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How do cancer cells behave differently from healthy ones? – George Zaidan
An animated primer on what separates a cancer cell from a normal one, from uncontrolled division to evading the body's usual checks. Viewers also…
NCI Minute: CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment
A short National Cancer Institute explainer on CAR T-cell therapy, in which a patient's own T cells are engineered to recognize and attack cancer.…
Checkpoint Inhibitors: Taking the Brakes Off the Immune System
Explains how tumors exploit immune 'checkpoints' to switch off T cells and how checkpoint-blocking drugs release those brakes. A useful foundation for understanding much…
How CRISPR lets us edit our DNA | Jennifer Doudna
CRISPR co-inventor Jennifer Doudna describes how a bacterial immune system became a programmable tool for editing DNA. She also raises the ethical questions that…
Genetic Engineering Will Change Everything Forever – CRISPR
An animated overview of how genetic engineering developed and why CRISPR made editing DNA cheaper and more precise. It walks through potential medical uses…
How does an MRI machine work?
A plain-language look at the physics behind magnetic resonance imaging, from powerful magnets to radio pulses and hydrogen atoms in the body. Viewers come…
Artificial intelligence in medicine: Mayo Clinic Radio
Mayo Clinic experts discuss how artificial intelligence is being applied in clinical practice. The conversation covers where AI can assist clinicians and what its…
Explaining Clinical Trials
The European regulator explains what clinical trials are, why they are run in phases, and how participants are protected. A good baseline for reading…
5 Things You Need to Know About the Drug Approval Process
The FDA outlines key facts about how a new medicine moves from development to approval. It clarifies what regulators review and what an approval…
How to Sequence a Genome: Introduction
The National Human Genome Research Institute introduces the basic steps of reading an organism's DNA. It sets up the core ideas behind genome sequencing…
Why Age? Should We End Aging Forever?
An animated explanation of the cellular processes thought to drive aging, including DNA damage, telomere shortening and senescent cells. It also looks at the…
How to 3D print human tissue – Taneka Jones
Shows how bioprinters build living tissue layer by layer using cell-laden 'bio-inks'. Viewers learn what has been achieved so far and the obstacles, such…