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The Unsung Scientist Behind the Building Blocks of DNA | Marie M. Daly
Our understanding of both clogged arteries and the building blocks of DNA are thanks to the groundbreaking work of Dr. Marie M. Daly, the first Black woman in the U.S. to receive a Ph. D. in chemistry.
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The 2015 Nobel Prizes!
Over the past few weeks, the Nobel committees have been announcing the 2015 laureates. This year’s winners in the physics and chemistry categories made discoveries about the tiny neutrinos flying through all of us, and the ways our...
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NASA Just Arrived at an Asteroid! SciShow News
OSIRIS-REx finally entered orbit around the asteroid Bennu this week and new research has found an old recipe for RNA.
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3 Sad Surprises: The Human Genome Project
Hank tells us three surprises about human DNA which we learned because of the Human Genome Project.
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Here's What DNA Really Looks Like
There’s more to DNA than just the double helix we know and love: under some conditions this familiar molecule can take on unfamiliar forms, each of which can have a different impact on our health.
Amoeba Sisters
DNA vs RNA (Updated)
Why is RNA just as cool as DNA? Join the Amoeba Sisters as they compare and contrast RNA with DNA and learn why DNA should be sharing the limelight! Table of Contents: 00:00 Intro 0:54 Similarities of DNA and RNA 1:35 Contrasting DNA and...
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Should I Wear Sunscreen in the Winter?
DNA damage doesn't just happen in the summer, but does that really mean we should wear sunscreen in the cloudy and chilly months?
Bozeman Science
Nucleic Acids
Paul Andersen explains the importance and structure of nucleic acids. He begins with an introduction to DNA and RNA. He then describes the important parts of a nucleotide and shows how they are connected through covalent and hydrogen...
Crash Course
DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever: Crash Course Biology
Hank imagines himself breaking into the Hot Pockets factory to steal their secret recipes and instruction manuals in order to help us understand how the processes known as DNA transcription and translation allow our cells to build proteins.
Curated Video
Base (biology)
In the DNA double helix, the links between the two strands are formed by pairs of much smaller molecules called bases. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise...
Curated Video
Nucleic acid
A class of large polymer molecules consisting of repeating units called nucleotides. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig Science...
Curated Video
DNA replication
An essential stage in cell division and reproduction, allowing genetic material to be copied into a new cell. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Curated Video
What is DNA?
How does our DNA make us unique, and how is this unique genetic information passed on when cells divide? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) molecules are found in chromosomes within all our cells. DNA...
Curated Video
The Main Principles of Heredity: The Chemical Structure of DNA
By the end of this learning object, the learner will be able to: Explain the chemical structure of DNA.88055
Catalyst University
NAD: Structure and Reduction of NAD to NADH
NAD: Structure and Reduction of NAD to NADH
Catalyst University
Internal Conversion and Photoprotection: Applications in Biochemistry
Internal Conversion and Photoprotection: Applications in Biochemistry
Catalyst University
Post-Transcriptional Modification of mRNA
Post-Transcriptional Modification of mRNA
JJ Medicine
Purine Synthesis and Salvage Pathway
Lesson on the purine synthesis and metabolism pathway, and the purpose, regulation and importance of the pathway in human physiology and health. In this lesson, I discuss the two purines (adenine and guanine), the importance of purines,...
msvgo
Structure of DNA
This nugget describes historical aspect of discovery of nucleic acid, basic structure of polynucleotide chain, Watson model of DNA and types of DNA.
NASA
NASA | DNA Building Blocks Can Be Made in Space
NASA-funded researchers have evidence that some building blocks of DNA, the molecule that carries the genetic instructions for life, found in meteorites were likely created in space. The research gives support to the theory that a "kit"...
Professor Dave Explains
Visualizing DNA in Virtual Reality
We've learned a lot about DNA, but sometimes the representations of DNA that we use to talk about it are not especially accurate. Everyone knows the popular image with the ladder rungs, but let's really get in there and visualize DNA in...
Getty Images
Nucleotide Triphosphates - Building Blocks for DNA
Loop animation of succession of letters that indicate the Nucleotide Triphosphates the building blocks of DNA: Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), Guanosine Triphosphate (GTP), Cytidine Triphosphate (CTP), Uridine Triphosphate (UTP).