HIV and AIDS

The following contain video clips on information about HIV and AIDS:
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (lecture series)
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (video clips)
CBS News Videos
CNN Videos
Medical News Today

Topic 11: Regulation System

General Information on the Nervous System:

Provided by the www Health Channel on eMedTV.com

Multiple Sclerosis:

Provided by the www Health Channel on eMedTV.com

Endocrine System:Pancreas & Diabetes:

Endocrine System, Pancreas - More bloopers are a click away

Endocrine System: Hypothalamus & Pituitary

Brain, Hyptothalamus, Pituitary Gland, Endocrine System - More bloopers are a click away

Recent Events/Research

The first thing you will do is check the "RSS" feed to look at recent news relating to biology. The instructions are as follows: 1)from mrcerny.blogspot.com click RSS/podcast and login 2)username: password: 3)click on "biology" 4) click the button "display" to refresh 5)scroll down and when you see a title that is of intrest, click on it and read! Post a comment that summarizes the article(s) you read and take time to read other student's comments.

After you have read a few articles, the following video shows "jaw-dropping footage of amazing sea creatures." Post a comment on your thoughts of it after watching it.

Classification

Click here to play PBS's "Orchid Hunter" (then click "classifying life (158k)..."

Evolution Student Projects

Evolution rap:



Evolution lecture notes:

MP3 songs & lectures

The following link has podcasts on MANY different biology topics. You may download them to your iPod/MP3 player if you choose to.

Watch the following video on NPR's "Science Friday" site (a lot of audio and video) about growing a rat heart. There's A LOT more information on stem cells. A few helpful links are below:
NOVA (Part A: Introduction "watch this segment", pros/cons, cloning and more)
Animations/cartoons on "what is a stem cell?" and "different types of stem cells"
General information
NPR's "Science Friday

Cancer Survivor

The following is a video clip of someone who survived cancer:

ANYONE please post a comment (click "comments" below) about your reflections/thoughts on what she spoke to you about or comment on someone elses comment.

Immune System (Student project)

Immune System

Each group will be assigned a number and you must then research information (not simply definition!) and be able to summarize the main ideas. Each group must then 1) post a comment under this posting that summarizes your infmormation and 2) present your information to the class. The following website may help get you started.
1)Bird flu...are humans at risk?
2)Virus used to cure cancer?
3)Human papillomavirus(HPV), should teenagers be vaccinated?
4)Smallpox, will it ever be back?
5)Streptococcus causes strep throat...and more?
6)Is Salmonella in all raw chicken...and so what if it is?
7) How exactly does an antihistamine (like Benedryl) work?
8) How does Cancer form and why can't your body fix it?
9) Does vitamin C really prevent you from getting sick?
10)Stem cells role in the immune system/white blood cells
11)Other (as approved by instructor)