5 Ways CRISPR Is About to Change Everything
AdultsBiologyBiotechnologyHumanScienceHealth... CRISPR-based gene therapies are already changing healthcare for things like sickle cell disease. But CRISPR is bigger than just medicine, and it could revolutionize everything from food and agriculture to green energy fuels to plastics.
Why is it so dangerous to step on a rusty nail? - Louise Thwaites
AdultsBiologyHealthHumanScience... Explore how a toxin-producing bacterium causes tetanus, and how to identify its common symptoms and best prevention practices.
This Disease is Deadlier Than The Plague
AdultsBiologyHistoryHumanHealthScience... The white death has haunted humanity like no other disease following us for thousands, maybe millions of years.
Why Does Hitting Your Funny Bone Feel...Funny?
YouthBiologyHealthHumanScience... Explore the complex anatomy of the elbow, and find out why hitting your funny bone causes such an odd and painful sensation.
This Animal Lays Eggs AND Has Live Young
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureBiology... You might think that an animal either lays eggs or has live young. But these species prove it's a lot more complicated than that.
The Truth About Petri Dishes
AdultsEducationScienceBiology One of the best ways of studying bacteria is to grow them on a petri dish, but only a tiny percentage of bacterial species will grow on them.
Why fish are better at breathing than you are - Dan Kwartler
AdultsAnimalsBiologyHumanScience... Explore how fish use their gills to breathe, and how these processes make them some of the most efficient breathers on Earth.
These Iguanas Have An Unusual Mating Tactic
AdultsAnimalsLifeNatureBiology... Crested iguanas were discovered on Fiji in 1979, and since then we've learned a lot about their behaviour, including their strange mating rituals. But how exactly did they end up on such a remote island in the first place?
The Four Spheres Part 1
YouthBiologyNatureScienceEducation... In this episode of Crash Course Kids, Sabrina talks about two of the four spheres that make up our planet; The Geosphere and the Biosphere.
The Rock That's Helping Us Find the Origin of Life
AdultsHistoryLifeScienceBiologySpace... Epidote might just look like a pretty little crystal, but it has a secret. thanks to the high-pressure circumstances where it forms, we can use it to help us uncover the origins of life on our planet, and maybe even find signs of life on Mars.
Can you transplant a head to another body?
AdultsBiologyHealthTechnologyHumanScience... Follow a neurosurgeon's attempts to perform a head transplant, and dig into the ethical and biological questions the procedure raises.
What Jumping Spiders Teach Us About Color
AdultsAnimalsLifeScienceBiology... How jumping spiders reveal an entire secret world of colors. Let BetterHelp connect you to a therapist who can support you - all from the comfort of your own home.
Plants Are Hardcore: Plant Anatomy & Physiology: Crash Course Biology
AdultsLifeNatureWorldScienceBiologyEducation... Plants may not seem like they’re doing much, but if you look closer, you’ll find a whole world just lurking beyond the surface.