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"Systems biology, synthetic biology and the origin of life" Dr. David Deamer - UC Santa Cruz, Biomolecular Engineering Synthetic life, defined as life that did not arise from preexisting life, spontaneously emerged when the first cell-like structures assembled from mixtures of organic molecules on the early Earth. These structures, referred to as protocells, exhibited certain properties of living systems and represented evolutionary steps toward the first forms of cellular life. Driven by t...

Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/science-maths-technology/science --- Is there intelligent life out there? (Part 4 of 10) Playlist link http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL3096540179B12F8D --- Articles by Professor Russell Stannard on OpenLearn http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/profiles/professor-russell-stannard Study 'The physical world' with the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/s207.htm Explore qualifications in Science wi...

Aging is warfare between chemistry and biology says Steven G. Clarke, a Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA and an authority on the biochemistry of the aging process. Clarke focuses on the fascinating dichotomy between two crucial disciplines, chemistry and biology, and how protein modification can regulate biological function. Series: UCLA Faculty Research Lectures [1/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 17866]

Tracy Fulton, Professor, in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics UCSF explores cholesterol and fat in blood. Series: UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public [9/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 16716]

Bruce Alberts, United States Science Envoy and editor-in-chief of Science, gives insight into the future of research in the biochemistry and molecular biology fields. Series: "The UC Davis Chancellor's Colloquium Series" [9/2011] [Science] [Show ID: 20819]

SMU biologists Pia Vogel and John Wise are using the computational power of SMU's high-performance supercomputer to screen millions of drug compounds in hopes of finding one that will aid in the fight against recurring cancer. To do that, they deduced what is believed to be the first dynamic model of the human P-glycoprotein, known for its ability to pump out chemotherapy from a cancer cell, allowing the cell to survive. Using the dynamic model, they have made progress in finding some c...

Astronaut Anna Fisher's address at the 2012 UCLA Chemistry and Biochemistry Graduation. Dr. Fisher received a B.S. in Chemistry from UCLA in 1971, went on to receive an M.D. in 1976, and an M.S. in Chemistry in 1987, also from UCLA.

Sabrina Dumas' project was "The Role Lipids Play in GLUT1 Function." The University of Arizona's Undergraduate Biology Research Program (UBRP) is an educational program designed to teach students science by involving them in biologically related research. Students are paid for their time in the lab where they develop an understanding of scientific method and receive a realistic view of biological research. They also acquire the tools necessary to be successful in post-graduate studies in b...

Eminent biochemist S. Jonathan Singer reflects on the interplay of research and teaching in the university, and the role it played throughout his illustrious career. Series: "Profiles in Discovery" [6/2003] [Science] [Show ID: 6966]

Biochemistry and Immunology at TCD - Professor Kingston Mills. TCD Open Day January 2011

We tend to assume that cell death is a bad thing, and indeed this is often the case. However, sometimes individual cells are sacrificed for the greater good, for example, killing virus-infected cells. But what happens when a cell that should die doesn't? Recorded on 6 October 2011 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre.

Center for Science of Information http://soihub.org presents Student Brown Bag Discussion - Fall 2011 "Information Theory & Cell Biology: A Necessary Synergism for Battling Cancer and Genetic Diseases" Arpita Sen, PhD Student Department of Biology, Purdue University Endocytosis is the vital process by which cells engulf nutrients and growth factors from their environment. We have recently reported a novel cellular regulatory circuit by which epsin, a protein involved in endocytosi...

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http://concordia.ca/headlines Concordia biology professor Vladimir Titorenko was conducting research on chemicals with the potential to interrupt aging, when he happened upon one that selectively kills off cancer cells. Titorenko and endocrinologist Thomas Sanderson discuss their research into the cancer-fighting qualities of licotholic acid.

Professor Jasper Rine Molecular and Cell Biology, UC Berkeley This was the kickoff event for the 2010 On the Same Page program in the College of Letters and Science delivered on September 13, 2010 in Wheeler Auditorium. This event, and the Bring Your Genes to Cal program as a whole, was made possible by gifts to the L&S Leadership Fund, and cosponsored by the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences (QB3).

Host Harry Kreisler Welcomes Professor Sir John Gurdon for a discussion of advances in research on cell biology. Sir John reflects on his career as a scientist including his path breaking research on cloning. He offers insights into the implications of the revolution in the biological sciences. Series: "Conversations with History" [6/2006] [Science] [Show ID: 11690]

Learn more: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=_-vZ_g7K6P0 An introduction to DNA

Learn more: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=s9HPNwXd9fk The vocabulary of DNA: chromosomes, chromatids, chromatin, transcription, translation, and replication

Recent research has pinpointed genetic factors as major players in Paget's disease of the bone. Researchers have identified genes which are abnormal in people with the disease. This lecture will reveal what these genes are and how this knowledge can be harnessed to prevent complications of the disease occurring.

