Science360
EARLY CONCEPT BRAIN RESEARCH: NEXT-GENERATION OPTOGENETICS
Researchers all over the world use a technology called optogenetics that allows them to turn neurons on and off in living laboratory organisms by exposing them to certain types of light. Stephen Boppart of the University of Illinois at...
Weird History
What People Ate During The Plague
When the Black Plague struck Europe in the 14th century, people didn't have much time to worry about their diets. Still, doctors warned that the most popular food and drinks in medieval England, such as fresh fruit and vegetables, could...
The Economist
How to revive the NHS
Britain's National Health Service is facing serious challenges, 70 years after its creation. Lord Ara Darzi, a surgeon and former health minister, gives us his prescription for nursing the NHS back to health
Financial Times
Coronavirus why the west will be hit harder
FT science editor Clive Cookson on why the testing response in different regions has left western nations catching up with a crisis they never expected, and why culture, politics and behaviour are all important factors in beating the...
TLDR News
How Does Coronavirus Actually Kill People? Mild, Severe and Critical COVID Explained - TLDR News
At the time of writing the Coronavirus has taken 165,636 lives globally and the death toll is rapidly increasing. So in this video, we wanted to explain what happens to a COVID patient. How symptoms progress from mild to severe and then...
Science360
Breast Cancer and Body Rhythms - Science Nation
Virginia Tech Biologist Carla Finkielstein is using funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate a possible connection between body rhythms and breast cancer. Her lab is full of frogs because she uses their eggs to study...
NASA
NASA in Silicon Valley: Lynn Harper and Monsi Roman Talk About The Vascular Tissue Challenge
Lynn Harper and Monsi Roman Talk About The Vascular Tissue Challenge
Healthcare Triage
Covid-19 and Long-term Recovery
Most of the world has been working on the assumption that when a person recovers from Covid-19, everything just goes back to normal. As the pandemic progresses though, we're learning about some patients who experience long-term...
Curated Video
Selective Breeding: Process and Outcomes
The video explains the process of selective breeding, which is the process by which humans breed plants and animals for certain desirable characteristics. It goes on to illustrate how scientists and farmers might identify cows with high...
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanism of Kuru & Relation to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
In this video, I discuss the mechanism of transmission and development of Kuru, a prion disease derived from cannibalism of brains infected by either Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (cCJD) or others with Kuru.
AllTime 10s
EVERYTHING You Need To Know About Coronavirus
The Coronavirus is the latest threat to public health, with health officials saying that it has become a global pandemic. People are being placed into quarantines, hand sanitising stations are being set up across the world, and the news...
Science360
Fashionable technology
In episode 7, Jordan and Charlie chat about eating habits in the animal world, peer inside the brain of a living mouse, and delve into some fashionable technology.
Curated Video
Understanding Health Issues: Causes, Interactions, and Data Insights
This is a video that discusses different factors that can affect an individual's health, including disease, diet, stress, life situations, and more. The video explains that different types of diseases may interact and cause additional...
Curated Video
Data Science Tutorial: How Does Outbreak Prediction Work?
This video tutorial discusses outbreak prediction using AI and data science, focusing on the current COVID-19 pandemic. The tutorial covers topics such as exponential growth models, the SIR model, and the importance of flattening the...
US Department of Agriculture
The U.S. National Plant Germplasm System - An Overview
The Agricultural Research Service operates a genebank network designed to protect crucial plant germplasm. This helps plant breeders and researchers develop superior crops for today and tomorrow.
msvgo
Prevention of Infection and Spoilage of Food
It explains infections caused by disease-causing microbes and describes methods of food preservation.
Curated Video
Can a cure for diabetes be found through surgery?
Diabetes is the fastest growing health crisis of our time. Could a common surgical procedure bolster hopes of finding a cure?
TLDR News
Why We're Not Achieving Coronavirus Herd Immunity & How it Impacts a 2nd Wave - TLDR News
The only way that life can return to normal with Coronavius still present is if we reach a sufficient level of herd immunity. This could be achieved by the virus naturally spreading through the population or via a vaccine. The problem is...
Next Animation Studio
Outbreak of coffee rust threatens Latin American coffee supply
A fungus outbreak is threatening to wipe out Latin American coffee crops and trigger a global coffee crisis.
Science360
NSF SCIENCE NOW: EPISODE 52
In this week's episode, we discover why freshwater lakes are becoming saltier and the role temperature plays in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, explore a new device for combating Parkinson's disease, and finally, learn how to...
Science360
Body Rhythms And Breast Cancer
Virginia Tech Biologist Carla Finkielstein is using funding from the National Science Foundation to investigate a possible connection between body rhythms and breast cancer. Her lab is full of frogs because she uses their eggs to study...
60 Second Histories
Edward Jenner’s Vaccination
Edward Jenner describes the experiment he carried out to develop his vaccination against smallpox
Healthcare Triage
Aduhelm is FDA Approved for Alzheimer's, But Does it Work?
Alzheimer’s is a devastating disease that affects millions of people in the US alone, so there was a lot of excitement about recent news headlines of a drug approved to treat the disease. However, the approval was met with an outcry from...