Sir Frederick Banting S.S.
Banting Biology Webpage
Banting Biology Webpage
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| Blood Type Tutorial Demonstrations of the formation of A, B, AB and O blood types as well as the use of antibodies and agglutination in determining blood type. Rh factor is also discussed. |
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| NOVA: The Marathon Mouse With an "exercise pill," researchers turn couch-potato rodents into champion runners. |
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| The Nature of Things "The Downside of High" The Downside of High, directed and written by Bruce Mohun, tells the stories of three young people from British Columbia who believe - along with their doctors - that their mental illness was triggered by marijuana use. All three spent months in hospital psychiatric wards, and still wage a battle with their illness. Today's super-potent pot may be a big part of the problem. Modern growing techniques have dramatically increased the amount of THC, the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana - ramping up the threat to the developing teenage brain. |
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| Suzuki Diaries David Suzuki and his daughter Sarika set out on a European journey, hoping to meet people who are working towards restoring the equilibrium between human needs and planetary limits. |
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| The Nature of Things-To Bee or not to Bee The sudden and drastic disappearance of bee colonies around the world has scientists scrambling to find a cause -- and an antidote. |
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| TVO: The Virus Empire A look at the issue of emerging viral threats as well as ways in which virus can be used to help mankind. |
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| Optogenetics This animation illustrates optogenetics-a radical new technology for controlling brain activity with light. |
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| Electron Micrographs Excellent electron micrographs of cells, cell organelles and microscopic organisms. |
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| NOVA: Aging Will research into "longevity genes" help us live longer and healthier lives? Find out what all the hoopla is about SIR2 and how it can slow down aging, at least in yeast. Molecular biologist Leonard Guarente answers viewer questions about aging and how science could help increase longevity. |
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| NOVA: Epigenetics Our lifestyles and environment can change the way our genes are expressed, leading even identical twins to become distinct as they age. In this audio slide show, hear how the epigenome can make identical-twin mice appear so different. Randy Jirtle, a geneticist in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Duke, answers viewer questions about epigenetics and how our lifestyles might affect the health of our children and even grandchildren. |
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| The Biology Project Animations, review and problem sets for numerous biology concepts. |
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| The Doc Zone: The Disappearing Male "We are conducting a vast toxicological experiment in which our children and our children's children are the experimental subjects." Dr. Herbert Needleman. The Disappearing Male is about one of the most important, and least publicized, issues facing the human species: the toxic threat to the male reproductive system. The last few decades have seen steady and dramatic increases in the incidence of boys and young men suffering from genital deformities, low sperm count, sperm abnormalities and testicular cancer. At the same time, boys are now far more at risk of suffering from ADHD, autism, Tourette's syndrome, cerebral palsy, and dyslexia. The Disappearing Male takes a close and disturbing look at what many doctors and researchers now suspect are responsible for many of these problems: a class of common chemicals that are ubiquitous in our world. Found in everything from shampoo, sunglasses, meat and dairy products, carpet, cosmetics and baby bottles, they are called "hormone mimicking" or "endocrine disrupting" chemicals and they may be starting to damage the most basic building blocks of human development. |
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| Glycolysis Enzymes A description of the enzymes governing each step of glycolysis. |
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| The Story of Stuff |
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| McGraw-Hill Biology Animations |
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| Sumanas Biology Animations |
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| Endomembrane System Animation showing the structure and function of the Endomembrane System |
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| Case Studies | |
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| University of Buffalo Case Studies Collection |
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| The Hot Tub Mystery The goal of this case is to have students explain the components of blood pressure regulation. In reviewing these components students will integrate the various aspects of blood pressure regulation and gain an appreciation of the roles alcohol, heat and Lasix play. |
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| A Bad Reaction: A Case Study in Immunology A look at the role(s) of different immunoglobulins in the immune response. The transference of an allergy to a transplant recipient is examined. |
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| I'm Looking Over a White Striped Clover A case study involving natural selection. |
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| Health Care | |
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