Robert Cook-Deegan, Director, IGSP Center for Genome Ethics, Law & Policy, Duke University gives a genomics lecture entitled 'ConSequences: Some implications of DNA sequencing technology'. Venue: Anatomy lecture theatre, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh Organised by: ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum

(April 12, 2010) Robert Sapolsky introduces a two-part series exploring the controversial scientific practice of inferring behavior to genetics. He covers classical techniques in behavior genetics and flaws, the significance of environmental factors, non genetic inheritance of traits, and multigenerational effects and relationship to epigenetic differences. Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu Stanford Department of Biology http://biology.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on...

How does the African DNA database allow researchers to take a new look at evolutionary human genetics? Dr. Sara Tishkoff of the University of Pennsylvania explains how this database provides insights into how Africa is the most genetically diverse pace on earth. This lecture of the Darwin Evolves Series from UCLA takes us into the world of evolutionary human genetics. Series: Darwin Evolving [10/2009] [Science] [Show ID: 16925]

Complex traits, including most common diseases, are due to multiple genetic factors as well as environmental factors. Jake Lusis, Department of Microbiology, Immunology & Molecular Genetics at UCLA explains that these have proved difficult to study using traditional genetic approaches that examine one gene at a time. He describes his current studies that focus on "systems genetics" approaches to complex metabolic and cardiovascular traits. Series: "Translational Research for Metabolic Disease...

Dr. Louis Ptacek's research focuses on identification and characterization of genes that cause normal variations and disorders of the nervous system. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [7/2006] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 11682]

The Balfour Chair of Genetics was established at Cambridge in 1912. As part of its centenary celebrations the Department of Genetics has produced a short film following the development of the subject in the University over the past 100 years. In the early 20th century the establishment of genetic research in Britain was driven primarily by William Bateson. As Steward of St John's College and later Professor of Biology in the University,  Bateson played a key role in demonstrating the applic...

UCLA presents the Storefront Genome, a symposium that examines the social, medical and legal aspects of the genetics revolution. In this lecture, Bonnie Steinbock, Ph.D., discusses a new trend in genetics, "designer babies", and the objections that go hand in hand with this type of assisted reproduction. [6/2003] [Health and Medicine] [Science] [Show ID: 7530]

(April 14, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues his series addressing the link between behavior and genetics. He covers the complex endeavor of gene isolation and variability and heritability and wrongly eliminated environmental influences in heritability tests -- finding that genes and environment are infinitely interconnected and co-dependent on each other. Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu Stanford Department of Biology http://biology.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on Y...

(April 7, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues his series on molecular genetics in which he discusses domains of mutation and various components of natural selection on a molecular level. He also further assesses gradualism and punctuated equilibrium models of evolution, integrating these theories into an interrelated model of development. Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu Stanford Department of Biology http://biology.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube http://www.yo...

UC Irvine's Francisco Ayala explores the basic concepts of genetics and how will this knowledge affect the future uses of this knoweldge. Series: "COSMOS Discovery Lecture" [1/2005] [Science] [Show ID: 8876]

"Brain Reconstruction: The next biomedical breakthrough, or a biological impossibility?" by Professor Jack Price, Professor of Developmental Neurobiology and Head of the Centre for the Cellular Basis of Behaviour, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. How close are we to true brain reconstruction? Professor Jack Price details the latest advances in this field of neuroscience, as well as covering the conceptual and regulatory obstacles that researchers face. The transcript and ...

"Love, Sex and Brain Evolution" Prof. David Linden - The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Neuroscience Humans are truly the all-time twisted sex deviants of the mammalian world. I'm not saying this because some of us get turned on by the sight of automobile exhaust systems, the smell of unwashed feet, or the idea of traffic cops in bondage. Rather, I mean that the most prosaic aspects of sexual activity in humans are far outside the mainstream of behavior for most of our closest ...

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In this edition of CARTAs Evolutionary Origins of Art and Aesthetics Series, two world-renowned scientists, neurologist Vilayanur Ramachandran and neurobiologist Jean-Pierre Changeux share their insights into the neurobiology that mediates our perception of universal qualities essential to the human experiences of aesthetics and creativity. Series: CARTA - Center for Academic Research and Training in Anthropogeny [6/2009] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 16194]

Renowned neurobiologist Jean Pierre Changeux explores the integration of science, the arts and humanities. Changeux is with the Pasteur Institute, College de France in Paris, and is also a visiting professor at UC San Diegos Skaggs School of Pharmacy. [5/2010] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 18335]

Take a look into our current understanding of the function of the human brain and some of the important diseases that cause nervous system dysfunction. On this edition, Allan Basbaum, UCSF department of anatomy, explores pain and the brain. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [10/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13074]

(April 28, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues the exploration of endocrinology and neurology. He looks at more complicated systems of communication within neurobiology, the limbic system's role in personality and behavior, abnormal behavior possibilities within these systems, and individual organism variation and imprinting. Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford Department of Biology http://biology.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/st...

