Curated Video
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...
Curated Video
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,...
Curated Video
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.
Curated Video
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.
Curated Video
Detection and Identification of Plant Diseases
In this lecture video, the speaker discusses the detection and identification of plant diseases. They explain how to detect signs of diseases in plants, such as stunted growth, spots on leaves, and discoloration, and how to identify...
Learning Mole
Infections
A series that is perfect for PHSE and primary school students, each video will cover a dangerous situation and how to go about staying safe if ever students find themselves in these situations. This episode focuses on what to do if you...
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Principle of Immunisation
It explains the basic principle of immunisation and explains vaccines. It lists a few diseases against which vaccines are available.
Professor Dave Explains
Pattern Recognition Receptors
We've already introduced pattern-recognition receptors, which recognize PAMPs and DAMPs, but now let's go over the specific types, and how they work. How many Toll-like receptors are there and what do they recognize? What are the adaptor...
Curated Video
Factors Affecting Food Security
In this video, the topic of food security and its various factors affecting food supplies are discussed. The narrator explains that having enough food to feed a population, especially when population numbers are rising, is important for...
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Prevention of Infection and Spoilage of Food
It explains infections caused by disease-causing microbes and describes methods of food preservation.
Curated Video
How the Human Body Defends Itself Against Pathogens
The video discusses the human body's defense system against pathogens. It explains that there are two lines of defense - the nonspecific defense system that prevents pathogens from entering the body, and the immune system that destroys...
Catalyst University
The Appendix & Basics of Tonsils and Peyer's Patches
In this video we discuss in detail the functions of the vermiform appendix (or simply, appendix) and the process of developing an appendicitis. At the end, we briefly mention two other secondary lymphoid structures (tonsils and Peyer's...
Catalyst University
Alternative Pathway of Complement Activation
Alternative Pathway of Complement Activation
Curated Video
Identifying Specific Plant Diseases and Their Defenses Against External Threats
The video discusses specific plant diseases and ways in which plants defend themselves against external threats. It highlights some signs of plant diseases, such as spots on leaves, decay, growths, and discoloration, and discusses how to...
Curated Video
Monoclonal Antibodies: Production and Applications in Medicine
The video discusses the production of monoclonal antibodies, which are specific antibodies produced from a single clone of cells that can target and destroy specific pathogens or cells in the body. The video explains the process of how...
FuseSchool
Plant Disease
Plants have a range of physical and chemical barriers to prevent infection, but they can become infected with bacterial, viral, fungal pathogens or insect pests. If this happens the plant can produce chemicals in an attempt to limit the...