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Introduction to Meiosis and Gamete Formation
This video provides an explanation of meiosis. It covers the concept of haploid and diploid cells, chromosomes, and how gametes are produced through meiosis. The video also explains how fertilization restores the full number of...
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An Introduction To Cardiovascular Disorders (Lecture)
In this video, I start talking about what happens when things go wrong with the cardiovascular system. We start with a general review of the cardiovascular system, starting with the absorption of nutrients into the blood all the way to...
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Introduction to Genetic Diagrams for Single Gene Inheritance
This video provides an explanation of genetic diagrams and their use in studying single gene inheritance, also known as monohybrid inheritance. Using the example of superpowers inherited through a single gene, the video demonstrates how...
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An Introduction to the Nervous System: Structure and Function
The video provides an overview of the nervous system, explaining what it is, how it works, and its different components. The narrator describes the function and role of sensory receptors, neurons (sensory, relay, and motor), and...
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Introduction to Stem Cells: Types and Uses in Animals, Plants, and Medicine
This video provides an overview of stem cells, including what they are, different types of stem cells (embryonic, adult, and plant meristem), and their potential uses in medicine and plant cloning. The video explains how stem cells can...
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Introduction to Cloning: Techniques and Applications
The video is a lecture presentation on cloning, discussing the definition of cloning as the process of producing genetically identical individuals, both naturally and artificially. The presentation covers two specific cloning techniques,...
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Introduction to Genetics: Mono Hybrid Cross and Inheritance Patterns
The video explains how different types of diagrams can be used to represent the possible outcomes of a mono hybrid cross, which refers to the inheritance of a characteristic controlled by one gene only. The video includes three examples...
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Introduction to Fish Farming
The video is a lecture presentation on fish farming. It discusses why fish is a good source of protein and nutrients for humans and other animals, as well as how fish farming helps conserve wild fish stocks. The video also talks about...
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Biological Classification - Characteristics of Living Things
Biological Classification Set: An introduction to Biological Classification, which begins with the seven characteristics that define living things.
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Introduction to Tissues in Plants and Animals
This video explains the concept of tissues in biology, using relatable examples to help students understand how groups of cells with similar functions come together to form tissues, which in turn make up organs in living organisms. The...
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Introduction to Anthropology
Humans go by the name of Homo sapiens. How did our species come to be? How and when was human civilization developed? The fields that seek to answer these huge questions are anthropology and archeology. We will study the evolution of...
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Introduction to Botany
Plants are remarkable organisms. From the tiniest shrub to the tallest tree, these organisms have fascinating structures and biological functions. What anatomical features do plants all have in common? What is the evolutionary history of...
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Introduction to Antirheumatics (DMARDs)
Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that primarily attacks the lining of the joints. While we are familiar with NSAIDs for their anti-inflammatory properties, with RA a much more useful class of drugs is DMARDs, or...
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Introduction to Fungal Phylogeny and Taxonomy
There are a lot of species in the fungi kingdom. How many? Over five million! That's a lot of fungus to sort through, so how do we keep things organized? Well we may remember learning about phylogeny and taxonomy in the biology series,...
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Introduction to Biopsychology
Let's learn all about the human brain! It's the most complex and fascinating object in the known universe. It's the source of our consciousness, so we wouldn't be much without it. This course will assume prior knowledge from my...
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Introduction to Zoology: What are Animals?
It's time to learn all about animals! And we aren't just talking about cats and dogs here, did you know that sea sponges and corals are also animals? It's a very diverse kingdom, that Animalia! It even includes us humans. So what defines...
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BIOLOGY - Cells - Introduction to Cells
All living organisms are made up of cells - they are the basic building blocks of life. There are two important categories of cells: plant cells and animal cells. In this video we look at animal cells in more detail. Animal cells are the...
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Introduction to the Microbial World
It's time to learn about microorganisms! These are all the tiny little critters in the water, and the air, and in the ground, and inside you. We didn't even know they were there until a few hundred years ago, but once we started to learn...
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Introduction to the History of Drugs
A drug is a substance that, when introduced to the body, produces some non-nutritional physiological effect. This includes medicinal drugs as well as recreational drugs, and they take many forms. Focusing predominately on medicinal...
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Introduction to The Brain
The human brain is what makes us so unique amongst mammals, and is a major reason for our success as a species. We have the largest brain of all vertebrates, relative to our body size. And to keep it ticking over, we need to eat...
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Introduction to Mammals: Features, Diversity, and Adaptations
In this video, we explore the fascinating world of mammals. From humans to whales and primates, mammals are a diverse group of organisms with unique characteristics. We delve into their evolutionary history, examining their jaw joint,...
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Introduction to Immunology
As we know from our understanding of microbiology, pathogens are everywhere. So why don't we get sick all the time? And what are allergies, why do some people have them and others don't? And what are vaccines, how do those work? All of...
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Introduction to Pharmacology
What are drugs? What do they do? How do they do what they do? These questions are part of the field of pharmacology, and over this series we will learn all about a wide variety of different drugs that have clinical use. This will require...
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Introduction to Biochemistry
Do you want to learn about nutrition? Metabolism? Medicine and general health? This is the playlist for you! Biochemistry allows us to understand the large biomolecules that run all of our cellular functions, like proteins,...