Sickle Cell: Natural Selection in Humans This film explores the evolutionary connection between an infectious disease, malaria, and a genetic condition, sickle cell disease. Genetics Evolution Short Films 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
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
Animated Life: Mary Leakey This animated short video illustrates the life and work of paleoanthropologist Mary Leakey, including her discovery of the Laetoli footprints. Evolution Animated Shorts High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Your Inner Monkey This film explores what human hands, vision, and brains reveal about our evolution from ancient primate ancestors. Anatomy & Physiology Evolution Feature Films High School — General High School — AP/IB College
The Biology of Skin Color This film explores the hypothesis that different tones of skin color in humans arose as adaptations to the intensity of ultraviolet radiation in different parts of the world. Genetics Anatomy & Physiology Evolution Short Films High School — General High School — AP/IB College
The Tool-Making Animal This video describes how stone tools reveal a critical transition in the lives of our early human ancestors. Evolution Scientists at Work High School — General High School — AP/IB College
Great Transitions: The Origin of Humans This film explores the major fossil finds from Africa that provide insights about the evolution of humans from other primates. Anatomy & Physiology Evolution 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
Great Transitions: The Origin of Tetrapods This film describes the discovery of Tiktaalik, a key fossil that illuminates the evolutionary origins of four-legged animals. Anatomy & Physiology Evolution Short Films High School — General High School — AP/IB College
The Making of the Fittest: Got Lactase? The Co-evolution of Genes and Culture This film explores the genetics and evolution of lactase persistence in humans. Genetics Anatomy & Physiology Evolution Short Films 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