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

This video describes how scientists silence different genes in regenerating planaria to study the process of regeneration at the molecular level.

This video provides an overview of the types of genes that, when mutated, can lead to the development of cancer.

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

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

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

This animation shows how the cancer treatment Gleevec inhibits the cancer-causing protein BCR-ABL.

This film explores how gene duplications and mutations have led to remarkable physiological adaptations in Antarctic fish.

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 video provides a demonstration of bioluminescent bacteria glowing in the dark.

This animation explores the LUX operon, a set of five genes that are involved in bacterial bioluminescence.

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