(May 12, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues his lectures about aggression in humans but also continues to talk about other emotions and what goes on in the brain to cause these various emotions. Stanford University: http://www.stanford.edu/ Stanford Department of Biology: http://biology.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanford

Take a look into our current understanding of the function of the human brain and some of the important diseases that cause nervous system dysfunction. On this edition, Dr. Sophia Vinogradov of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center explores the mixing of visual perception, emotion, and memory and the interplay of the different functions of the brain. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [10/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13029]

What if you could use sadness to make you more creative, erase bad memories and wipe out stress, keep your brain fit into your 90s, and drastically reduce your risk of Alzheimer's and memory loss? The plasticity and capability of the brain has never been better understood. New research is revealing compelling findings that will change the way we think, interact and plan throughout our lives. As longevity and at the same time mental health issues are on the rise, our ability to impact the bra...

UCSF Mini Medical School presents Stephen L. Hauser, MD, a neuroimmunologist specializing in the multiple sclerosis (MS), a disease that affects the central nervous system. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [9/2005] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 9931]

Kelsey Martin explores how experience alters brain connectivity to create long-lasting memories by changing the number and strength of synaptic connections between neurons in the brain. Series: "UCLA Science Faculty Research Colloquium" [9/2011] [Science] [Show ID: 21300]

Autism is a complex, heterogeneous disorder characterized by three core symptoms domains: social deficits, language delay, and repetitive behaviors. Dr. Eric Hollander of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, discusses the underlying neurobiology and brain circuitry of the repetitive behavior and social deficits domains. He also discusses new treatment developments for repetitive behaviors, social deficits, neurocognition and disruptive behaviors. Series: M.I.N.D. Institute Lecture Series on Neuro...

Take a look into our current understanding of the function of the human brain and some of the important diseases that cause nervous system dysfunction. On this edition, Dr. Daniel Lowenstein, director of the UCSF Epilepsy Center, explores care and treatment of epilepsy. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [10/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13106]

Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/nature-environment --- The research process involved in the study of marine iguanas and giant tortoises in the Galapagos. (Part 1 of 7) Playlist link - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC8187BA808556D50 --- Study 'Exploring science' with the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/s104.htm Explore qualifications in Science with the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/science/index.htm ---

In this talk Dr Robin Probert explains why human livelihoods depend so much on wild plant diversity. He outlines the current threats to wild plants across the globe and how Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership works to conserve plants and make seeds available for habitat repair, re-introduction and research. Current work in the UK that aims to restore wildflower meadows and other threatened habitats is also highlighted. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available ...

"...It was lovely last weekend. Warm enough to wear shorts and sandals taking the dog for a walk in the park. How can this nasty red rash on my ankle have anything to do with it? Don't remember being bitten. There was a little black thing on my ankle, but just scratched it off. Doctor says it's Lyme Disease. Never heard of it. Have to take these horrible antibiotics -- and no drinking! Last time I go for a walk in the park..." How real is this scenario? Professor Pat Nuttall will co...

The second in our series of Reilly Forum lectures. Notre Dame Associate Professor of Biological Sciences Jessica Hellmann presented "Fixing the global commons: what humans can and should do to help nature live and thrive through climate change." For information about current research in the lab and for recent publications, visit: www.nd.edu/~hellmann. The Reilly Center for Science, Technology, and Values hosts the Reilly Forum, an inter- and multidisciplinary space in which scholars in...

Bryan Grenfell, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Public Affairs, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University addressed biodiversity, ecology and global change with the Harvard University community and beyond.

Can ecology and the newer cognitive sciences inform understandings of religion? Join Professor Robert Ulanowicz and Professor Antje Jackelen as they explore scientific and theological issues. Series: "New Visions" [3/2006] [Humanities] [Show ID: 11525]

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Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/nature-environment --- The research process involved in the study of marine iguanas and giant tortoises in the Galapagos. (Part 1 of 7) Playlist link - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLC8187BA808556D50 --- Study 'Exploring science' with the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/s104.htm Explore qualifications in Science with the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/science/index.htm ---

In this talk Dr Robin Probert explains why human livelihoods depend so much on wild plant diversity. He outlines the current threats to wild plants across the globe and how Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership works to conserve plants and make seeds available for habitat repair, re-introduction and research. Current work in the UK that aims to restore wildflower meadows and other threatened habitats is also highlighted. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available ...

Professor Don J. Melnick, Thomas Hunt Professor of Conservation Biology in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology (E3B), and Director of the Center for Environment, Economy, and Society (CEES) spoke about his experiences as a Professor and researcher at Columbia.

