Nature League
Sex Cells and Inherited Trauma - De-Natured
Do our experiences in childhood become part of our genetic makeup? The third of a four-part video series focusing on reproduction examines trending research in epigenetics. The narrator explains the experiment, data, and analysis of the...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Regulation of Eukaryotic DNA Transcription
DNA transcription finds regulation in a few different forms. Pupils learn about the activators, repressors, and the relationships with RNA through a short animation. After viewing the process with colors highlighting each step for...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Dengue Virus Life Cycle
Dengue Virus leads to the deaths of around 25,000 people, mostly children, every year. Scientists understand how the virus gets into cells and replicates, but they still struggle to prevent it. Curious scholars view an animation of the...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Structure of Dengue Virus
The dengue virus looks like a ball with multiple layers. View an animation of each layer while hearing a description of its properties, from the outer symmetrical units to the lipid envelope, the capsid, and finally the RNA genome.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Lux Operon Controls Light Production
Bioluminescence, once considered rare, exists in around 90% of fish in the ocean. Understanding how genes communicate to produce light opens up a world of understanding for viewers. From being in the right setting to transcription to...
Be Smart
Where Did Life Come From?
Just when you thought you had life figured out ... here comes another great video! Young biologists discover the multi-faceted meaning of life through a video from a comprehensive science playlist. Content includes when life appeared on...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The Molecular Cascade in Bacterial Quorum Sensing
Antibiotics kill bacterial growth, but widespread use results in antibiotic resistance. Researchers wonder if quorum sensing might allow us to treat bacteria without the resistance. View an animation of quorum sensing as it regulates...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Antigen Presentation and CTL
How does your body know when to present an immune response? Viewers observe how antigen presentation triggers the response and how this treatment helps attack viruses before they spread. The video also discusses the challenges of...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
HIV Life Cycle
Almost half of the global population infected with HIV cannot afford treatment. To better understand this devastating disease, young scientists observe the life cycle of HIV. Through animation, they see the cell infection,...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
AZT Blocks Reverse Transcriptase
AZT, developed in the 1960s to treat cancer, actually treats HIV as well. Viewers observe how AZT blocks the reverse transcriptase of HIV. Then they see what happens when the virus mutates to be immune to AZT.
Amoeba Sisters
Protein Synthesis
Can your class visualize how proteins synthesize? Take a tour of the all-important process of protein synthesis to discover why our bodies depend on it. A video from an animated biology playlist covers transcription and translation, as...
FuseSchool
What is RNA?
Five percent of the weight of a human cell comes from RNA, while only one percent comes from DNA. The video explains what RNA is and how it relates to DNA. It also describes the importance of understanding RNA and the two types of RNA:...
FuseSchool
What is DNA?
Don't under-strand DNA? Watch an informative Fuse School Genetics video to learn what DNA is and where it is found. It also explains what DNA does, its relationship with genes, the four nucleotides, and their base pairs.
Bozeman Science
LS3A - Inheritance of Traits
Construct an inheritance unit that's pure gene-ius! Untangle the vast amount of information found in standard LS3A, Inheritance of Traits. The video shows examples and scenarios suited for all age and ability levels, as well as helpful...
Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever—CRISPR
Scientists may have the technology to cure diseases, including cancer in the near future, but at what cost? The video explains genetic engineering that could deadly cure diseases. It highlights the benefits while also weighing the risks.
Stated Clearly
What is DNA and How Does it Work?
Discussions of DNA occur in Jurassic Park, X-men, Dexter, and CSI, yet many don't fully understand it. The video explains what DNA is, where it is located, and how it forms proteins. The chemistry of life becomes understandable through...
Teacher's Pet
DNA versus RNA
Explain the differences between DNA and RNA with a short video that includes information about the uracil versus thymine contrast and includes details about structural, functional, and bond discrepancies.
SciShow
A Brief History of Life: Survival Is Hard
When did life start on Earth? An enchanting video introduces some of the earliest times in the history of our planet. From rocks that no longer exist to the development of oceans and plate tectonics, The resource details the first couple...
SciShow
Top 5 Deadliest Diseases
Some diseases kill more than 50 percent of those infected. The video focuses on the five deadliest diseases, explaining how they spread, the symptoms, their geographic locations, and the death rate for each. It turns out that the...
Bozeman Science
Viruses
An informative video explains viruses' genetic information and their protein coats as well as the envelopes that allow entry into host cells.
Bozeman Science
Nucleic Acids
Acid what you did there! The video focuses on nucleic acids and their relationship to DNA and RNA. It also explains the importance of nucleic acids, their structure, and how they are connected through various types of bonding.
Crash Course
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Cycles: Always Recycle! Part 2
We wish you a happy, healthy, and phosphorus school year! A video explains the importance of getting the nutrients that are needed and focuses on the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles. It includes discussions on the importance of...
Crash Course
The History of Life on Earth
The first life on Earth developed in the oceans. As an introduction to ecology, the video starts with the formation of the earth. It follows with the Archaean and Proterozoic Eons including protobionts, prokaryotes, and eukaryotes. It...
Amoeba Sisters
Mutations: The Potential Power of a Small Change
Are the only mutants you know Ninja Turtles or X-Men? The video explains both gene mutation and chromosome mutation. It includes the subtypes of mutations for each major type, the times when mutations are more likely to happen, and...