Videos in Individual 2009

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,...

La hipoxia y Las Alturas: Leyendo Entre Los Genes
Este video describe la hipoxia y el proceso de adaptación a las alturas.

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...

Hypoxia and adaptation to altitude: Reading Between the Genes
Short video with interviews discussing the process of adapting to the low oxygen content found at high altitude.

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...

Aggregation of mouse fetal cells on a NAN nanofiber insert.
Visualization of the formation of multiple small punctate areas of aggregation across the surface of a NAN nanofiber insert. Early passage mouse fetal cells in suspension were injected into a...

Time lapse videomicrography of the life cycle of Dictostelium
Distinct stages of Dictyostelium discoideum life cycle can be seen. As the video starts there is a wave of bacterial growth across the agar. From the implantation site of the spores, you can see...

Aggregation of mouse fetal cells on a SAN nanofiber insert.
Visualization of the formation of one large amorphous cell aggregate migrating across the surface of a SAN nanofiber insert. Early passage mouse fetal cells in suspension were injected into a...