Paul Griffiths of the University of Sydney is a philosopher of science with a focus on biology and psychology. He explores the evolution of cognition in light of evolutionary debunking arguments. [10/2011] [Humanities] [Show ID: 22741]

Free learning from The Open Uiversity http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/nature-environment/the-environment --- Scientist Janet Sumner talks to some pond dippers about what is involved, during an event at the OUs regional office in Oxford. Visit http://www.ispot.org.uk/ --- Articles by Dr Janet Sumner on OpenLearn http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/profiles/dr-janet-sumner Study 'Environment: journey through a changing world' wth the OU http://www3.open.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/course/u116.h...

פרופ' דורון לנצט, המחלקה לגנטיקה מולקולארית, מכון וייצמן למדע 20/06/2010 תקציר ההרצאה שאלת "מוצא-החיים" העסיקה את טובי-המוחות בתחום האבולוציה זה שנים רבות, ולמרות זאת נותרה פתוחה ומסקרנת. המדע המודרני מחפש את אות החיים הראשון בישויות מיקרוסקופיות קדמוניות כמו גרגרי חומר אורגני או פרודות הרנ"א או התא-החי. המדענים משערים שלפני האבולוציה של היצורים-החיים, התחוללה על כדור-הארץ אבולוציה כימית, והיא שהובילה ליצירת המולקולות הראשונות שמסוגלות לשכפל את עצמן. רבים מניחים ש"מרק-קדמון", המכיל ...

פרופ' יוסף הירשברג, האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים 30/05/2010 תקציר ההרצאה השאלה המרכזית שתיאורית האבולוציה של דארווין ווואלאס באה להסביר הייתה מוצא המינים (species) בטבע. על פי התיאוריה הזו, היווצרות המינים היא תוצאה של שינויים גנטיים (מוטציות) אשר מתרחשים ביצורים חיים לאורך דורות רבים. בתהליך של ברירה טבעית, משתנה ההרכב הגנטי של אוכלוסיית הפרטים במין מסוים בהתאם למותאמות לסביבה עד שההבדלים בינה לבין תת-אוכלוסיות אחרות של אותו מין אינם מאפשרים רביה ביניהם. הופעת המחסום ההתרבותי הזה מהווה גורם ...

פרופ' יואל רק, אוניברסיטת תל-אביב 22/11/2009 מתוך סדרת הרצאות שומו שמיים תש"ע סדרת ההרצאות מאורגנת על ידי הרשות לקהילה ונוער http://community-youth.huji.ac.il/ הסרט הופק על ידי המרכז האוניברסיטאי למולטימדיה http://multimedia.huji.ac.il

פרופ' יוסף הלר, האוניברסיטה העברית בירושלים 25/10/2009 מתוך סדרת הרצאות שומו שמיים תש"ע סדרת ההרצאות מאורגנת על ידי הרשות לקהילה ונוער http://community-youth.huji.ac.il/ הסרט הופק על ידי המרכז האוניברסיטאי למולטימדיה http://multimedia.huji.ac.il

Prof. Francisco Ayala, University of California, Irvine, U.S.A 14/03/2010 Darwin occupies an exalted place in the history of Western thought, deservedly receiving credit for the theory of evolution. However, Darwin accomplished something much more important than demonstrating evolution. Darwins Origin of Species is, first and foremost, a sustained argument to solve the problem of how to account scientifically for the design of organisms. Accumulating evidence for common descent with diver...

Newton Institute Web Seminars: newton.ac.uk/webseminars Cambridge University Science Festival lecture on Saturday 25 March 2011. Viruses, such as hepatitis and the common cold, have highly ordered protein containers that encapsulate the viral genomic material. They act as Trojan horses, transporting the genomic material inside a cell to hijack the cellular mechanism and produce new viruses. Insights in how these capsids are organised are key to understanding how viruses work and how they can...

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William Gelbart, Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, gave the 2010 Buhl Lecture at the Mellon College of Science at Carnegie Mellon University. His talk, entitled "Viruses From Scratch", discusses viruses from a physical point of view, emphasizing their unique simplicity and what they all have in common. For more on the Buhl Lectures, visit: http://www.cmu.edu/physics/seminars-and-events/buhl-lectures/

Dr Alex Maier of the Research School of Biology in the ANU College of Medicine, Biology and Environment discusses the global battle to beat the malaria parasite, which still kills almost a million people each year. This video accompanies a feature in the Spring 2012 edition of ANU Reporter, the quarterly magazine of The Australian National University. To read the article go to: http://news.anu.edu.au/?p=16511 To view an online version of the magazine: http://issuu.com/anureporter/docs/anu_r...

Talk by Karla Kirkegaard, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine. http://www.stanford.edu/group/kirkegaard

UCSD Professor Emeritus Dr. John Holland discusses emerging infections around the globe - from mad cow disease to new strains of common viruses. Series: "Frontiers of Knowledge" [10/1996] [Science] [Show ID: 2029]

Dr. Robert G. Webster has been named the 2010 Mendel Medal recipient. Dr. Webster will deliver the 2010 Mendel Medal Lecture on Friday, Sept. 24, at 2 p.m., in the Villanova Room of Connelly. The title of his lecture is, "The role of waterbirds in the genesis of pandemic influenza viruses." Dr. Webster is Professor in the Division of Virology; Department of Infectious Diseases at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital and holds the Rose Marie Thomas Chair. Dr. Webster's interests include th...

