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Stem Cells: Video

From the 2006 Holiday Lectures — Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning, and Regeneration

Planarian Regeneration and Stem Cells

A mini-documentary discussing the remarkable regenerative capabilities of the planarian, and how HHMI researcher Alejandro Sánchez Alvarado uses them to study the biology of stem cells.

11 minutes 46 seconds


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Cultured Human Embryonic Stem Cells

Cell cultures derived from human embryonic stem cells can reproduce indefinitely and also differentiate into specialized cell types, including beating heart cells.

1 minute 17 seconds


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Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer Video

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is performed looking through a microscope and using small glass pipettes to handle human eggs and to remove and transfer nuclei from one cell to another. SCNT is used to produce clones of cells with the same genetic background as the donor nucleus.

1 minute 59 seconds


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DNA Gene Chip Explanation

Dr. Melton describes the process used to extract DNA from a cell and to analyze it on a gene chip.

51 seconds


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Antlers and Mammalian Regeneration

Dr. Rosenthal describes how antlers are one of the few examples of complete mammalian regeneration.

2 minutes 18 seconds


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Heart Attack and Blocked Arteries

Dr. Rosenthal uses a model of a heart and an artery to describe how blockages lead to heart attack and tissue damage.

51 seconds


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Interview with Douglas Melton

An interview with Dr. Melton.

5 minutes 6 seconds


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Interview with Nadia Rosenthal

An interview with Dr. Rosenthal.

4 minutes 55 seconds


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Interview with Amy Greenwood and Alice Chen

An interview with Amy Greenwood and Alice Chen, two scientists in Dr. Melton's lab.

6 minutes 58 seconds


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Interview with Olivier Mirabeau

An interview with Olivier Mirabeau, a scientist in Dr. Rosenthal's lab.

5 minutes 4 seconds


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Interview with Mumna Al Banchaabouchi

An interview with Dr Mumna Al Banchaabouchi, researcher in the Mouse Phenotyping Core at EMBL in Monterotondo Italy.

2 minutes 55 seconds


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Interview with Jose Gonzales

An interview with Dr. Jose Gonzales, Manager of the Laboratory Animal Resources and Knockout Mouse Facility at EMBL in Monterotondo Italy.

4 minutes 11 seconds

 

 
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