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Advances in NeurotechnologyIn this video segment from Greater Boston, learn how a man with severe motor disabilities can operate a computer and move a prosthetic hand by simply thinking the commands, thanks to the combined efforts of bioengineers and neuroscientists. Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Alzheimer's DiseaseThis video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "Genetic Medicine: Tinkering with Our Genes" explores the potential for gene therapy to cure diseases like Alzheimer's. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Biomedical Technician TrainingIn this video adapted from ATETV, hear from a medical electronics engineering technology student about how she is improving her math, science, electronics, and communications skills in her community college program. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Bt CornThis video segment from FRONTLINE/NOVA: "Harvest of Fear" looks at corn that has been genetically modified to resist one insect pest, and the multiple concerns it raises. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Dab of DNA Helps Keep Counterfeiters at BayFind out in this USA Today article how
DNA sequences can vouch for a souvenir's authenticity. |
9-12 |
Document |
DNA EvidenceThis audio segment is a National Public Radio story on New York State's DNA profiling of criminals. |
9-12 |
Audio |
DNA Makes HistoryRead how DNA was used to solve the mystery of the Romanov family's execution. From Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications by Ricki Lewis. |
9-12 |
Document |
DNA on the Witness StandIn this article, Dr. Eric Lander of the Human Genome Project comments on the use of DNA as an identification tool -- the theoretical versus the practical results. Accessibility features: Long Description |
9-12 |
Document |
Double ImmunityDr. Stephen O'Brien of the National Cancer Institute discovers a 700-year-old mutation that makes a person resistant to HIV infection. From Evolution: "Evolutionary Arms Race." Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Electrophoresis and Gel AnalysisIn this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how molecules of DNA are separated using gel electrophoresis, and how this process enables scientists to compare the molecular variations of two or more DNA samples. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Finding Cures Is HardThis video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explains the difficulty of curing genetic diseases such as cystic fibrosis. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Forensic DNA AnalysisThis video segment from NOVA: "The Killer's Trail" investigates the potential for DNA evidence to solve murder cases, even those from the distant past. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
ForensicsFind out how DNA profilers analyze bits of tissue to identify human remains. From NOVA: "Lost on Everest" Web site. |
9-12 |
Document |
Fuel CellsIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, hydrogen fuel cell cars promise pollution-free driving, but will we see them anytime soon? Accessibility features: Caption |
6-12 |
Video |
Gel Electrophoresis This interactive activity from the Dolan DNA Learning Center illustrates the process of gel electrophoresis, in which DNA fragments are separated by size as they migrate at different rates through a gel matrix.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Genetically Engineering the Avian FluIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about a radical biotechnology experiment aimed at figuring out how to stop the avian flu virus. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Genetic Engineering and Working with DNAIn this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how bacterial plasmids are engineered to clone or express genes that code for proteins such as human insulin. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Genetic ModificationThis video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" looks at the potential created by understanding the human genome. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
Genetics Case StudiesWrestle with ethical issues concerning genetic rights and practices from the NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" Web site. |
9-12 |
Document |
Genetic Therapy and Breast TumorsThis video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer. Accessibility features: Caption |
9-12 |
Video |
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