Laboratory Technology

It's time to start learning about all the monomers that make up large biomolecules, and the first one we will look at is the amino acid. These make up proteins, which is most of what you are, so this is pretty important stuff!

What are carbs? Did you know that sugar is a carbohydrate? We will cover all the monosaccharides in their linear and cyclic form.

Now that we know about simple sugars, we need to know about how these polymerize to form long polysaccharide chains, like cellulose, starch, and glycogen.

What are enzymes? Why they're nature's little factory workers. They chop up certain things! They build up others! Pretty amazing the kind of chemistry nature can do given enormous polypeptide chains with unfathomable variability and billions of years of evolution, no?

Do you want to learn about nutrition? Metabolism? Medicine and general health? Biochemistry allows us to understand the large biomolecules that run all of our cellular functions, like proteins, carbohydrates, and DNA. Equip yourself with knowledge so that you don't fall for any of those rampant medical hoaxes or diet fads.

We get energy by eating other organisms, but plants don't have to do that. They can build their own food out of water, carbon dioxide, and sunlight. I'm sure you've heard of photosynthesis before, but let's take a look at some of the finer points, shall we?

Using vivid 3D animated reprersentations, this series consists of short videos that illustrate the fundamentals of cell biology and genetics. Helping viewers to visualize subcellular structures and molecular processes, the videos explore the ultrastructure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, concepts of molecular biology such as DNA replication and protein synthesis, the structure and function of chromosomes, and the cell cycle.

After we learn chemistry and biochemistry, we are ready for biology! In this course we extend our understanding of molecules to encompass an entire cell and everything inside it. This is a huge step in complexity, and we will even talk about how the first cells may have come about.

We know that we are made of cells. But we start out as just one tiny little cell in the womb. How does that become enough cells to look like a baby? And how does that baby get enough cells to become an adult? The answer is mitosis! This is how cells divide to produce new cells with all the DNA for that organism. How does this work? Let's find out!

This program stirs things up by showing how combining chemicals turns substances into mixtures!

Matter exists as elements, compounds and mixtures. But what are the differences between these three forms? Using straightforward images and diagrams and commonplace examples, this video introduces students to how elements, compounds and mixtures are formed, how they bond and combine, and if and how they separate. Succinct and clear, this is essential viewing for students of chemistry.

DNA gel electrophoresis is a method of molecular biology demonstrated in this video with animation and in the lab in the cloning of a clotting gene from liver cells.

The molecular biology method of protein gel electrophoresis is demonstrated with animation and in the lab in the cloning of a blood clotting gene.

Plasma proteins include albumin, globulins, and fibrinogen; removing fibrinogen results in serum proteins. Learn about hyperfibrinogenemia causes and normal lab ranges.

This program from ClickView details the essential aspects of first aid as required to assist someone in need of help.

This ClickView video looks at the main types of injuries that occur in the community and how they should be treated

This ClickView video provides an explanation of the main types of injuries that occur in the home and how they should be treated

A ClickView video which outlines how to respond to an emergency and how to treat a range of injuries, illnesses and emergencies

This ClickView video outlines the four principles of infection control, examines standard precautions, and explores ways that organisations can limit the spread of infection.

This video details the key personal and environmental factors that contribute to the spread of infection.

This introduction to the chemistry laboratory shows students precisely how to conduct themselves in a safe and professional manner.

Safety in the Science Laboratory is imperative, not only is it the basic fundamental of a successful learning environment, it is also every student and teachers right to work in a safe environment.

This engaging and entertaining program teaches students how to recognize hazards, prevent accidents, and cope with emergencies.

This collection demonstrates the correct and safe procedure for: operating fire safety equipment, such as a fire blanket or extinguisher; operating personal safety equipment, such as an eye bath and spills kit; basic techniques such as lighting a Bunsen burner and wafting; taking measurements using a thermometer or measuring cylinder; using a pH meter; and performing dilutions using a volumetric pipette.

Learn the proper method of cleaning up a spill involving bloodborne pathogens or sharps in a lab setting.

Laboratory Personal Protective Equipment - PPE

Videos on a range of algebra-related subjects including: equations, graphs and ratios.

Videos on a range of advanced algebra-related subjects including: equations, exponentials and logarithms.

A series of videos on how to calculate the area and perimeter of a range of shapes.

A range of videos on Confidence Intervals

A video on how to convert Fahrenheit to Celsius

A series of video tutorials from Windows on how to create charts and graphs in Excel

An example of repeatability within an experiment and how to graph and comment on the results

A series of videos explaining errors in probability & statistics

A series of videos on how to create and read stem and leaf plots

A video on how to calculate Anova and F-Test

How to use Excel to calculate Anova and F-Test

A video demonstrating how to use Excel to create a calibration graph

A series of videos on Normal Distribution

A series of videos on regression and regression lines.

A series of videos on determining and using significant figures

A range of videos on probability & statistics, including: Random variables, Regression lines and Descriptive statistics (mean, mode, median etc)

A range of videos on topics including algebra, fractions, statistics, graphs, decimals and equations.

This 2010 Falling Walls lecture video highlights Vanmaekelbergh’s mission to discern completely new classes of materials based on interacting colloidal building blocks that are crucial to the functionality of solar cells, lasers, and LEDs.

A video on Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometry from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Physicists have created a new imaging technique that allows scientists to see living cells under a microscope without needing to inject them with harmful dyes.

A video on Mass Spectrometry using a magnetic sector instrument from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Using animated diagrams, time-lapse photography, and scanning electron microscopy, this program concisely examines several key areas of plant biology.

A video on Ultraviolet/Visible Spectrometry from the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Plasmid preparation is a method of molecular biology demonstrated with animation and in the lab in the cloning of a clotting gene from liver cells.

Developing new medicines, breeding better plant varieties, making cleaning
supplies more efficient – biotechnology uses natural cellular and bimolecular processes to develop new technologies or improve existing products. In this film, we look at some of the most promising products being developed now and explore some of the potential dangers.

Every cell nucleus contains genes encoded in DNA strains; they contain all the information required to build and maintain an organism. DNA is replicated each time cell division occurs. DNA polymerase orchestrates the process of DNA polymerization.

Cloning is the process of copying a sequence of DNA for study. DNA is fragmented using digestion with restriction endonucleases, in which an enzyme cuts specific nucleic acids, leaving sticky ends that can be reattached. Using gel electrophoresis, specific parts can be separated and then transported to a bacteria cell with a vector.

This program shows the various types of gene reproduction and examines the gene responsible for blood clotting.

Transfection is a method of molecular biology demonstrated with animation and in the lab in the cloning of a clotting gene from liver cells.

A genetically modified material is injected into plant cells. Insect-resistant plants are grown. Some plants now resist harmful viruses. Gene transfers increase the nutritional value of plants.

Introduction to PCR (polymerase chain reaction).

Plasmids are double stranded DNA molecules and are useful tools for cloning copy DNA fragments. Restriction enzymes recognize specific sequences of DNA and cut them in characteristic manner.

Clones are groups of genetically identical cells. Molecular biology tools like reverse transcriptase, DNA-polymerase 1, and DNase are tools of molecular biology used to clone genes in the lab.

This video looks at how using spectroscpy to analyse soil composition can help
farmers decide on the best type of fertiliser to use