SciShow
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...
SciShow
Our Best Bets for Treating COVID-19
It will probably be at least a year before we have a vaccine for COVID-19. But in March, the WHO launched a megatrial tolook at four treatment options for the virus.
Bozeman Science
Molecular Biology
Paul Andersen explains the major procedures in molecular biology. He starts with a brief description of Taq polymerase extracted from the hot pools of Yellowstone Park. He then uses the analogy of the ransom note to explain each of the...
Amoeba Sisters
Gene Regulation and the Order of the Operon
Explore gene expression with the Amoeba Sisters, including the fascinating Lac Operon found in bacteria! Learn how genes can be turned "on" and "off" and why this is essential for cellular function.
SciShow
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.
SciShow
How Extreme Microbes Are Helping Us Test for COVID-19
Microbes that live in extreme environments, like geysers and hydrothermal vents, are able to survive in extreme temperatures. Scientists have figured out ways to use this thermostability to supercharge DNA studies, including the study of...
Curated Video
Amplification of DNA
Producing many identical copies of a DNA sequence, by laboratory processes, such as the polymerase chain reaction. A Twig Science Glossary Film. Key scientific terms defined in just 60 seconds using stunning images and concise textual...
Catalyst University
Prions | Mechanisms of Huntington's Disease & the Huntingtin Prion
Huntington's disease is a neurodegenerative prion disease in which affected individuals suffer destruction of neurons in the basal nuclei (e.g., GABAergic neurons) and rapid, involuntary movements as a result. In this video, I will...
Catalyst University
Transcription Initiation: Sigma and General Transcription Factors
Transcription Initiation: Sigma and General Transcription Factors
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: What is Remdesivir and how does it treat COVID-19
Gilead’s remdesivir is an antiviral nucleoside analogue that disrupts a virus’s ability to replicate its genome.
Professor Dave Explains
Mechanisms of DNA Damage and Repair
Remember how the Ninja Turtles came to be? Yes you do. It was the ooze! A radioactive ooze that mutated their DNA in just the right way to give them the ability to walk upright, talk, and do ninjutsu. Now, I'm as a big a Turtle fan as...
Catalyst University
DNA Replication of the Lagging Strand: Explanation Followed by Animation
Here we have provided an explanation of lagging strand DNA replication followed by an great animation beginning at 4:04.
Professor Dave Explains
DNA Replication: Copying the Molecule of Life
Your DNA needs to be in every cell in your body, so what happens when cells divide? How does each new cell retain all of the genetic information? The DNA is able to copy itself through a process called replication. Let's go through the...
Curated Video
American Roger Kornberg lone winner of 2006 Nobel chemistry prize
1. Various exterior shots of Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences building
2. Close up sign reading "Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences"
3. Nobel committee sitting down for briefing
4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Gunnar Oquist, Permanent Secretary...
Curated OER
Journey Inside the Cell
Take a close up look at the replication of DNA and protein synthesis with this animated clip. The process is described in detail for your biologists. Utilize technology in order to see the inner workings of the cell.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Leading and Lagging Strands in Dna Replication
Explore the roles of DNA polymerase, primase, ligase, helicase and topoisomerase in DNA replication. An explanation of leading and lagging strands.