SciShow
4 Ways CRISPR Is More Than Just Gene Editing
While it’s probably most famous for its role in gene editing, CRISPR does more than just that: its ability to precisely cut and alter DNA could lead to new antibiotics, faster diagnosis tools, and more.
SciShow
Sneaky Ways Chemists Are Making Our World Safer
The path that products take to get onto store shelves doesn’t always leave the best impact on the environment. But with green chemistry, chemists have found ways to make the production of some items safer for both people and the planet.
SciShow
4 Ways CRISPR Is More Than Just Gene Editing
While it’s probably most famous for its role in gene editing, CRISPR does more than just that: its ability to precisely cut and alter DNA could lead to new antibiotics, faster diagnosis tools, and more. Chapters CREATING ANTIBIOTICS 1:07...
TED-Ed
TED-Ed: How we can detect pretty much anything | Hélène Morlon and Anna Papadopoulou
Scientists have been staking out a forest in Montana for an animal that's notoriously tricky to find. Camera traps haven't offered definitive evidence, and experts can't identify its tracks with certainty. But within the past decades,...
SciShow
3 Things We Can Do to Stop Ebola
SciShow News explains the science behind the latest efforts to stop the spread of ebola: including airport screenings, treatments for patients, and developments in the search for a vaccine.
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...
SciShow
How DNA Analysis Led Police to the Golden State Killer
The Golden State Killer was finally caught last week after more than 40 years, but the science behind it wasn’t just your everyday DNA forensics.
Curated Video
Forensics: DNA Profiling
DNA profiling is one of the world's most powerful forensic tools, but how was it developed and how does it work? Biology - Cells And DNA - Learning Points. DNA profiling helps us to link individuals to crimes and free those that are...
Catalyst University
Biotechniques | Principles of Primer Design for Full Gene Amplification
In this video, I will show you how to design primers to amplify the entire gene during a routine PCR.
Bizarre Beasts
The Hot Microbe That Revolutionized Biology
Thermus aquaticus is the most important bacterium you may never have heard of. It single-cell-edly revolutionized modern biology and our ideas about the very limits of life on Earth. Who said a Bizarre Beast has to be an animal?
Healthcare Triage
Rethinking Testing for Covid-19
PCR tests for Covid-19 are pretty accurate. But they're often very slow and they can be hard to get. Results sometimes aren't available in time to be useful. Faster tests can be less accurate. As we try to reopen schools and businesses...
msvgo
Introduction to Biotechnology
This nugget introduces you to the science of biotechnology. It briefly discusses the principles, techniques and applications of biotechnology.
Curated Video
Alberta to narrow eligibility for PCR testing
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, announced a reduction in availability for PCR testing due to a rise in demand. PCR testing will be focused on specific categories of people in the province.
Curated Video
Kingston, Ont., sees highest rate of COVID-19 cases in Canada
The Kingston, Ont., region has the highest rate of COVID-19 cases in Canada. Mayor Bryan Paterson says it's an 'unprecedented situation' for the city as it deals with a major Omicron outbreak.
Curated Video
Health-care systems could be overwhelmed with COVID-19 cases in January, expert says
Epidemiologist Dr. Christopher Labos talks about the rapid spread of the Omicron variant and how a surge in COVID-19 cases could burden health-care systems in the new year.
Curated Video
PCR tests not valuable for day trippers to the U.S., expert says
Testing people returning to Canada from overseas for COVID-19 makes sense, according to Dr. Christopher Labos, a cardiologist with a degree in epidemiology. But testing people who drive to the U.S. for a day or two is less effective, as...
Curated Video
COVID-19 breathalyser: Indonesia rolls out new mass testing method
Some health experts are critical of this method of testing, they recommend PCR testing.
Press Association
People ‘given wrong PCR Covid test results’ from Wolverhampton lab - GVs
Footage of the Wolverhampton Science Park where the Immensa Health laboratory is based. An investigation has found the laboratory may have been giving wrong negative PCR Covid test results. NHS Test and Trace has suspended testing...
Bloomberg
Covid Should Have Full Ten-Day Isolation: Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine Bhakti Hansoti discusses confusion over Covid messaging, issues around access to testing, and the differences between rapid and PCR tests. The Bloomberg School of Public...
Press Association
North Shropshire's new Liberal Democrat MP arrives in Parliament
Newly-elected Liberal Democrat MP who was victorious in the North Shropshire by-election is demanding a meeting with Health Secretary Sajid Javid to discuss the “ambulance crisis” in the county. Helen Morgan is being sworn in as an MP on...
Press Association
Travel consultant: PCR tests could be 'major barrier' for people wanting to travel
CEO of travel consultancy The PC Agency Paul Charles urges the Government to rethink plans insisting travellers take PCR tests, saying it will be a ''major barrier'' for those wanting to travel this summer. He would like to see limited...
Press Association
Confirmatory PCR test scrapped for asymptomatic Covid cases from January 11
Coronavirus testing rules for people without symptoms are to be eased. The UK Health Security Agency said that from January 11, asymptomatic people in England who test positive will no longer require a confirmatory PCR test.
Press Association
Heathrow chief executive criticises costly PCR testing system for travellers
Heathrow chief executive John Holland-Kaye has welcomed the Government’s traffic light system approach to travel, but said there are “far better ways” than using a costly PCR testing system for returning passengers.