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This short video explores the stages of decomposition of animal bodies and shows how microorganisms found during the decomposition process can provide useful information for criminal investigators.

This short video explores how a baby’s microbiome is established during birth.

This short video explores a thought experiment of what the world would be like without any microbes.

This short video explores the science behind fecal microbiota transplants, a method of transplanting stool from healthy donors to sick patients to treat certain diseases.

This short video explores the symbiotic relationship between the Hawaiian bobtail squid and light-producing bacteria.

This short video explores the secrets behind termites’ power to digest an abundant source of food: wood.

This short video explores the mechanism by which a beewolf wasp passes antibiotic-producing bacteria to its offspring.

This short video explores the symbiotic relationship between giant tube worms and species of chemosynthetic bacteria.

This short video explores how bacteria have evolved mechanisms to resist antibiotics.

In this video, biologist Ken Dial demonstrates that birds use their wings for more than just flying, which may help us understand how dinosaurs used their small wing-like limbs before the evolution of flight.

This animation describes how skin color is generated by skin cells as protection against ultraviolet (UV) radiation.

This film explores what our hair, teeth, and hearing reveal about our evolution from ancient reptilian ancestors.