Category Nature

Leonardo: Anatomist – by Nature Video

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Leonardo: Anatomist – by Nature Video

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Nature Video was invited to Windsor Castle to see some of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings. The drawings show that

Immunotherapy: Boosting the immune system to fight cancer

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Immunotherapy: Boosting the immune system to fight cancer

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The concept of 'teaching' the immune system to recognize and destroy cancer cells is over a century old, but the

One foot in the past

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One foot in the past

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A few million years ago, our ancestors stopped climbing trees and started walking upright, on two feet. To work

How to see around corners

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How to see around corners

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This video shows how scientists at the MIT Media Lab (www.media.mit.edu/) reconstruct a hidden object using scattered laser light.

福島の1年

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福島の1年

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English version: http://youtu.be/PqQWpo_AsF81年前、福島第一原子力発電所の3基の原子炉がメルトダウンした。Nature Videoでは、原子炉の安定化、そしてさらなる汚染の拡散を防止するために行われている懸命の作業について紹介する...

A year at Fukushima

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A year at Fukushima

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A year ago, three nuclear reactors melted down at the Fukushima power plant in Japan. Nature Video takes a look

Stem cells put women on fertile ground – by Nature Video

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Stem cells put women on fertile ground – by Nature Video

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Stem cells from the ovaries of reproductive age women can give rise to cells that appear to be mature oocytes,

Debating research into mutant H5N1 flu virus – by Nature Video

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Debating research into mutant H5N1 flu virus – by Nature Video

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On 2 February, scientists and public health officials squared off in a panel discussion at the New York Academy of

Leaping lizards! – by Nature Video

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Leaping lizards! – by Nature Video

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High-speed video footage of leaping lizards supports a 40-year-old hypothesis about how theropod dinosaurs, like the velociraptors of Jurassic Park

Method of the Year 2011: Gene-editing nucleases – by Nature Video

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Method of the Year 2011: Gene-editing nucleases – by Nature Video

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Gene-editing nucleases can make targeted and precise changes to an organism's genome. This has opened up new possibilities for the

RNA interference (RNAi): by Nature Video

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RNA interference (RNAi): by Nature Video

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RNA interference (RNAi) is an important process, used by many different organisms to regulate the activity of genes. This animation

Secrets of the Black Death – by Nature Video

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Secrets of the Black Death – by Nature Video

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The Black Death pandemic swept across Europe in the mid-14th century killing about half the population. It was caused by

Hungry for knowledge – with Oliver Smithies

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Hungry for knowledge – with Oliver Smithies

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Oliver Smithies is a toolmaker. He shared the Nobel prize for discoveries that led to the development of knockout mice.

A life in science – with Elizabeth Blackburn

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A life in science – with Elizabeth Blackburn

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Elizabeth Blackburn grew up in Hobart on the Australian island of Tasmania. It was a long journey from there to

Bench or bedside? – with Ferid Murad

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Bench or bedside? – with Ferid Murad

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Camelia-Lucia Cimpianu is trying to decide between a career as a researcher or a practising doctor. In this film, she

福島原発事故から半年

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福島原発事故から半年

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Fukushima nuclear crisis, six months on - Japanese version 福島第一原子力発電所の原子炉3機におけるメルトダウンを発端とした原発事故により、日本では現在も危機的状況が続いている。原子炉の安定化作業、また日本および世界中...

Fukushima nuclear crisis, six months later

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Fukushima nuclear crisis, six months later

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The meltdown of three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant has led to an ongoing crisis in Japan. Nature

Combating cancer – with Edmond Fischer

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Combating cancer – with Edmond Fischer

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Nobel Laureate Eddie Fischer was born in Shanghai in 1920. Since then, China has emerged as an economic superpower. Now

The virus catchers – with Harald zur Hausen

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The virus catchers – with Harald zur Hausen

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Young researchers Jan Gralton and Sven-Eric Schelhorn are fascinated by the minute world of viruses. They have plenty of questions

Strands of life: Trailer

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Strands of life: Trailer

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Scientists from over 70 countries gathered at the 2011 Meeting of Nobel Laureates in Lindau to discuss the world's greatest

Supergene controls butterfly mimicry – by Nature Video

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Supergene controls butterfly mimicry – by Nature Video

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The colorful Amazonian butterfly Heliconius Numata increases its odds of survival by mimicking the wing patterns of other closely-related species.

