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What Is Cancer?
What happens to cells for cancerous growths to occur? Your body is made up of millions and millions of cells. In fact there are between 50 and 75 trillion cells in the body. These cells are dying and being replaced all the time. Cancer...
Visual Learning Systems
Genetics in Action: Mutations
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...
Professor Dave Explains
The Evolution of Populations: Natural Selection, Genetic Drift, and Gene Flow
After going through Darwin's work, it's time to get up to speed on our current models of evolution. Much of what Darwin didn't know is now known and understood very well, so we can meticulously go through much of the evidence we see for...
Mazz Media
Molecular Clocks
Through real world footage and animated graphics, this video explains what molecular clocks are and how they are used. The program discusses molecular clocks' calibration and their reliability. In addition, students are provided with...
Science360
Virus Evolution
Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) have demonstrated how a new virus evolves, shedding light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear in the current issue of the journal Science. The...
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Mutations
So, what causes mutations? Well, this is where science fiction meets science fact, sort of. In the backstory of many superheroes there will be a meeting with a radioactive substance - be it cosmic rays or radioactive waste. In real life,...
HealthSketch
What is Cancer?
A simple explainer video about cancer, a group of conditions that will affect most of us or our loved ones at some point in our lives. We explain what cancer is, how and why it occurs, and how it is detected and treated. We hope this...
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...
Next Animation Studio
What we know about the new coronavirus strain
Concerns are growing over a new variant of the coronavirus blamed for a sharp rise in cases in the UK
Curated Video
Piecing together the gender jigsaw of autism
Scientists in the US are seeking to enroll hundreds of families with autistic sons but unaffected daughters in a study looking for genetic clues and protective factors. Autism is at least four times more common in boys than it is in...
Curated Video
Hereditary cancer: Here's what you need to know
Hereditary cancer arises from genetic mutations passed down through generations, increasing the likelihood of specific cancers within a family. Inheriting these mutations doesn't guarantee cancer but heightens susceptibility. Genetic...
Curated Video
Morocco earthquake: Displaced people in Marrakesh move into tents
Morocco's deadliest earthquake in more than a century has displaced thousands of people.
Curated Video
US regulator approves vaccines for latest COVID strains
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved updated vaccines for COVID-19.
Curated Video
The scientists tracking new COVID-19 variants — before it’s too late
The virus that causes COVID-19 continues to mutate amid reduced testing, adding to concerns that a new variant could explode before it's detected and
Curated Video
New coronavirus subvariant may drive new wave, says specialist
The coronavirus subvariant BQ.1.1 is gaining traction in Europe and could drive a new wave of COVID-19 infections in North America within the next two months, says infectious diseases specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch.
Curated Video
Moderna's 'bivalent' booster may provide good protection, says expert
Toronto respirologist Dr. Samir Gupta explains how Moderna's planned new vaccine may offer broad protection against multiple mutations in the coronavirus. Moderna's dual variant booster is currently in testing.
Curated Video
What’s known about the omicron variant
The World Health Organization has declared a new variant of concern called omicron, first identified in South Africa. Scientists say there are a large number of mutations in the omicron variant, which means it could be more infectious...
Curated Video
Rising COVID-19 cases haven’t stopped return to normal in U.K.
A rise in COVID-19 cases in the U.K. hasn't stopped the return to normal for many, but doctors remain concerned about infections in younger people and how it could change things in the coming months.
Curated Video
Experts worry about potential of COVID-19 variant first identified in India
Experts are expressing worry about the spread of the B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, which has already been detected in Canada. One major concern is whether the variant’s double mutation could make vaccines less...
Curated Video
Sadiq Khan says he's worried about the South African variant
Sadiq Khan says he's worried about the South African variant
Curated Video
New coronavirus variant has two mutations, is more transmissible, doctor says
A new variant of interest, first detected in India, contains two mutations of the coronavirus. These mutations make it more transmissible and more likely to avoid some antibody responses, says Dr. Cora Constantinescu of the Alberta...
Curated Video
What scientists know about the new coronavirus variant
The B1-17 coronavirus variant, first discovered in the U.K., is now in at least 40 countries, including Canada. It has 23 mutations, including one that attaches to healthy cells like a key going into a lock.
Curated Video
COVID-19 vaccine may need to be tweaked regularly
British virologist Julian Tang says, just like the annual flu shot, mutations of the virus which causes COVID-19 may mean the vaccine needs to be tweaked or changed regularly to maintain its effectiveness.
Curated Video
What is known about the new coronavirus variant
The new variant of coronavirus is not showing itself to be more severe, but it is spreading exponentially faster, which is a serious concern in the middle of a pandemic. At this point, doctors believe the vaccines that have started...