Chromophore Formation in the Green Fluorescent Protein
This animation depicts the reaction of a 3-amino acid sequence within GFP to produce a cyclic chromophore, the source of the protein's fluorescence. The starting conformation and finished cyclic...
Regulatin' Genes
This parody of Jay-Z's "Money Ain't a Thang" explores the wonderful world of developmental biology. Made for Human Biology 3A at Stanford University. Lyrics (shown below) by Tom McFadden,...
Synaptic Cleft
This parody of Wu-Tang Clan's "Gravel Pit" was made for Human Biology 4A's unit on Neuroscience. The unit is taught by Russ Fernald (who is featured on his bicycle). Lyrics are below, followed by...
Fencing Flamingos
This is a 7-minute film which follows the work of Marita Davison, a PhD student in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Cornell University. Specifically, this film looks at the unique methodologies...
Tour de Sys: The Traveler's View of a Network
Analyzing the structure of complex networks like the US Aviation System can be very difficult, but one way to simplify this problem is to consider only the flights on the shortest routes from one...
Pigment
The video is based on an experiment of a Plant physiology course (HORT301) for Horticulture and Biology students. It is a student production geared towards middle school, highschool students and...
Pressure bomb
This video is a visual 10 step instruction manual how to use a pressure bomb for measuring water pressure in the xylem of transpiring leaves. It is geared towards undergraduate students working in...
PSI-Are my soybeans wearing different genes?
The video PSI – Are my soybeans wearing different genes? is inspired by the popular TV show “CSI-crime scene investigations”. Here, however, the investigators are solving cases in the field...