The great ape program

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The great ape program

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As populations of chimpanzees dwindle in the wild, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for evolutionary anthropology are studying them

Virtual Environments for Health

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Virtual Environments for Health

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Reporter Daniel Cressey takes a trip to the University of Birmingham for a walk through a virtual world. By recreating

Miniature lab can diagnose disease in the field – by Nature Video

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Miniature lab can diagnose disease in the field – by Nature Video

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A credit card-sized device called the mChip can diagnose HIV and syphilis in minutes in the remotest reaches of the

Space Shuttles United — by Nature Video

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Space Shuttles United — by Nature Video

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NASA's 30-year Space Transportation System (STS) program came to an end on 21st July 2011. The Space Shuttle fleet delivered

The 50-year quest to replace warfarin: by Nature Video

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The 50-year quest to replace warfarin: by Nature Video

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For over 50 years, thrombosis has been treated with the anticoagulant warfarin. This video describes the timeline from the discovery

Science on the go w/ the nature.com iPad app

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Science on the go w/ the nature.com iPad app

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Take your science on the go with the nature.com iPad app Access is free with any

Fukushima’s nuclear emergency – by Nature Video

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Fukushima’s nuclear emergency – by Nature Video

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The partial meltdown of nuclear fuel at the Fukushima nuclear power plant has created a crisis in Japan. Nature Video

Untangling the brain – by Nature Video

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Untangling the brain – by Nature Video

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Our brains are a dense tangle of billions of nerve cells connected together at synapses. Knowing how everything links up

Chemical functionality on nature.com: A user guide

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Chemical functionality on nature.com: A user guide

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This video guides you through the functionality, found on some journal articles on nature.com, for browsing and locating chemical information.

Watch this GenSpace – by Nature Video

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Watch this GenSpace – by Nature Video

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For just $100 per month, anyone can join GenSpace NYC, a new do-it-yourself biology lab in downtown Brooklyn. Produced in

Sci Foo: What worries you?

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Sci Foo: What worries you?

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Each year Google, Nature and O'Reilly Media invite some of the sharpest thinkers to Science Foo Camp in California (

Sci Foo: Imagining the future

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Sci Foo: Imagining the future

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Which technology will have the greatest impact in the next 10 years: the internet, genomics or geo-engineering? Are you optimistic

Sci Foo: 1 billion dollars

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Sci Foo: 1 billion dollars

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If you had 1 billion dollars to spend on just one project, what would it be? Here's how an

Sci Foo: Food & energy

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Sci Foo: Food & energy

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How do we feed 9 billion people? How can we reduce our carbon dioxide emissions? We asked these

How the seahorse got its shape — by Nature Video

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How the seahorse got its shape — by Nature Video

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See how the seahorse's curiously curved trunk, bent head and long snout help it to catch its dinner. Seahorses

Penguins: the flip side of flipper bands – by Nature Video

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Penguins: the flip side of flipper bands – by Nature Video

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Scientists often study penguins to see how climate change is affecting the marine ecosystem. To keep track of individual

Animation: The Central Dogma

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Animation: The Central Dogma

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The 'Central Dogma' of molecular biology is that 'DNA makes RNA makes protein'. This anime shows how molecular machines

Method of the Year 2010: Optogenetics – by Nature Video

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Method of the Year 2010: Optogenetics – by Nature Video

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This video shows how scientists can control the behaviour of cells simply by switching on a light. The technique,

Behind the scenes: Lego Antikythera Mechanism

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Behind the scenes: Lego Antikythera Mechanism

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The Antikythera Mechanism: http://bit.ly/fm4oFK is the oldest known scientific computer: an ancient Greek astronomical clock for