Curated Video
The Genius Sperm Bank: Part 2
Meet the grown-up designer babies created by Robert Graham's Genius Sperm Bank in 1970s America. Were any geniuses? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. Germinal choice was introduced by millionaire Robert Graham. Children born of...
Barcroft Media
My Rare Facial Deformity Nearly Ruined My Life
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA - SEPTEMBER 19: AN INSPIRING young woman has taken it upon herself to become an advocate for the condition. Cynthia Murphy was born with the rare craniofacial disorder, Treacher Collins Syndrome - a genetic...
Barcroft Media
My Rare Facial Deformity Nearly Ruined My Life | BORN DIFFERENT
AN INSPIRING young woman has taken it upon herself to become an advocate for the condition. Cynthia Murphy was born with the rare craniofacial disorder, Treacher Collins Syndrome - a genetic disorder characterised by the deformity of the...
Barcroft Media
My Dwarfism Is One In A Million
WILMINGTON - NOVEMBER 15: AN 11-year-old boy with a rare form of dwarfism is one-in-a-million. Levi Krystosek, 11, has a rare form of dwarfism called Jansen's Metaphysical Chondrodysplasia, which affects the growth of bones and causes...
Barcroft Media
Neurofibromatosis Leaves Mum's Body Covered In Lumps: BORN DIFFERENT
MUM-OF-FOUR Rachael Reynolds spends each morning getting her children ready for the day ahead, but her severe skin condition leaves her brimming with anxiety each time she leaves the house to do the school run. Rachael, 41, from...
Catalyst University
Parkinson's Disease [Parts 1 & 2] | 4 Cardinal Signs & Detailed Mechanism with Basal Nuclei
In this video, we explore the major signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease including the 4 cardinal signs AND the mechanism of Parkinson’s disease as it related to the basal nuclei in detail.
Next Animation Studio
Chinese scientists clone gene-edited monkeys
Scientists in China have successfully cloned monkeys with genetic disease symptoms, according to two papers published in National Science Review.
Catalyst University
Parkinson's Disease [Part 1] | The 4 Cardinal Signs
In this video, we explore the major signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease including the 4 cardinal signs.
FuseSchool
Gene Technology
Gene technology includes a range of activities that take advantage of genetic variation, modifying genes and transferring genes to new hosts. It includes genetic engineering and genetic testing. Gene technology is the term given to a...
Professor Dave Explains
Pharmaceutical Drugs: Inhibitors and the Nature of Disease
We live in a time where there is much skepticism towards modern medicine. This stems purely from ignorance, however, and there are those who capitalize on this to sell an unbelievable array of alternative medicines that, almost without...
Weird History
Hemophilia: The Royal Blood Disease
For centuries, hemophilia was a dangerous genetic disorder with no treatment. Children with hemophilia often didn't make it to adulthood, since a bump or fall could cause massive internal bleeding. But why was hemophilia known as the...
Visual Learning Systems
Genetics in Action: Genetic Disorders
This video builds on the genetic work of Mendel and takes the student through additional genetic discoveries made in the twentieth century. The Law of Segregation and the Law of Independent Assortment are plainly illustrated. The notions...
FuseSchool
Inherited Genetic Disorders
This girl has six fingers on her left hand. She has a condition called polydactyly, which causes extra fingers or toes. Her father and grandmother as well as some of her cousins also have the condition. This should give you a clue about...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
This video segment from NOVA: "18 Ways to Make a Baby" describes a technique used to determine the health of a developing embryo. [3:35]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Gene Therapy
This lesson discusses the concept of gene therapy and examines how it can be used to treat various genetic diseases and disorders. [17:46]
Curated OER
Kids Health: Marfan Syndrome
This comprehensive article details what Marfan Syndrome it, how kids get it, how it is diagnosed, what a doctor can do, and what life is like for someone with Marfan Syndrome.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Autosomal Recessive Traits and Disorders: Lesson 2
This lesson will identify how inherited recessive alleles on autosomes can cause various genetic disorders. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Autosomal Recessive Traits and Disorders."
Curated OER
Kids Health: Down Syndrome
Article that helps children to understand what Down Syndrome is, why it happens, what the problems are, and what life is like for children with Down Syndrome.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Cystic Fibrosis?
A video [8:59] explaining what causes cystic fibrosis and how it can affect the body in different ways.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Pedigrees: Lesson 3
This lesson will examine how a pedigree can be a useful tool in assessing risks of inherited disorders. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Pedigrees."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Changes in Chromosome Number: Lesson 2
This lesson will explore what types of events can change the number of chromosomes an individual has and the physical outcomes of having an abnormal number of chromosomes. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Changes in Chromosome Number."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Changes in Chromosome Number: Lesson 3
This lesson will explore what types of events can change the number of chromosomes an individual has and the physical outcomes of having an abnormal number of chromosomes. It is 3 of 5 in the series titled "Changes in Chromosome Number."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Changes to Chromosome Structure: Lesson 2
This lesson will identify how the structure of a chromosome can change and the implications that come from changes in chromosomes. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Changes to Chromosome Structure."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Autosomal Dominant Traits and Disorders: Lesson 2
This lesson will identify how inherited dominant alleles on autosomes can cause various genetic disorders. It is 2 of 5 in the series titled "Autosomal Dominant Traits and Disorders."