Amoeba Sisters
DNA Structure and Function
Chromosomes come in pairs and in pears. The video covers DNA structure and function including the parts of the nucleotide and the four bases. It provides examples of cloning, gene regulation, and mutation.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Genetic Engineering
No matter where you stand on the controversial topic of genetic engineering, the science that makes it possible is extraordinary. An animated video describes a process of genetic engineering involving bacteria. The quick demonstration...
PBS
How Two Microbes Changed History
Where would we be without bacteria? As it turns out, we owe them everything! Introduce young biologists to endosymbiotic theory using an amazing video from an extensive biology playlist. Scholars discover the bacteria that may be...
SciShow
3 World-Changing Biology Experiments
Some experiments have changed society's general world view, and this video highlights three of them. Questionable methodologies used in these experiments still raise debate, but the results defined biology and led us to where we are today.
Amoeba Sisters
Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Why do some organisms reproduce sexually, others reproduce asexually, and some both? Biology scholars examine the pros and cons of sexual and asexual reproduction through a short, informative video. The resource offers great examples of...
Be Smart
A Mammoth Undertaking: The Science of De-Extinction!
If scientists could use biotechnology to bring back extinct species, should it? A thought-provoking video explores the technical and ethical considerations of this question as part of a larger biology playlist. It explains what would be...
Crash Course
Meiosis: Where the Sex Starts
The narrator of a short video walk scholars through the beginning steps of meiosis, details how the steps are similar to the stages in mitosis, and then points out the very specific differences in meiosis that for variation within...