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Series 1: The Cell

4. DNA and the genome

Key facts about DNA: what it is, how it's made and how it works.

• 9 mins

Series 1: The Cell

5. Protein synthesis

How proteins are made during the processes of transcription and translation.

• 8 mins

Series 1: The Cell

6. Mitosis and meiosis

Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about cell division.

• 10 mins

Series 1: The Cell

7. Diffusion, osmosis and active transport

The three ways that things move in and out of cells.

• 9 mins

Series 1: The Cell

8. Photosynthesis

How plants and algae make their own food by taking energy from sunlight to make glucose.

• 8 mins

Series 1: The Cell

9. Respiration

How living things break down glucose to release energy, carbon dioxide and water.

• 10 mins

Series 2: Organisation of plants and animals

1. The human digestive system

Dr Alex covers the key organs involved in digestion and their special adaptations.

• 10 mins

Series 2: Organisation of plants and animals

2. Enzymes

Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about how enzymes work.

• 10 mins

Series 2: Organisation of plants and animals

3. The human circulatory system

The structure of the heart and the main blood vessels that move blood in and out of it.

• 10 mins

Series 2: Organisation of plants and animals

4. Non-communicable diseases

Dr Alex looks at the differences between communicable and non-communicable diseases.

• 9 mins

Series 2: Organisation of plants and animals

5. The effect of lifestyle on non-communicable diseases

Risk factors which can increase the chances of someone developing a disease.

• 10 mins

Series 2: Organisation of plants and animals

6. Plant tissues and organs

Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about how plants are organised.

• 10 mins

Series 3. Infection and Response

1. Communicable diseases

How communicable diseases - viruses, bacteria, fungi and protists - are spread.

• 11 mins

Series 3. Infection and Response

2. Human defence against infection

How non-specific defence systems protect humans against pathogens.

• 11 mins

Series 3. Infection and Response

3. Vaccination, antibiotics and painkillers

How vaccinations work using antibodies and lymphocytes, and the concept of herd immunity.

• 11 mins

Series 3. Infection and Response

4. Drug discovery

How drugs are tested for their safety, their efficacy, and what the optimum dose might be.

• 10 mins

Series 3. Infection and Response

5. Monoclonal antibodies

How monoclonal antibodies are made and their use in pregnancy tests and cancer treatment.

• 9 mins

Series 3. Infection and Response

6. Plant disease

The physical and chemical defences that protect plants against pathogens.

• 9 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

1. Homeostasis

The maintenance of a constant internal environment in the body.

• 10 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

2. The human nervous system

Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down how neurotransmitters travel across a synapse.

• 10 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

3. The human endocrine system

Dr Alex Lathbridge explains hormones and the six key glands that produce them.

• 9 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

4. Blood glucose

Dr Alex Lathbridge examines what happens if blood glucose levels get too high or too low.

• 9 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

5. Hormones and the menstrual cycle

Dr Alex Lathbridge explains what happens at each stage of the menstrual cycle.

• 11 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

6. The brain and eye

Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the structure of the brain and the eyes.

• 10 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

7. Water and nitrogen balance

How the kidneys maintain water levels in the body and how nitrogen is balanced.

• 9 mins

Series 4: Homeostasis and response

8. Plant hormones

How hormones help plants to grow in response to light and gravity.

• 9 mins

Series 5: Inheritance, variation and evolution

1. Reproduction

Dr Alex Lathbridge breaks down the key facts about sexual and asexual reproduction.

• 8 mins

Series 5: Inheritance, variation and evolution

2. Inheritance

How genetics determine biological sex and inherited health disorders.

• 10 mins

Series 5: Inheritance, variation and evolution

3. Variation

Why variation happens within one species and the genetic and environmental causes.

• 8 mins

Series 5: Inheritance, variation and evolution

4. Evolution

What evolution is and the four key stages of the process of natural selection.

• 9 mins