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Play + LearnDrug Development Journey
From a hunch about biology to a medicine on the shelf
How the COVID-19 vaccines were created so quickly – Kaitlyn Sadtler and Elizabeth Wayne
Explains how mRNA vaccines instruct cells to make a harmless viral protein that trains the immune system. It also shows how decades of prior…
Genome + CellsmRNA medicines
Temporary genetic instructions that let the body’s own cells make a protein.
Cancer FrontiersCAR-T cell therapy
A patient’s own immune cells, re-engineered to find and attack a target.
AI + Medicine
DeepTech + MedTechOrganoids & organs-on-chips
Miniature, simplified human tissues grown in the lab to test biology and drugs.
Hans Clevers (Hubrecht I., UU) 3: Organoid Technology for Disease Modeling
Organoid pioneer Hans Clevers explains how adult stem cells can be grown into miniature organ-like structures in the lab. He describes how these organoids…
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…
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 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…
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…