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This video follows an international team of researchers as they collect data to map migratory bird populations in the US and Mexico.

This video follows germplasm bank coordinator Cristian Zavala Espinosa and geneticist Sarah Hearne, who are part of the global effort to preserve the genetic diversity of maize (corn).

This video follows biologist Elinor Karlsson, who studies dogs to find genes associated with traits, including certain diseases.

This film begins with phenomena linked to climate change and then examines how Earth’s temperature is controlled, how we know it is changing, and how the current changes compare to those over the last 800,000 years.

This video describes the technology of metabarcoding, which allows scientists to determine herbivore diets based on the sequences of plant DNA extracted from animal dung.

This video explores how advances in DNA sequencing technology have improved cancer diagnosis and treatment.

This animation shows how disrupting cellular processes in the intestines can lead to colon cancer.

This animation explores how carbon enters the atmosphere and can be removed through a series of chemical reactions.

This animation provides an overview of the greenhouse effect, a process that warms the atmosphere and surface of Earth.

This film explores the genetics and evolution of lactase persistence in humans.

This animation shows how human infants can digest milk using the enzyme lactase.

This animation shows how the PPAR-gamma receptor can activate fat storage and changes in hormone levels.