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Why Malaria Isn’t Just A Tropical Disease
Malaria is a global disease that we've beaten back around the world, including in some tropical places, but we’ve had the hardest time in Africa. ___________________________________________ To learn more, start your googling with these...
MinuteEarth
How Humans Made Malaria So Deadly
FYI: We try to leave jargon out of our videos, but if you want to learn more about this topic, here are some keywords to get your googling started: Malaria - a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people...
SciShow
Mindcontrolling Parasites
Hank introduces us to some freaky parasites that use mind control to hijack the brains of their hosts.
Crash Course
Natural Selection - Crash Course Biology
Hank guides us through the process of natural selection, the key mechanism of evolution.
SWPictures
Beating Chagas Disease
New ReviewDespite its amorous nickname, the vinchuca, or “kissing bug,” actually gives its sleeping victims a malevolent bite—sucking blood and transmitting a microscopic parasite called Tripanisoma cruzi. The microbe, in turn, produces Chagas...
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Low Cost Solution to Malaria
New ReviewIt is estimated that every 30 seconds a child dies from malaria. Medicines continue to be the main tool in fighting it—but, with growing resistance to existing drugs, there is an urgent need to discover new ones and distribute them at...
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Eliminating Lymphatic-Filariasis
New ReviewLymphatic filariasis, a mosquito-borne parasitic disease commonly known as elephantiasis, results in massive swelling of the limbs and genitals, leading to severe disability. Over 40 million people are seriously incapacitated and...
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Fighting Bilharzia
New ReviewSwimming, bathing, washing clothes, and fishing—these are everyday activities that put people in the developing world at risk of catching bilharzia (or schistosomiasis), if the water is infected with eggs of the schistosome worm. Left...
Curated Video
Zombie Animals That Exist in Nature
Howcast - Learn what zombie animals exist in nature in this Howcast video about how to survive a zombie attack.
Curated Video
Resident Evil Operation Raccoon City Walkthrough Part 14 - Gone Rogue
Howcast - Check out part 14 and repair the Nemesis in Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, the third-person shooter from Slant Six Games and Capcom.
Curated Video
If You See Ducks on a Lake, Don't Enter the Water
Beware! If you spot ducks on a lake, hidden dangers may lurk beneath the surface!
Science ABC
Toxoplasmosis: Can Your Cat Make You Go Crazy?
Toxoplasma gondii, is a unicellular parasite that changes the behavior of its host! A 2002 study showed that people who had toxoplasmosis got into more car accidents than uninfected people. Later research, in rats (another host) and...
Curated Video
Antibody
A protein produced by the immune system that attacks a harmful agent, such as a virus or bacteria. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual definitions. Twig...
Curated Video
Fungi
Discover the magical world of fungi. Neither plant nor animal, they are a separate classification of living organism. Biology - Ecosystems - Learning Points. Fungi are neither plant nor animal. Most fungi are made up of networks of...
Curated Video
Parasitic Plants
Different species of parasitic plants steal nutrients from host species in order to survive. Sometimes this ends in the death of the host. Biology - Plants - Learning Points. Parasitic plants derive some or all of their nutrients from...
Curated Video
Parts of a plant – Did you know?
Did you know that most (but not all) plants need leaves to obtain food? Life processes - Green plants - Parts of a plant Learning Points Not all plants make their own food through photosynthesis. A Twig Tidbit Film - Did you know? A...
Curated Video
Fairy wasp
A spellbinding case study of one of nature's most unusual parasites. Life processes - Living processes - Life cycles Learning Points Life cycles can be very short whilst others can take hundreds of years. Parasites use other animals or...
Curated Video
What is Symbiosis?
Symbiosis is relationship where two different species co-exist and at least one derives benefit from the other. The name for an organism with a symbiotic relationship is a symbiont. Let's look at some examples of symbiotic relationships.
Healthcare Triage
A Vaccine for Malaria!
Malaria kills a lot of people every year, and many of those people are young children. Developing a vaccine against this deadly disease has been a long and difficult journey, but there’s been a breakthrough! While we are still working...
Curated Video
Combatting Malaria: The Sterile Insect Technique
The International Atomic Energy Agency in Austria is pioneering a groundbreaking solution to combat malaria by utilizing the sterile insect technique (SIT). By releasing radiation-sterilized male mosquitoes into the population, they...
Curated Video
Using Fungus to Combat Malaria: A Promising Solution
Researchers have discovered a fungus that can significantly reduce the spread of malaria by targeting the female mosquito that transmits the disease. By spraying the fungus onto areas where mosquitoes rest, the parasite carried by the...
Curated Video
Genetic Engineering: Transforming Mosquitoes into Disease Fighters against Malaria
Scientists at Imperial College in London are researching ways to combat malaria by genetically modifying mosquitoes. By identifying genes in other mosquito species that kill the malaria parasite, they aim to transfer these genes to the...
Curated Video
Addressing Neglected Diseases: Global Efforts for Research and Treatment
The Drugs for Neglected Disease initiative is a collaborative effort between major health organizations in France, Kenya, India, Malaysia, and Brazil. Their mission is to address the lack of research and treatment for neglected diseases...
Curated Video
Scientists Discover Potential Breakthrough in Malaria Treatment: Targeting the Glucose Transporter Protein
Scientists at Saint George's Hospital Medical School have discovered a potential breakthrough in the fight against malaria. By blocking a specific protein that the malaria parasite uses to feed on glucose, they hope to develop new drugs...