Talk by Shirit Einav, Department of Microbiology & Immunology, Stanford University School of Medicine

An international group of researchers from diverse fields is working to defeat dengue fever, a sometimes fatal viral infection transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. As many as 100 million people worldwide are infected. Scientists from Yale University, University College London, and the University of Queensland are applying the tools of virology, immunology, structural and molecular biology, and medicinal chemistry to probe for vulnerabilities in an infectious agent for which there is no...

Dr. Anna Wald, UW Medicine, discusses Swine Flu vaccine being tested at Harborview Medical Center

Importance of the A35R gene in the treatment of the Pox viruses.

In the current issue of Science, researchers at Michigan State University demonstrate how a new virus evolves, which sheds light on how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The scientists showed for the first time how the virus called "Lambda" evolved to find a new way to attack host cells, an innovation that took four mutations to accomplish. This virus infects bacteria, in particular the common E. coli bacterium. Lambda isn't dangerous to humans, but this research dem...

Dr. Anna Wald, director of the UW Medicine Virology Research Clinic, and a clinical-trial participant discuss the experience of testing a swine flu vaccine.

Lectures Series on Water & Waste Water Engineering by Prof C.Venkobachar, Prof. Ligy Philip, Prof. B. S. Murty Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Lectures Series on Water & Waste Water Engineering by Prof C.Venkobachar, Prof. Ligy Philip, Prof. B. S. Murty Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

Speaker: David Chang (momofuku) November 14, 2011

Stephen Giovannoni, Professor and Pernot Endowed Chair of Microbiology talks about his work with the Oregon State University High Throughput Cultivation Laboratory.

Huw Taylor, Professor of Microbial Ecology at the University of Brighton, presented his inaugural lecture on Thursday 21 June 2012 entitled: People, Places and Pathogens. Professor Taylor, who did his undergraduate degree in microbiology, said that the science of medical microbiology has delivered enormous benefits for human health. However, he believes these global health gains have been far from equitable and that re-directing our research efforts to support the delivery of safe drinking ...

Dorothy Crawford, is Professor of Medical Microbiology and Assistant Principal of the Public Understanding of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh. Recorded on 29 October 2009 in the Anatomy Lecture Theatre.

http://www.einstein.yu.edu - August 24, 2011 — Researchers at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have helped identify a cellular protein that is critical for infection by the deadly Ebola virus. The study was published in the August 24 online edition of Nature. See accompaning release: http://www.einstein.yu.edu/home/news.asp?id=695

Microbiology at TCD - Professor Jay Hinton. TCD Open Day January 2011

Microbiologist Henry Daniell and educator Andrew Daire talk about producing vaccines, and discuss educational ethics.

Professor Kodi Ravichandran describes his research and how it can lead to the treatment or even prevention of disease.

In this talk Dr Robin Probert explains why human livelihoods depend so much on wild plant diversity. He outlines the current threats to wild plants across the globe and how Kew's Millennium Seed Bank Partnership works to conserve plants and make seeds available for habitat repair, re-introduction and research. Current work in the UK that aims to restore wildflower meadows and other threatened habitats is also highlighted. The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available ...

Contributing writer to the New York Times Magazine and the author of The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World, Michael Pollan delivers this Avenali Lecture on the stories of four familiar plant species: the apple, the tulip, the potato, and cannabis. [1/2003] [Humanities] [Show ID: 7048]

Lisa Ainsworth, Assistant Professor in the Department of Plant Biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, presents a lecture titled "Effects of Climate Change on Crop Yields and Implications for Food Security" at Swift Hall on June 25, 2012. Her presentation provides detailed data on the developing changes in the global climate and outlines biotechnological advances that could be utilized to counteract the problem. Ainsworth's presentation was part of a three-day Summer Teac...

Michael Pollan presented his lecture as the 2002-2003 Avenali Chair in the Humanities at the Townsend Center for the Humanities, UC Berkeley. Pollan is the author of In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto, winner of the James Beard Award, The Omnivore's Dilemma, which was named one of the ten best books of the year by both The New York Times and The Washington Post, and The Botany of Desire, among others.

Celebrating 300 years of Botany at TCD, Dr Matthew Jebb, Director of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin delivers the 2011 Tweedy lecture in conjunction with the Department of Botany.

(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) Plants have a lot to teach us about how our planet works and movies like the blockbuster film "Avatar," in which plants play an important role, can inspire us to pay closer attention to them. Jodie Holt, a professor of plant physiology at the University of California, Riverside and the botanical consultant for Avatar, discusses what she taught Hollywood about plants and what Hollywood can teach us about our planet. Series: "Earth 101: What You Need to Know About L...

