Curated Video
CRISPR gene-editing tool
Researchers are experimenting with CRISPR, a powerful tool that can alter the DNA of humans. The implications have scientists excited, but nervous.
Science ABC
What are Mutations and what are the different types of Mutations?
A mutation is a random change in the DNA. Mutations can be neutral, which means it does not cause a change in a trait of the organism, or it could cause a beneficial or a harmful mutation. There are a few different types of mutations -...
Science ABC
What are Mutations and what are the different types of Mutations?
A mutation is a random change in the DNA. Mutations can be neutral, which means it does not cause a change in a trait of the organism, or it could cause a beneficial or a harmful mutation. There are a few different types of mutations -...
Curated Video
New disease discovered
A new disease has been discovered at Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital, and it could mean a 10-year-old boy has a hope at a normal life for the first time
Curated Video
New disease discovered
A new disease has been discovered at Toronto's Sick Kids Hospital, and it could mean a 10-year-old boy has a hope at a normal life for the first time
Curated Video
New gene mutation possibly linked to breast cancer susceptibility: researchers
Canadian researchers have identified a new gene mutation they believe is linked to breast cancer susceptibility. Further study is still needed, but researchers say it's an important step in learning more about hereditary links to cancer.
Curated Video
Genetic testing for cancer leads to agonizing, life-saving decisions for Sask. family
After genetic testing revealed two Saskatchewan sisters had a mutation that increased their chances of developing a deadly type of stomach cancer, they face agonizing decisions to save their lives.
Curated Video
Approval of new ALS drug gives Regina woman hope
Paula Trefiak was one of the first ALS patients to take the drug tofersen as part of a clinical trial. Her experience shows why its approval is generating so much excitement.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Bio Interactive: Birth and Death of Genes
Classroom resources paired with a thirteen-minute video highlight how scientists discovered the evolutionary history of an Antarctic icefish by studying its genome.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Dna Replication: Lesson 2
This lesson will investigate the how and why the process of DNA replication occurs. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "DNA Replication."
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Natural Selection Adaptation
Classroom resources paired with a ten-minute video highlight the groundbreaking research of physical and genetic evolutionary changes in rock pocket mouse populations. [10:31]