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This four-part animation series explores the biology of the virus SARS-CoV-2, which has caused a global pandemic of the disease COVID-19.

This animation shows how a region of the brain called the cerebral cortex develops in a human fetus.

This video shows a technique used to obtain detailed images of nerve cells by fluorescent microscopy.

This film tells the story of the scientists and the evidence involved in one of the most important scientific quests of the 20th century: the discovery of the structure of DNA.

This animation shows how a variety of proteins interact to regulate the transcription of eukaryotic DNA into RNA.

This animation shows how dengue virus infects a cell and replicates itself with the help of its host’s cellular machinery.

This animation explores the chemical components and bonds of the nucleotides that make up DNA.

This animation describes PCR, a standard laboratory technique for making many copies of a specific DNA sequence.

Dr. Jason Biggs of the University of Guam Marine Laboratory discusses the anatomy of cone snails and introduces us to a variety of cone snail species with different tactics to hunt and capture their prey.

This animation shows how the drug Prialt suppresses signals from the nervous system, which can paralyze certain organisms.

This animation shows how cone snail toxins cause paralysis by blocking signal transmission at the synapse between neuron and muscle.

Mice can be trained to use spatial cues to navigate a maze that tests their ability to remember specific locations.