This episode is about biotechnology: the tools, the techniques and the applications of DNA technology. It covers such important concepts as PCR and Gel electrophoresis, DNA fingerprinting, DNA profiling, Gene therapy, etc. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com - "Like" the Facebook Page, follow link at www.evolveducation.com.au/biology. © 2021 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: www.andrewdouch.com.au/contact Disclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this podcast are given in good faith but no responsibility will be taken for their accuracy. 2. The opinions expressed in this podcast are my own. They do not represent the opinions of the VCAA or any other organisation or government body. Songs in this episode: Music in this podcast was produced by BioRad http://www.cnpg.com/video/flatfiles/539/

Episode 18: Bio-Hacking

A podcast focussed on the 2022 Victorian VCE Unit 3/4 Biology course.

Education

Training

Language Courses

Higher Education

K-12

Educational Technology

This episode is (mostly) about artificial selection / selective breeding. 


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Disclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this podcast are given in good faith but no responsibility will be taken for their accuracy. 2. The opinions expressed in this podcast are my own. They do not represent the opinions of the VCAA or any other organisation or government body. 3. No guarantee is made that the podcast makes a thorough coverage of all aspects of the course, or that all things contained in the course are relevant to VCE Biology Units 3 and 4.

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Episode 13: Unnatural selection

This episode is about the mechanisms of evolution: Natural selection, genetic drift and gene flow, including the founder effect and genetic bottlenecks. © 2022 Andrew Douch. Please do not reproduce without permission. Disclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this podcast are given in good faith but no responsibility will be taken for their accuracy. 2. The opinions expressed in this podcast are my own. They do not represent the opinions of the VCAA or any other organisation or government body. The song in this episode: "The Darwin Song" was produced by the BBC for its television show "Horrible Histories" (Used with permission).

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Episode 12: How Evolution Works

This episode is about mutations especially types of mutations and their effects on proteins, genetic variation and viral antigenic drift and also answers some great questions asked by listeners about a range of things that often confuse students, such as why we are not still immune to a virus that has undergone antigenic shift, or why we have both NK cells and Tc cells (CTLs) when they both seem to do the same thing ... and more.
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- Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com  
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This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: biologypodcast@gmail.com
Disclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this podcast are given in good faith but no responsibility will be taken for their accuracy. 2. The opinions expressed in this podcast are my own. They do not represent the opinions of the VCAA or any other organisation or government body. 3. No guarantee is made that the podcast makes a thorough coverage of all aspects of the course, or that all things contained in the course are relevant to VCE Biology Units 3 and 4.

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Episode 11: Mutations … and Porsches

The whole of this episode is devoted to answering student questions, most of them about the immune system. If you only want a basic understanding of the immune system, you might want to skip this episode. It is intended for those students who want to go a little deeper and see how the puzzle pieces fit together. 

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Episode 10: Immunity Q&A

In this episode we apply what we know about the immune system to our everyday experience of disease and pathogens - and explores some of the ways that we use technology to fight the war against pathogens. 
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© 2022 Andrew Douch
This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: biologypodcast@gmail.com

Disclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this podcast are given in good faith but no responsibility will be taken for their accuracy. 2. The opinions expressed in this podcast are my own. They do not represent the opinions of the VCAA or any other organisation or government body. 3. No guarantee is made that the podcast makes a thorough coverage of all aspects of the course, or that all things contained in the course are relevant to VCE Biology Units 3 and 4.

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Episode 18: Bio-Hacking

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