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Edith Widder: The weird, wonderful world of bioluminescence | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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TED bioluminescence Edith Widder adaptation

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  • Lottie Peppers on 08 May 13
     
    In the deep, dark ocean, many sea creatures make their own light for hunting, mating and self-defense. Bioluminescence expert Edith Widder was one of the first to film this glimmering world. At TED2011, she brings some of her glowing friends onstage, and shows more astonishing footage of glowing undersea life.
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Time-lapse proof of extreme ice loss - James Balog | TED-Ed - 0 views

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TED climate change climate_change ice ice loss

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  • Lottie Peppers on 14 Sep 14
     
    19 min TED talk on climate change. Photographer James Balog shares new image sequences from the Extreme Ice Survey, a network of time-lapse cameras recording glaciers receding at an alarming rate, some of the most vivid evidence yet of climate change.
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Christina Warinner: Tracking ancient diseases using ... plaque | Talk Video | TED.com - 0 views

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TED evolution human evolution dental plaque disease

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  • Lottie Peppers on 03 Nov 14
     
    Imagine what we could learn about diseases by studying the history of human disease, from ancient hominids to the present. But how? TED Fellow Christina Warinner is an achaeological geneticist, and she's found a spectacular new tool - the microbial DNA in fossilized dental plaque.
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Hans Rosling: Insights on HIV, in stunning data visuals | TED Talk | TED.com - 0 views

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TED HIV data math in science Hans Rosling AIDS

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  • Lottie Peppers on 27 Dec 15
     
    Hans Rosling unveils data visuals that untangle the complex risk factors of one of the world's deadliest (and most misunderstood) diseases: HIV. By following the data, he suggests a surprising key to ending the epidemic.
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Bonnie Bassler: How bacteria "talk" | Video on TED.com - 0 views

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Bacteria TED Bonnie_Bassler prokaryote communication video

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    Bonnie Bassler discovered that bacteria "talk" to each other, using a chemical language that lets them coordinate defense and mount attacks. The find has stunning implications for medicine, industry -- and our understanding of ourselves. Bonnie Bassler studies how bacteria can communicate with one another, through chemical signals, to act as a unit. Her work could pave the way for new, more potent medicine.
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Dean Ornish: Your genes are not your fate | TED Talk | TED.com - 0 views

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TED_talks lifestyle epigenetics dynamic diet stress exercise

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  • Lottie Peppers on 29 Apr 16
     
    Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase.
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How Does Cancer Spread Through the Body? This TED-ED original lesson explains the three... - 0 views

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cancer TedEd CPALMS Laron's Syndrome dwarfism diabetes mitosis immune response

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    TED-Ed with supporting lesson materials through cpalms.org resource site.  Text links include cell cycle, immune system response to cancer, and Laron's syndrome dwarfism which has low incidences of cancer and diabetes.
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Denise Herzing: Could we speak the language of dolphins? - YouTube - 0 views

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TED video ocean creatures dolphin squid octopus sunfish

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  • Lottie Peppers on 27 May 14
     
    TED collection of video regarding oceanic research
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TED-Ed | How Mendel's pea plants helped us understand genetics - Hortensia Ji... - 0 views

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genetics mendel DNA video TED_Ed

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  • Lottie Peppers on 30 Apr 13
     
    3 minute video Each father and mother pass down traits to their children, who inherit combinations of their dominant or recessive alleles. But how do we know so much about genetics today? Hortensia Jiménez Díaz explains how studying pea plants revealed why you may have blue eyes.
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TED-Ed | Evolution in a big city - Jason Munshi-South - 0 views

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evolution video urban wildlife gene salamanders DNA

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    5:16 video  Evolution of wildlife in NYC
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TED-Ed | Sex Determination: More Complicated Than You Thought - 0 views

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sex_ratio TED_Ed video genetics gender sex_determination sex chromosomes

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    5:46 video, short quiz, open response
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TED-Ed | Who is Alexander von Humboldt? - George Mehler - 0 views

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Alexander von Humbolt geologist explorer naturalist TED_Ed scientist

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    Have you heard of Alexander von Humboldt? Not likely. The geologist turned South American explorer was a bit of an 18th century super scientist, traveling over 24,000 miles to understand the relationship between nature and habitat. George Mehler details Humboldt's major accomplishments and why we should care about them today.
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TED-Ed | The simple story of photosynthesis and food - Amanda Ooten - 0 views

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photosynthesis TED_Ed

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    4:0o video Photosynthesis is an essential part of the exchange between humans and plants. Amanda Ooten walks us through the process of photosynthesis, also discussing the relationship between photosynthesis and carbohydrates, starch, and fiber -- and how the air we breathe is related to the food we ingest.
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Enzymes- a fun introduction | TED-Ed - 0 views

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enzyme TED_Ed

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  • Lottie Peppers on 02 Sep 16
     
    4 min video game style introduction to enzymes
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Lauren Hodge, Shree Bose + Naomi Shah: Award-winning teenage science in action | Talk V... - 0 views

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student science carcinogens cancer chicken marinades

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    teenage girl conducting research on decreasing carcinogens in chicken
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Everything you ever wanted to know about cells | TED-Ed - 0 views

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cells structure function Bill Nye

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    23min video Cells are everywhere. They are the basic structural, functional and biological units of all known living organisms. Cells are the smallest unit of life that is classified as a living thing, and are often called the "building blocks of life". But, there's more...
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Deborah Rhodes: A test that finds 3x more breast tumors, and why it's not available to ... - 0 views

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Mammography breast cancer screening test gamma test

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    increased sensitivity testing for breast cancer
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Richard Resnick: Welcome to the genomic revolution - 0 views

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TEDx DNA Biotechnology sequencing genome

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  • Lottie Peppers on 20 Apr 14
     
    11:02 TED talk on genomic sequencing and impending changes in health care.
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TED-Ed | The carbon cycle - Nathaniel Manning - 0 views

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TED_Ed ecology Carbon_cycle

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    4min video What exactly is the carbon cycle? Nathaniel Manning provides a basic look into the cyclical relationship of carbon, humans and the environment.
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Where do genes come from? - Carl Zimmer | TED-Ed - 0 views

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genes TEDed carl Zimmer mutation duplication video

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  • Lottie Peppers on 24 Sep 14
     
    4:30 video When life emerged on Earth about 4 billion years ago, the earliest microbes had a set of basic genes that succeeded in keeping them alive. In the age of humans and other large organisms, there are a lot more genes to go around. Where did all of those new genes come from? Carl Zimmer examines the mutation and multiplication of genes.
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