PickVidsBest Biology & biotechnology Videos
The 82 Biology & biotechnology videos here were recommended by different people across different months. Choose by who it is for: 8 introductory, 17 intermediate, 54 for a general viewer, and 3 for someone who wants the harder derivation. Most of them are an explainer. What they share is that one picture or analogy is used to supply a missing concept. Channels you will keep seeing include Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, The Thought Emporium, Veritasium.
ATP synthase in action
A short Harvard Online animation, narrated by Professor Rob Lue, showing how ATP synthase works inside mitochondria.
How life emerges from a simple particle motion law: Introducing the Primordial Particle System
Researchers from the Artificial Life Lab Graz introduce the Primordial Particle System, where a simple motion law for self-propelled particles produces cell-like structures that self-reproduce and show life cycles.
The Problem with America’s Lab Mice and Why it Should Matter to You
A JRE clip in which Bret Weinstein explains his concern that most American lab mice descend from a single lab lineage.
Dr.Christina Sanchez explains how cannabis kills cancer cells (MORE at cureyourowncancer.org)
A short clip of molecular biologist Cristina Sanchez describing her lab research on how THC affects cancer cells.
Slime mold form a map of the Tokyo-area railway system
A one-minute clip of slime mold placed on a map with food at the cities around Tokyo, growing a network that approximates the Tokyo-area railway system.
TWiV 615: Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance
An episode of This Week in Virology in which Vincent Racaniello interviews Peter Daszak of EcoHealth Alliance about virus spillover, bats and wildlife sampling.
Inside the Lab Where Robots Run Their Own Experiments
A Seeker short documentary on a lab where robots run experiments with almost no human intervention, covering automation and active machine learning in drug discovery and synthetic biology.
Why is Life the Way it Is? with Nick Lane
Nick Lane's Royal Institution lecture on the origin of life and why it is the way it is.
'Zombie' Parasite Cordyceps Fungus Takes Over Insects Through Mind Control | National Geographic
National Geographic footage showing the cordyceps fungus infecting ants and other insects and steering their behavior so it can reproduce.
The Longest-Running Evolution Experiment
Veritasium visits Richard Lenski's lab to explain the decades-long E.