Le café est le deuxième bien d'exportation dans le monde après le pétrole, en plus d'être la troisième boisson la plus consommée, précédée par l'eau et le thé. Plusieurs légendes entourent les origines du café. La plus connue est celle du berger Kaldi dont les chèvres se mirent à danser après avoir mangé les cerises du caféier. Ce sont les graines de ces cerises qui donnent le goût au café, après leur torréfaction. Mario Cappadocia, professeur à l'Institut de recherche en biologie végétale d...

Dr. Michael Balick is the VP of Botanical Science, Director and Philecology Curator of the Institute of Economic Botany at the New York Botanical Garden. For nearly three decades, Dr. Balick has studied the relationship between plants and people, working with traditional cultures in tropical, subtropical, and desert environments. He is a specialist in the field known as ethnobotany, working with indigenous cultures to document their plant knowledge, understand the environmental effects of the...

Alex Scharf is among the many students doing undergraduate research at SUNY Plattsburgh and presenting his research nationwide. In this case, Scharf is working on researching a new eggplant species that his professor -- Dr. Chris Martine -- helped to discover. Scharf and Sasha Dow-Kitson were among the six students nationwide to receive Botanical Society of America research awards during the summer of 2010. Read about Sasha's research at http://bit.ly/EuropeanFrogbit.

UCLA Center For Embedded Networked Sensing (CENS) 8th Annual Research Review 2010 Presenter: Eric Graham Abstract: Ecologists are using digital cameras to document things like plant and animal occurrences, plant coverage, and blooming events. We are researching ways to extract quantitative information out these photos, using simple color transformations and probability-based methods for image segmentation and analysis. For further information, including a link to the slides used in the...

This is botany at SUNY Plattsburgh. Sasha Dow-Kitson, nationally one of six winners of awards from the Botanical Society of America this summer, describes her work researching an invasive species. Sasha is working with Dr. Chris Martine, who won a teaching excellence award from the society, to conduct this research.

William Reiners '59, professor of botany at the University of Wyoming and noted researcher on ecological change, received an Alumni Achievement Award at the 2011 Knox College Founders Day Convocation on Friday, February 11. For more information, go to http://www.knox.edu/alumniachievementawards .

Biology professor Martha Case takes a close-up look at rare Lady's Slippers in the College Woods at William & Mary.

Prof Helen Sang, Personal Chair in Vertebrate Molecular Development, presents "Food for the Future: the potential of GM animals". Recorded on 1 November 2011.

Lecturer Ana Corbacho introduces molecular biology and ways of modifying organisms genetically.

Molecular Biology 3 (Prof. Eric Lander) View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-012F04 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Alternative Approaches to Molecular Biology Instructor: Eric Lander View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-01SCF11 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

"Natural History versus the Physical Sciences. How Scientists Approach the "Big Questions"" Dr. Steven Benner - Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution and The Westheimer Institute for Science and Technology Two cultures have separated biology over the past century. The first, represented by Charles Darwin, attempts to infer the history of organisms, which are generally considered in their living form. The second, spoken in the language of chemistry and physics, dissects those organisms i...

Molecular Biology II - Process of Science (Prof. Graham Walker) View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-014S05 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Guest lecturer Ana Corbacho introduces molecular biology and ways of modifying organisms genetically. Guest lecturer Frank Chuang explores cancer biology and intersection of biophotonics techniques with cancer in this UC Davis course.

Stanford Professor Lucy Shapiro is renowned for her contributions to the fields of developmental biology, molecular biology, and genetics. She examines the functions required to reproduce and maintain life in the simple bacterial cell by using a systems engineering approach that defines the control circuitry integrated in time and space. Series: UC Berkeley Graduate Council Lectures [6/2009] [Humanities] [Science] [Show ID: 16423]

http://www.einstein.yu.edu - Ana Maria Cuervo, M.D., Ph.D., professor of developmental and molecular biology, anatomy & structural biology, and of medicine, explains why autophagy plays an important role in aging, Parkinson's and Huntington's diseases -- as well as heart disease and cancer. Interviewed by Einstein's Paul Moniz.

Cristina Fernandez-Valle, Ph.D. discusses cell and molecular biology of the nervous system with faculty member Houman Sadri, Ph.D. (2004)

(April 7, 2010) Robert Sapolsky continues his series on molecular genetics in which he discusses domains of mutation and various components of natural selection on a molecular level. He also further assesses gradualism and punctuated equilibrium models of evolution, integrating these theories into an interrelated model of development. Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu Stanford Department of Biology http://biology.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube http://www.yo...

General Biology Lecture

UCSD's Nick Spitzer welcomes 2002 Nobel Prize winner Sydney Brenner, one of the founding fathers of molecular biology. Series: "UCSD Guestbook" [3/2001] [Science] [Show ID: 5087]

http://www.mslaw.edu In the wake of the exotic animal tragedy in Zanesville, Ohio, the Educational Forum takes a closer look at the plight of tigers in the US and the exotic animal trade in America. Twenty one states allow the ownership of exotic animals as pets and there are no federal regulations preventing you from owning a tiger; in fact you can purchase a cub for about the same price as a labrador retriever, but what do you do with it when it becomes a five hundred pound man eater....

