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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

Virus Hunter: Monitoring Nipah Virus in Bat Populations

This video follows scientists working in Bangladesh as they test fruit bat populations to determine whether they are infected with Nipah virus, a potentially deadly human pathogen.

Microbiology
Science Practices
Scientists at Work
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

Your Inner Reptile

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

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
Feature Films
High School — General
High School — AP/IB

Your Inner Fish

This film explores how the genetic and anatomical legacy of a fish can be seen today in the human body.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
Feature Films
High School — General
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College

Young Students Recognize a Transitional Fossil

This video shows the reactions of first-grade students to a replica of a Tiktaalik fossil.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Science Practices
Clips
High School — General
High School — AP/IB

Reproductive Isolation and Speciation in Lizards

This animation shows how a single species can give rise to many different species with distinct traits, using anole lizards as an example.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Animations
High School — General
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College

The Origin of Species: Lizards in an Evolutionary Tree

This film explores the adaptation of anole lizards (genus Anolis) to habitats common across the islands of the Caribbean. The anoles are excellent examples of adaptive radiation, convergent evolution, and speciation through reproductive isolation.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Short Films
High School — General
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College

The Origin of Species: The Beak of the Finch

This film explores four decades of research on the evolution of Galápagos finches, which has illuminated how species form and diversify.

Anatomy & Physiology
Evolution
Short Films
High School — General
High School — AP/IB
College

The Day the Mesozoic Died

This film tells the story of the scientific quest to explain one of the greatest, long-standing scientific mysteries: the sudden disappearance of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period.

Evolution
Earth Science
Science Practices
Short Films
High School — General
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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
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College

Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer (Footage)

This video shows real footage of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) being performed on eggs.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Clips
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College

Creating Embryonic Stem Cell Lines

This animation shows how stem cells from early mammalian embryos can be grown and studied in a laboratory.

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cell Biology
Animations
High School — AP/IB
College