Course Series

Genetics Epigenetics

DNA, Chromosomes, Genes, and Traits: An Intro to Heredity

The Amoeba Sisters on how DNA, chromosomes, genes, and traits fit together: the starting point for understanding heredity. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @AmoebaSisters

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Our “Junk DNA” Is More Important Than We Once Thought

PBS Eons on why the non-coding stretches of the genome once dismissed as junk turn out to matter. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @eons

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Epigenetics

The Amoeba Sisters explain epigenetics and how cells control gene expression without changing the DNA sequence. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @AmoebaSisters

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What are stem cells? - Craig A. Kohn

TED-Ed on what stem cells are and why they matter: the cells that can still become many kinds of cells. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @TEDEd

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How to Slow Aging (and even reverse it)

Veritasium on slowing aging through the body’s longevity genes, and possibly reversing it with the Yamanaka factors that can reset a cell’s epigenetic state. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @veritasium

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How CRISPR lets you edit DNA - Andrea M. Henle

TED-Ed on how CRISPR lets scientists find and edit specific stretches of DNA. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @TEDEd

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How Base Editing Works | Boston Children's Hospital

Boston Children’s Hospital on how base editing changes a single DNA letter without cutting through both strands. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @ChildrensHospital

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From DNA to protein - 3D

A short 3D animation from yourgenome of how a gene is transcribed and translated into a protein. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @yourgenome

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Gene Expression and Regulation

The Amoeba Sisters on how cells switch genes on and off. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @AmoebaSisters

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What is epigenetics? - Carlos Guerrero-Bosagna

A five-minute animated introduction to epigenetics from TED-Ed. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @TEDEd

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Epigenetics: Why Inheritance Is Weirder Than We Thought

MinuteEarth on how experience might echo across generations through epigenetics, an area where the evidence in humans is still debated. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @MinuteEarth

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Epigenetic Clocks Help to Find Anti-Aging Treatments | Steve Horvath | TEDxBerkeley

Steve Horvath, creator of the first pan-tissue DNA-methylation clock, explains how epigenetic clocks estimate biological age. Part of our Genetics and Epigenetics series. @TEDx

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