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Instructional Video6:15
SciShow

The Parasite That Makes You King

12th - Higher Ed
Being infected with a parasite is bad, right? So why are wolves in Yellowstone National Park infected with Toxoplasma gondii some of the most successful individuals
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Instructional Video6:34
Curated Video

Zombie Parasites!

12th - Higher Ed
Shows like The Walking Dead are full of hungry, mindless, surprisingly fleet-footed armies of brain-eating zombies. Could they actually exist? Are zombies real? Well, maybe if you're talking about zom-bees! This week I introduce you to...
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Instructional Video3:20
SciShow

The Vine That 'Loves' Parasitic Wasps to Death

12th - Higher Ed
This vine loves sucking the life out of plants AND insects.
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Instructional Video7:56
SciShow

Human Parasites

12th - Higher Ed
Hank tells us about all of the things that live on us or in us - the good, the bad, and the very, very ugly.
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Instructional Video4:26
After Skool

Toxoplasma - The Parasite That Turns FEAR Into DESIRE

12th - Higher Ed
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite and as a parasite, its goal is to reproduce and affect more and more hosts. The only place in the entire world that toxoplasma can find a mate and sexually reproduce is in the gut of a...
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Instructional Video6:34
JJ Medicine

3 Parasitic Infections From Fish (Diphyllobothriasis, Clonorchiasis, Anisakiasis)

Higher Ed
3 Parasitic Infections From Fish (Diphyllobothriasis, Clonorchiasis, Anisakiasis) Many fish species act as intermediate hosts for a variety of parasite species. In the event that a human ingests contaminated uncooked or undercooked fish,...
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Instructional Video12:49
Professor Dave Explains

Platyhelminthes Part 3: Parasitic Trematodes and Monogeneans

12th - Higher Ed
All members of Trematoda and Monogenea are ectoparasites, also known as flukes. Reproduction is often complicated for these parasites, requiring a specific type of intermediate host and final host. This video provides an overview of the...
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Instructional Video13:56
JJ Medicine

Trichinosis (Pork Parasite) | Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment

Higher Ed
Trichinosis (Pork Parasite) | Pathophysiology, Signs & Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment Trichinosis (also known as trichinellosis), is an infection with a parasitic nematode of the genus Trichinella that can infect humans through...
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Instructional Video25:56
Brave Wilderness

WILL IT BITE?! - Giant Bloodsucking Parasite!

6th - 8th
Sea Lamprey... and then tests out if they will bite! Watch as Mario places the Sea Lamprey on Coyote's body to see if these giant bloodsucking parasites will take a bite. Get ready to watch the strong suction power of the Sea Lamprey!
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Instructional Video18:04
Brave Wilderness

Will I Get Worms? - Eating Parasites

6th - 8th
In this segment of On Location, Coyote and the crew learn all about Nematodes! While visiting Dr. Patricia Stock’s lab at the University of Arizona the crew was able to witness how these small parasitic worms could become an...
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Instructional Video5:41
Professor Dave Explains

Phylum Rotifera Part 3: Subclade Acanthocephala (Parasitic Spiny-Headed Worms)

12th - Higher Ed
It's time to wrap things up with Rotifera by looking at the parasitic Acanthocephalans. These are spiny-headed worms that are obligate endoparasites. Which species do they parasitize? What is their morphology? Let's get a closer look!
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Instructional Video5:59
JJ Medicine

Toxoplasmosis: The Parasite That Reduces Brain Functioning (& Where It Comes From)

Higher Ed
Toxoplasmosis: The Parasite That Reduces Brain Functioning (Decreased Processing Speed, Working Memory and More) Toxoplasmosis is an infection with the protozoal species Toxoplasma gondii. Infection can be acquired from eating uncooked...
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Instructional Video0:47
Next Animation Studio

Gene that makes some soybean plants resistant to major parasite identified

12th - Higher Ed
Scientists have identified a gene that makes some soybean plants resistant to the cyst nematode, a parasite that causes the most economic damage to the soybean industry in the US, according to a paper published in the journal Nature....
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Instructional Video10:58
Neuro Transmissions

How cats manipulate your brain with parasites

12th - Higher Ed
The archetype of the crazy cat lady is embedded in our culture. You know the type. But could your cats actually cause that kind of behavior? Perhaps a parasite taking over your brain? Even if you don't think it can control your mind, it...
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Instructional Video7:18
Journey to the Microcosmos

The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite

Higher Ed
The Gruesome Tale of the Hitchhiking Parasite
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Instructional Video5:08
Healthcare Triage

Tapeworms! Finally, a Parasite that's Gross, AND Harmful!

Higher Ed
Tapeworms! Finally, a Parasite that's Gross, AND Harmful!
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Instructional Video5:04
TED-Ed

TED-Ed: Would you raise the bird that murdered your children? | Steve Rothstein

Pre-K - Higher Ed
A mother honeyguide has placed its chick into a bee-eater's nest— puncturing all the other eggs in the nest and leaving only its own hatching alive. Over the following weeks, the host parents devotedly care for the hatchling whose mother...
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Instructional Video6:32
Curated Video

Will You Still Eat Raw Fish After Watching This Video?

12th - Higher Ed
Have you ever noticed that warning about raw or undercooked seafood at the bottom of restaurant menus? Ever wondered why it's there? Because fish carry a ton of parasites, and if they aren't prepared correctly then those parasites can...
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Instructional Video4:31
SciShow

Developing A New Malaria Vaccine!

12th - Higher Ed
We've learned a bit about how hummingbirds see motion in an unexpected way, and scientists are working on a potential new malaria vaccine by genetically manipulating the parasite that causes it!
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Instructional Video5:06
TED-Ed

TED-ED: Is there a disease that makes us love cats? - Jaap de Roode

Pre-K - Higher Ed
Today, about a third of the world's population is infected with a strange disease called toxoplasmosis - and most of them never even know it. And while the parasite can multiply in practically any host, it can only reproduce sexually in...
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Instructional Video3:45
SciShow

Why Hairworms Don’t Have Hair

12th - Higher Ed
Hairworms, sometimes called horsehair or Gordian worms, are mind-controlling parasites with a twist. A genetic study found these nematomorph worms are missing 30% of their genome, and we don't understand how they live without genes for...
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Instructional Video1:10
Next Animation Studio

Scientists discover fish parasites that do not breathe: study

12th - Higher Ed
The Henneguya salminicola is the first multicellular animal discovered that does not breathe.
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Instructional Video1:19
National Geographic

New Species of Parasitic Wasps Found in Fossil Flies | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th
When scientists scanned 35 million-year-old fly pupae, they discovered a hidden intruder—fossilized parasitic wasps. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe #NationalGeographic #Fossils #NewSpecies About National Geographic: National...
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Instructional Video4:10
National Geographic

'Zombie' Parasite Takes Over Insects Through Mind Control | National Geographic

Pre-K - 11th
Deep in the Amazon jungle, a parasitic fungus called cordyceps infect ants and other insects in order to reproduce. ➡ Subscribe: http://bit.ly/NatGeoSubscribe About National Geographic: National Geographic is the world's premium...

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