Only recently have we been able to identify the precise DNA targets of natural selection that give rise to the great diversity of organisms we observe on earth. Professor Hoekstra learns how a single DNA mutation can help a mouse survive in the wild. Hopi Hoekstra (Alexander Agassiz Professor of Zoology) Science Center D Wednesday, August 29th

This fall, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology and National Geographic are bringing the Birds-of-Paradise Project to the public with a gorgeous coffee-table book (published October 23, 2012), a major exhibit at the National Geographic Museum (opening November 1), a documentary on the National Geographic Channel (airing at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT November 22), articles in the Cornell Lab's Living Bird magazine and National Geographic magazine, and National Geographic Live lectures across the country. Get ...

Lecture by Prof. William Fink explains the role of U-M Museum of Zoology, it's resources, the international scientific infrastructure, research and teaching.

A talk from Zoology "What makes a Zoologist" at the Undergraduate Open Day Dec 2011, Trinity College Dublin

Nature Senior Editor Henry Gee spoke at the Grant Museum of Zoology on 26 October, 2010. http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/1011/10110101 UCL is consistently ranked as one of the world's very best universities. As a multi-faculty, research-intensive university in central London, our research helps tackle global challenges and feeds directly into outstanding degree programmes. Visit us at www.ucl.ac.uk

UCL's Grant Museum of Zoology is hosting an exhibition of art works from several species of animal, including paintings by elephants and apes. The exhibition is co-curated by Mike Tuck, a graduate from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art, and Will Tuck, also a fine artist. Further information: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/news-articles/January2012/270112-art-by-animals Images of the art: http://www.flickr.com/photos/uclnews/sets/72157629053409035/ Visit the exhibition: http://events.ucl.ac.u...

Jane Lubchenco, Zoology, Oregon State University speaking at "The Scientist as Educator and Public Citizen: Linus Pauling & His Era"

http://www.mslaw.edu In this excerpt from the Massachusetts School of Law's Educational Forum, Assistant Dean Diane Sullivan talks with Carole Baskin, founder and CEO of Big Cat Rescue, about the plight of tigers in the U.S The Massachusetts School of Law also presents information on important current affairs to the general public in television and radio broadcasts, an intellectual journal, conferences, author appearances, blogs and books. For more information visit mslaw.edu.

The University of Montana is home to several Special Collections that house everything from fish fossils to grizzly skulls and a cannonball from Gettysburg. Curators from three of the University's collections -- the Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum, the UM Paleontology Center and the UM Anthropological Curation Facility -- show their facilities and talk about the research and education conducted there.

Darwin and your health Dr. Leticia Avilés Why do we age, suffer from allergies, or develop cancer? Why are we burdened with genetic diseases? Dr. Leticia Avilés, Associate Professor of Zoology at UBC, believes we can use Darwins theory of evolution to make us healthier. Her talk considers how basic evolutionary principles can provide insights into human disease and treatment.

Dr Andrew Gillis explains how an elephant fish embryo lives off a large yellow yolk sack for 7 to 10 months before hatching out as a fish. Cambridge University's Under the Microscope is a collection of videos that show glimpses of the natural and man-made world in stunning close-up. Check out the rest of the series here: http://bit.ly/A6bwCE Dr Gillis: "This is a picture of an elephant fish embryo. Elephant fish are cartilaginous fishes, and are distant cousins of sharks, skates and stingr...

Oklahoma State University (OSU) President Burns Hargis visits the Zoology department to learn about its incredible specimen collection.

Explore the role that zoos are playing in conservation and how veterinarians and conservation experts are debating big questions about the issues. [9/2008] [Science] [Show ID: 15133]

An exploration of the biology and social implications of stem cell research and cloning by Dr. Gregory Forbes, GRCC Biology Professor

W. J. T. Mitchell Cloning Terror Information Recorded in 2006.

In this George Mason University video, Karol Boudreaux of the Mercatus Center hosts a group of panelists in a discussion about the ethical debates that engulf cloning and stem cell research. When President Bush announced in 2001 his decision to allow federal funds to be used for research on stem cells, he made two other striking comments. Stating his decision was based partly on the fact that 'stem cells have the ability to regenerate themselves indefinitely' he said he's 'strongly opposed to...

