to influenza in the 20th century,...
PBS
Could climate change make you allergic to meat?
Thanks to climate change, disease carrying critters are expanding their ranges, and their seasons are getting longer -- meaning they have more space and more time to take a bite out of you or me.
Science360
Phytotron facelift facilitates cutting-edge research on plants
This laboratory is a control freak's dream come true! Welcome to the North Carolina State University (NCSU) Phytotron, a singular facility for growing plants under various combinations of strictly controlled environmental conditions....
Restoration Planet
Bighorns at the Junction: effects of disease
The potentially devastating effects of disease on the Bighorn poulation in Chilcotin. Filmed over a two year period in the rare grasslands of the Chilcotin in British Columbia.