PBS
Giant Viruses Blur The Line Between Alive and Not
In 2003, microbiologists made a huge discovery. One that would force us to reconsider a lot of what we thought we knew about the evolution of microbial life: giant viruses.
SciShow
Cephalopods Have a Totally Wild Way of Adapting
With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on...
SciShow
Cephalopods Have a Totally Wild Way of Adapting
With their squishy bodies and color-changing abilities, octopuses and other cephalopods already look like our planet’s resident aliens. But researchers have discovered yet another thing that separates them from most other animals on Earth!
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: Cell vs. virus: A battle for health - Shannon Stiles
All living things are made of cells. In the human body, these highly efficient units are protected by layer upon layer of defense against icky invaders like the cold virus. Shannon Stiles takes a journey into the cell, introducing the...
Amoeba Sisters
Introduction to Cells: The Grand Cell Tour
Compares and contrasts prokaryote cells and eukaryote cells before exploring organelle structures and functions! Video includes the modern cell theory and plant vs. animal cell comparisons. See table of contents by expanding video...
Bozeman Science
Compartmentalization
Paul Andersen explains how eukaryotic cells use compartmentalization to increase the surface area and level of specialization within the cell. Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are compared and contrasted. The role of both the mitochodria...
Bozeman Science
Biological and Polymer Systems
In this video Paul Andersen explains how the structure of a biomolecule fits the function of the biomolecule. For example and enzyme must interact correctly with a substrate to lower the activation energy, The covalent and non-covalent...
Crash Course
DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever: Crash Course Biology
Hank imagines himself breaking into the Hot Pockets factory to steal their secret recipes and instruction manuals in order to help us understand how the processes known as DNA transcription and translation allow our cells to build proteins.
SciShow
Top 5 Deadliest Substances on Earth
There are natural poisons that lurk in bacteria, plants, and fungi pretty much everywhere, and they're there for good reasons (according to the organisms that produce them) - but what is it about their chemical make up that makes them so...
Bozeman Science
Transcription and Translation
Paul Andersen explains the central dogma of biology. He explains how genes in the DNA are converted to mRNA through the process of transcription. He then explains how ribosomes use this message to convert the mRNA to a functioning...
Crash Course
Old & Odd: Archaea, Bacteria & Protists - CrashCourse Biology
Hank veers away from human anatomy to teach us about the (mostly) single-celled organisms that make up two of the three taxonomic domains of life, and one of the four kingdoms: Archaea, Bacteria, and Protists. They are by far the most...
Crash Course
Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells: Crash Course Biology
Hank tells us about the city of Eukaryopolis - the animal cell that is responsible for all the cool things that happen in our bodies.
Curated Video
Ribosomes: structure and function
Ribosomes are cell organelles with a peculiar structure and function. In this video, will talk about many things ribosomes, especially their roles in protein production and the differences between the types of ribosomes.
Curated Video
How are Proteins Made? - Transcription and Translation Explained #66
This video covers: - The two steps of protein synthesis: transcription and translation - Transcription is the production of mRNA, which is a copy of a gene - Translation is the production of a sequence of amino acids (a polypeptide)...
Curated Video
Explanation and Animation of Protein Synthesis: Translation
This video will explain and illustrate all steps of protein synthesis, starting with processing the RNA, followed by making a protein at the ribosomes (translation).
Catalyst University
Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase Charging the Amino Acid
Aminoacyl tRNA Synthetase Charging the Amino Acid
JJ Medicine
Clindamycin | Bacterial Targets, Mechanism of Action, Adverse Effects
Lesson on the antibiotic Clindamycin (cleocin), what bacteria clindamycin targets, the mechanism of action of clindamycin, and adverse effects of clindamycin. Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic that targets anaerobic bacteria well,...
Schooling Online
Biology Cells as the Basis of Life: Cell Structure - Plant Cells Part 2
Sally’s field trip to the Garden of Babylon is turning into a road trip. Her first stop is the post office. It’s not every day that a stork delivers your mail! This lesson will continue unearthing the structure of plant cells, focusing...
Catalyst University
The Mechanism of Insulin Biosynthesis by Pancreatic β-cells
In this video, we will discuss the biosynthetic pathway for insulin and processing which occurs via the secretory pathway.