Bloomberg
Omicron Picture to Be Clear in 2-3 Weeks: Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Vice Dean Joshua Sharfstein offers perspective on omicron and questions about the mutations within the variant. The Bloomberg School of Public Health is supported by Michael R. Bloomberg,...
Bloomberg
Beijing Passes Covid Infection Peak: CCTV
China's state-run CCTV Network says Beijing has passed its Covid-19 infection peak, citing the city's acting mayor. Michelle Cortez reports on Bloomberg Television.
Curated Video
How Does Cancer Work In The Body?
To continuously multiply, your cells have to divide. When they do that they copy your genes — all 3 billion letters of your genetic code.
Khan Academy
Cancer, Cells, MCAT
Learning about apoptosis and how cells can destroy themselves without any external influence is fascinating. Sal creates interest in the vast number of cells and the complexity of the human body. The likelihood of a mutation causing a...
Curated OER
Natural Selection
It's Mr. Anderson, and he's ready to explain natural selection! Be excited, because he has the ability to make scientific biology and genetic functions in terms of natural selection make sense. With great examples and a clear and gentle...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: From Teenage to Old Age: How Cancer Develops Over Time
Students participate in a hands-on lesson discovering how cancer is caused by mutations that accumulate over time.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Geneticist Pardis Sabeti
In this video profile adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about geneticist and rock musician Pardis Sabeti, whose innovative insights into natural selection demonstrated how beneficial mutations spread quickly through a population. [5:04]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Bonnie Chen
Bonnie Chen builds on students' prior knowledge of mutations to lead her class through a simulation of wading birds feeding. [14:02]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Teaching Evolution Case Studies: Marilyn Havlik
Marilyn Havlik leads students through a simulation of the Hardy-Weinberg Principle to develop their understanding of population genetics. [13 min, 59 sec]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cancer
Video lesson presents an introduction to what cancer is and how it is the by-product of broken DNA replication. [12:35]
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mutations, the Cell Cycle, and Cancer
A video discussing mutations that can be caused by disruption in the cell cycle which could lead to cancer. [5:12]
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Cancer
A Khan Academy video that reviews over how mutations can cause uncontrolled cell growth which can lead to cancer. [12:35]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Bio Interactive: Mouse Activity
A comparison of a normal mouse with one with a mutated gene.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Double Immunity
Dr. Stephen O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute discovers a 700-year-old mutation that makes a person resistant to HIV infection. From Evolution: "Evolutionary Arms Race."
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: A Mutation Story
This video segment describes the role of the sickle cell gene in natural selection. Footage courtesy of the PBS series Secret of Life: "Accidents of Creation." [4:49]
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Dna Damage and Mutations
A concise overview of what happens when a mutation occurs in our DNA, and how that causes some cancers. [1:06]
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Role of Genetics in Obesity
In this video segment from NOVA scienceNOW, meet researchers who are studying obesity and trying to understand the role that hormones and genetics can play in regulating appetite. [3:25]
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
Explore how antibiotics help some sick people. Discover what happens when patients cut short their full course of antibiotic drugs.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Speciation and Natural Selection: Lesson 1
This lesson discusses how and why plants and animals adapt to their surroundings over time. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Speciation and Natural Selection."
University of Utah
University of Utah: learn.genetics: What Is a Mutation?
Video and text present a good explanation of what mutations are. [1:41]
Amoeba Sisters
Amoeba Sisters: Mutations
In this video students will learn that a mutation is a change in the genetic structure through deletion, insertion, or duplication. They will also learn the significance of the gene and chromosome mutations. Teachers can visit Amoeba...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Heredity and Genetics: Genetics 101 Part 2: What Are Sn Ps?
Learn about the variations in human DNA called SNPs, and how they can be used to understand relationships between people. [2:01]
Bozeman Science
Bozeman Science: Mutations
Paul Andersen describes the major mutations found in the living world. He starts with an analogy comparing the information in DNA with the information in a recipe. Changes in the DNA can result in changes to the protein, like changes in...
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Sex Determination: The Y Chromosome
In this animation, discover the palindromic gene sequences of the human Y chromosome. [2:45]