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7:26 animation on photosynthesis

Online museum in UK.   Explore the home of human ingenuity online. Find out about our objects, arts projects and medical collection, play educational games and discover climate science. Plus check out our blogs, a tabloid history of science and the latest contemporary science news from the Antenna team.

The mouse is a common model used in research as a way of studying human biology and diseases, but a new study questions whether this is an accurate approach considering some stark differences - aside from many similarities - between the two species.

6:45 video animation of types of cell division

Genetic and biotechnology can improve food security, the environment and public health. Yet dramatic innovation can lead to unintended consequences and present ethical challenges. In theory, the study of genetics and related cutting edge sciences are widely celebrated. But in practice, the words "gene" and "genetic engineering" often stir fear and misunderstanding when applied to biomedicine and farming. Intricate science scares people who don't understand risk and complexity. What is the potential of agricultural and human genetics? The commitment of the GLP is to promote public awareness of genetics and science literacy.

North Carolina Science Now brings science out of the lab and into the classroom.  This collection of 5-7 minute videos includes related links and discussion questions for teachers and students.

 For my research project with the USHMM, I focused on the ethical and moral deficiencies exhibited and practiced by scientists, doctors, nurses, and anthropologists during the Holocaust. As part of that research, I also focused on the American Eugenics movement,and specifically what happened in North Carolina.       The website contains videos, testimonies, articles, timelines, and specific activities associated with the specific Nazi plans of euthanasia through extermination. There is also a site that deals specifically with American and NC eugenics.

Central dogma article with brief animations

The video explains how Clinical Pharmacology can help to deliver the right dose for every patient by combining clinical trials data and modeling & simulation approaches during drug development.