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Cultural Values of Scientific Knowledge

by Werner Arber
Cultural Values of Scientific Knowledge
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1456 views
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The acquisition of scientific knowledge largely depends on the availability of appropriate research approaches and methodologies.  Novel scientific knowledge represents cultural values.  On the one hand, it enriches our world-view with impacts on o....

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Helix – Episode 3 – Turner Syndrome

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 3 – Turner Syndrome
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 9 years ago | 13623 views
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin covers the chromosomal condition Turner syndrome.  Patricia gives a quick lesson on the symptoms and treatments associated with this congenital disorder.  

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Helix – Episode 2 – Tay-Sachs Disease

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 2 – Tay-Sachs Disease
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 9 years ago | 6019 views
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In this episode of Helix, Patricia Martin outlines the symptoms and complications associated with the terminal illness Tay-Sachs disease.

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Helix – Episode 1 – Genetics

by Patricia Martin
Helix – Episode 1 – Genetics
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2352 views
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Helix is an educational series covering genetic disorders, brought to you by Patricia Martin and powered by GEOSET Studios. In this first episode, Patricia primes young learners on modern genetic theory before diving into the exciting field of geneti....

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Francis Crick: anti-vitalist activist

by Christine Aicardi
Francis Crick: anti-vitalist activist
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1270 views
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In the course of his scientific career, Francis Crick changed research fields several times. In almost 30 years at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge, he worked on protein crystallography, molecular genetics, developmental cell biol....

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Optogenetics

by Richard Rogers
Optogenetics
for All ages,
Undergraduate presentations | All ages | 10 years ago | 2040 views
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Richard Rogers, undergraduate at Florida State University, explains some of the exciting and novel research he has taken part in.

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Epigenetics, Diet and Cancer Prevention

by Roderick Dashwood
Epigenetics, Diet and Cancer Prevention
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1445 views
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How genes can be switched on and off by environmental effects and how this affects the development of cancers.

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Genetic fingerprinting: past, present and future

by Alec Jeffreys
Genetic fingerprinting: past, present and future
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 8139 views
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Alec Jeffreys presents the origins of DNA fingerprinting through to the latest developments and their social impact

 

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01:17:00

Genetics, epigenetics and disease

by Adrian Bird
Genetics, epigenetics and disease
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1804 views
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The human genome sequence has been available for more than a decade, but its significance is still not fully understood. While most human genes have been identified, there is much to learn about the DNA signals that control them. This lecture describ....

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Cloning

by Various Presenters
Cloning
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 14935 views
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Why is cloning such hot science? What are the potential benefits? And are there other ways of achieving them? What are stem cells, and why do many scientists say that embryonic cells are required for this work?

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Inbreeding in an isolated population of animals

by Jennifer Goldsby
Inbreeding in an isolated population of animals
for 11-14 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 11 years ago | 13682 views
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Jennifer talks about recent research detailing the effects of inbreeding on an isolated animal population and shows how this affects our ideas about breeding domestic animals.

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Nobel Lives

by Sidney Brenner
Nobel Lives
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 3183 views
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An audience with Nobel prize winners John Sulston FRS and Sydney Brenner FRS, who talk to Sarah Montague of BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, about their lives in science and their visions for the future.

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