Solving Crimes with the Necrobiome 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. Microbiology Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Microbes from Mom: Vaginal Birth vs. C-Section This short video explores how a baby’s microbiome is established during birth. Microbiology Anatomy & Physiology Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
A World without Microbes This short video explores a thought experiment of what the world would be like without any microbes. Microbiology Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Nature’s Cutest Symbiosis: The Bobtail Squid This short video explores the symbiotic relationship between the Hawaiian bobtail squid and light-producing bacteria. Microbiology Anatomy & Physiology Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Termites Digest Wood Thanks to Microbes This short video explores the secrets behind termites’ power to digest an abundant source of food: wood. Microbiology Anatomy & Physiology Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
How Giant Tube Worms Survive at Hydrothermal Vents This short video explores the symbiotic relationship between giant tube worms and species of chemosynthetic bacteria. Microbiology Anatomy & Physiology Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Identifying the Key Genes for Regeneration This video describes how scientists silence different genes in regenerating planaria to study the process of regeneration at the molecular level. Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Cell Biology Anatomy & Physiology Scientists at Work High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Some Animals Are More Equal than Others: Keystone Species and Trophic Cascades This film tells the story of the ecologists who first documented the role of keystone species in ecosystem regulation. Ecology Science Practices Short Films High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Development of the Cerebral Cortex This animation shows how a region of the brain called the cerebral cortex develops in a human fetus. Anatomy & Physiology Animations College
Greenhouse Effect This animation provides an overview of the greenhouse effect, a process that warms the atmosphere and surface of Earth. Environmental Science Earth Science Animations High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Prenatal Development of the Human Brain This animation tracks how the human brain develops over nine months of gestation. Anatomy & Physiology Animations High School — AP/IB College
Cellular Differentiation Along Concentration Gradients This animation shows how varying concentrations of a signaling molecule activate different transcription factors to determine cell fate. Genetics Cell Biology Anatomy & Physiology Animations High School — AP/IB College