50 + FREE Secrets of the Sequence Videos with Lesson Plans
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| Major Life Science Area | Video Titles (video run time: approx. 8-10 minutes) | Other Life Science Emphases |
|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | 1. By land or by sea - Comparative anatomy | Aquaculture, diversity, evolution |
Bacteria/Viruses
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2. Super bugs - Bacterial drug resistance 3. Malaria - Researching new solutions 4. Air war - Biological weapons 5. First shot - Vaccinations |
Genetics of bacteria Health, drug discovery, resistance Bioterrorism, drug resistance Health, smallpox |
Bioethics
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6. Bioethics - Drawing the line 7. The cloning conflict - Parkinson's Disease |
Stem cell research, cloning Embryonic stem cell research |
Biotechnology
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8. Got silk - Biotech applications 9. For personal use only - Individualized drugs 10. A green light for biology - Making the invisible visible 11. Tissue engineering - Building body parts 12. Deadly patterns - Toxicogenomics 13. Xenografts - Alternative transplants |
Protein manipulation - insects Disease prevention Aquaculture, jellyfish protein Organ replacement Database of toxins Animal virus, anatomy, medical use |
Botany
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14. Sweet genes - A very sweet protein 15. Salt of the earth - Engineering salt-tolerant plants 16. Cloning around - Champion trees |
Biotechnology, genetics Food supply Preservation of species, genetics |
Careers in Life Sciences
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17. Heal thyself - Research careers 18. A New Frontier: Systems Biology 19. Beyond the Classroom: Connecting Students to Real World Scientific Research |
Health, research, cancer OMICS Science Student Research |
DNA
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20. What if? A world without code - DNA 21. The secret of life - Discovery of DNA structure |
Double helix structure Crystallography |
Evolution
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22. Sugar Rays - Evolutionary plant theories 23. Send in the marine - help from the oceans 24. From slime to sublime - Evolutionary paths 25. Night of the twisted helix - Mutations & natural selection |
Fossils, bacteria Aquaculture, inner ear Natural selection DNA changes, DNA analysis |
Forensic Science
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26. A link for the Missing - DNA "Fingerprinting"br />
27. Justice DNA - Freeing the innocent 28. Naming the dead - Forensics identification |
Genetic testing/DNA profiling DNA evidence DNA identification |
Genetics/Heredity
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29. All in the Family - Genetics and Family Health History 30. Spry worms - Aging genes 31. On aggression - What makes us fight? 32. On down - Down Syndrome 33. Facts of life - Gender determination 34. The chosen child - Screening genetic content 35. To hear - Genetic deafness 36. Perfect pitch - The musical gene 37. Risk-taking genes - Genes, environment, or both? 38. Rover redefined - Pet genetics 39. Testing zygosity - Are they identical or not? |
Genetic testing and counseling Telomeres, immortal genes Scientific method, neurotransmitter Stem cell research Behavior, DNA Designer babies Genetic counseling Heredity Depression Genome mapping, pedigrees Genetic testing |
Human health
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40. Bar flies - Alcoholism 41. Are there voices in genes - Schizophrenia 42. A gene called ACE - Blood pressure 43. Cancer - Compiling the catalog 44. Case of the missing gene - Breast cancer 45. In the blood - Leukemia 46. The diabetes cure - Creating hope 47. Fighting fat - New ways to win 48. Skin deep? - Race and disease 49. Sickle cell anemia - Hope from gene therapy 50. Rythm and snooze - Circadian genes 51. Quick fix - Smoking in the genes |
Scientific method, insects Genetic vs. environmental Genetic predisposition Tissue bank, genetics Genetic testing Stem cell research Drug discovery 'Thin' gene Genetic disease distribution Donor matching Internal clocks Addiction |
Insects
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52. Six-legged spies - bugs, bombs and bioaccumulation 53. Case of the bad hives - Genetically engineered honeybees |
Bioterrorism Parasite control/pollination |