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Genetic Engineering

by Various Presenters
Genetic Engineering
for 11-14 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 8 years ago | 0 views
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A discussion of the problems caused by genetic engineering.

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01:10:00

Bacterial cell walls, antibiotics and the origins of life

by Jeff Errington
Bacterial cell walls, antibiotics and the origins of life
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1247 views
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The cell wall is a crucial structure found in almost all bacteria. It is the target for our best antibiotics and fragments of the wall trigger powerful innate immune responses against infection. Surprisingly, many bacteria can switch almost effortl....

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01:30:00

Horizons lecture series 4/23/15: BP’s Gulf Oil Spill

by Tallahassee Scientific Society
Horizons lecture series 4/23/15: BP’s Gulf Oil Spill
for All ages,
Lectures | All ages | 8 years ago | 1075 views
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Helix – Episode 9 – Autism

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 9 – Autism
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 8 years ago | 0 views
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This episode covers the symptoms and theorized causes of the Autism Spectrum Disorders.

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Helix – Episode 8 – Wilson Disease

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 8 – Wilson Disease
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1747 views
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This episode outlines details about Wilson disease, a rare disorder involving the amounts of copper in the body,  and the negative effects on vision and different organs.

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01:09:00

Green Fluorescent Protein: Lighting up Life

by Martin Chalfie
Green Fluorescent Protein: Lighting up Life
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1470 views
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The accidental discovery of this wonderful tool has changed the face of biology.

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01:12:00

A Worm’s Tale: Secrets of Inheritance and Immortality

by Craig Mello
A Worm’s Tale: Secrets of Inheritance and Immortality
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1783 views
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Intracellular synthesis is immensely fast and complex.

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01:16:00

The End of Disease

by Roger Kornberg
The End of Disease
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1647 views
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The importance of transcription in cells and its effect on disease.

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00:57:00

Understanding the Cell cycle

by Paul Nurse
Understanding the Cell cycle
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1435 views
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How genes act to control the functioning of cells.

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00:09:00

The biology of Striga

by Various
The biology of Striga
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1840 views
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One of the major parasites is striga, a weed that sucks the juice and nutrients from cereal crops such as millet, sorghum and maize and causes great yield losses. A single striga plant can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds. The seeds are so tiny....

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00:12:00

‘Witch Weed’ – breaking the spell

by Various
‘Witch Weed’ – breaking the spell
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2780 views
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Striga (witchweed) is a parasitic weed that seriously constrains the productivity of staples such as maize, sorghum, millet and upland rice on some farms in Uganda.  Kilimo Trust supported this initiative to try and control its spread.

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2014 3MT Competition Finals: Resistance Training & Protein Supplementation on Body Composition in Breast Cancer Survivors

by Takudzwa Madzima
2014 3MT Competition Finals: Resistance Training & Protein Supplementation on Body Composition in Breast Cancer Survivors
for 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1948 views
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2014 3MT Competition Finals: Histone Variant H3.3 is Required for DNA Repair

by Sarah Burkhart
2014 3MT Competition Finals: Histone Variant H3.3 is Required for DNA Repair
for 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 4497 views
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2014 3MT Competition Finals: A Behavioral and Molecular Examination of “Umami” Taste

by Kimberly Smith
2014 3MT Competition Finals: A Behavioral and Molecular Examination of “Umami” Taste
for 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 12093 views
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Why the Preservation of the Rhino is Destroying our Planet

by Sam Mackay
Why the Preservation of the Rhino is Destroying our Planet
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1402 views
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Is there a collision between conserving a single rare species and much wider habitat preservation.

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Helix – Episode 7 – Hemophilia

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 7 – Hemophilia
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1873 views
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This episode covers the rare blood disorder, hemophilia.

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00:05:00

Helix – Episode 6 – Sickle Cell Disease

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 6 – Sickle Cell Disease
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 9 years ago | 4585 views
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin outlines the symptoms and causes of sickle cell disease (also referred to as sickle cell anemia), a hemoglobin-affecting disorder.

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Helix – Episode 5 – Down Syndrome

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 5 – Down Syndrome
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1650 views
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin covers the very common and well-known chromosomal condition, Down syndrome.

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00:04:00

Helix – Episode 4 – Klinefelter Syndrome

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 4 – Klinefelter Syndrome
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 9 years ago | 6999 views
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin outlines the symptoms and complications associated with Klinefelter syndrome, which is related to Turner syndrome.

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01:01:00

Genetic control and the mammalian radiation

by Duncan Odom
Genetic control and the mammalian radiation
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1112 views
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To grow tissues in our body two key types of DNA control how, where and when to build essential proteins. Recent comparisons of mammal genomes show that instructions coding how to build proteins are similar across diverse species. In contrast the gen....

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01:13:00

Targeting the human kinome: cancer drug discovery

by Nicholas Lydon
Targeting the human kinome: cancer drug discovery
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1122 views
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This lecture discusses how the discovery of the Philadelphia chromosome provided the first example of a link between cancer and a recurrent genetic abnormality. This chromosomal translocation, which results in activation of the Abl protein kinase, re....

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00:37:00

Generating the Fuel of Life

by John Walker
Generating the Fuel of Life
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1372 views
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The lecture will be devoted to the topic of how the biological world supplies itself with energy to make biology work, and what medical consequences ensue when the energy supply chain in our bodies is damaged or defective. We derive our energy from ....

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00:31:00

Biological Evolution in the Context of Cosmic Evolution and of Cultural Evolution

by Werner Arber
Biological Evolution in the Context of Cosmic Evolution and of Cultural Evolution
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1589 views
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After reconsidering the very long time periods in cosmic evolution, we will focus our attention to the evolutionary development of living organisms on our planet Earth. The genetic variants (mutations), which are occasionally produced, are alteratio....

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00:33:00

Structural Biology and its Translation into Practice and Business: My Experience

by Robert Huber
Structural Biology and its Translation into Practice and Business: My Experience
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1588 views
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As a student in the early 1960s, I had the privilege to attend winter seminars organized by my mentor, W. Hoppe, and by M. Perutz, which took place in a small guesthouse in the Bavarian-Austrian Alps. The entire community of a handful of protein cry....

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