General Biology Lecture

Host Harry Kreisler Welcomes Professor Sir John Gurdon for a discussion of advances in research on cell biology. Sir John reflects on his career as a scientist including his path breaking research on cloning. He offers insights into the implications of the revolution in the biological sciences. Series: "Conversations with History" [6/2006] [Science] [Show ID: 11690]

Animal biotechnology encompasses a broad range of techniques for the genetic improvement of domesticated animal species including selective breeding, artificial insemination, cloning, and genetic engineering. Learn about both biomedical and agricultural applications of animal biotechnology and some of the science-based and ethical concerns that are engendered by certain applications. [8/2008] [Science] [Agriculture] [Show ID: 14991]

Basic Mechanisms of Cloning, excerpt 1 Instructor: Eric Lander View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-01SCF11 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Basic Mechanisms of Cloning, excerpt 3 Instructor: Eric Lander View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-01SCF11 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

Basic Mechanisms of Cloning, excerpt 2 Instructor: Eric Lander View the complete course: http://ocw.mit.edu/7-01SCF11 License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms More courses at http://ocw.mit.edu

You could call him the Microscopic Medicine Man. UNSW's Professor Brett Neilan, a microbiologist who thinks he's found the secret behind some of the world's most successful bush medicines - and how to save them for the future.

Profiles in Innovation: Northeastern University President Joseph E. Aoun hosts a conversation with the President and Co-founder of Institute for Systems Biology, Dr. Leroy Hood. Event on Monday, November 5 2012, 5pm at Raytheon Amphitheater. Streaming LIVE on Facebook at facebook.com/northeastern.

Short news and general interest stories from UC Davis. Series: "UC Davis Newswatch" [Science] [Show ID: 52338]

When Michael R. Green, MD, PhD, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, the Lambi and Sarah Adams Chair in Genetic Research and professor of molecular medicine and biochemistry & molecular pharmacology was approached about working with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press on an update of the classic manual of laboratory techniques, Molecular Cloning, one of his first thoughts was how so many of his UMMS colleagues would be ideal contributors to such a major revision. http://www.umassmed....

William J. Rutter MS'50 is a leader in biotechnology research. His work at the University of California, San Francisco, and Chiron, the biotech firm he co-founded more than 25 years ago, led to several early advances in biotechnology, including the first cloning of the insulin gene, the development of a process for making a vaccine against the hepatitis B virus, and research leading to the first sequencing of the HIV genome.

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine presents the Dean's Scientific Research Symposium. Co-sponsored by the Department of Pharmacology. Mark Chance, Ph.D., Director, Center for Proteomics presents his lecture titled "Proteomic Biomarkers for Diabetes Complications" to the participants of the symposium held in Wolstein Auditorium on April 30, 2008.

"Functional proteomics and genomics analyses of mast cell activation - Cell permeable peptides as tools to dissect mast cell signaling" Lecturer: Ronit Sagi-Eisenberg 6th workshop, The Center for Nanoscience & Nanotechnology, Tel Aviv University, February 09-11, 2010, Maalot, Israel

Deirdre Meldrum of Arizona State University speaks at the UC Davis College of Engineering on May 5, 2012, on biosginatures and health prevention.

Guest lecturer Dan Starr explores the Nobel prize for green fluorescent protein and the use of this protein to study cell nuclei migration in c.elegans nematodes.

Destruction of the body's proteins is part of our construction. Why do our proteins have to die so we shall live? Technion Profs. Avram Hershko and Aaron Ciechanover received the 2004 Nobel prize in Chemistry together with US Prof. Irwin Rose for the discovery of the ubiquitin protein degradation system. Watch this clip to understand how it all works.

Tissue Proteomics: Characterization Of Cyclin E1 Multiprotein Complexes Derived From Primary Tissues By Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (Lc-Ms/Ms)

Professor of Cell Biology Spyros Artavanis-Tsakonas and colleagues have built a map that shows how thousands of proteins in a fruit fly cell communicate with each other. This is the largest and most detailed protein interaction map of a multicellular organism, demonstrating how approximately one third of the proteins cooperate to keep life going. Understanding how proteins communicate and interact with each other is key to understanding disease.

The effect of a denaturant on the stability of a protein is determined using Gibbs Free Energy dependence on denaturant concentration.

Use osmotic pressure of a protein solution to determine the protein molecular weight.

Use the Gibbs free energy change to determine the fraction of protein unfolded at equilibrium.

A prion protein is a naturally occurring protein that can be found throughout our bodies, and in high concentrations in the brain. Michael Geschwind, MD PhD, explains how a healthy prion protein changes into an unhealthy prion, causing disease.

International collaborative research led by the Stanford University School of Medicine, involving TCD researchers recently published in Nature shows how an important human transmembrane protein functions at a molecular level. Trinity's team, led by Professor Martin Caffrey, played an important role in the research by implementing novel, high throughput methods and instrumentation to crystallise the receptor which revealed its structure and function.

This video was produced in the virtual cell project. for more of their excellent videos enter http://vcell.ndsu.nodak.edu...

Cures for neurodegenerative diseases are more likely to be found when scientists better understand protein folding mistakes in cells. UMass Prof. Lila Gierasch is a leading authority on how proteins fold and why they misfold.