Douchy's Biology

Douchy's Biology episodes:

• 09.14.2022

  Episode 13: Unnatural selection

  This episode is (mostly) about artificial selection / selective breeding.  Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to [email protected]   © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part...

  
• 08.30.2022

  Episode 12: How Evolution Works

  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...

  
• 08.09.2022

  Episode 11: Mutations … and Porsches

  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...

  
• 08.03.2022

  Episode 10: Immunity Q&A

  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...

  
• 07.12.2022

  Episode 9: War Stories

  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.  Ask your questions for...

  
• 05.17.2022

  Episode 8: Department of Defence

  This episode is about the human immune system.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to [email protected]  © 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be...

  
• 05.10.2022

  Episode 7: Cellular respiration

  This episode is about cellular respiration and anaerobic fermentationAsk your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to [email protected]  © 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may...

  
• 04.07.2022

  Episode 6: Photosynthesis

  This episode is about photosynthesis. It covers C3 photosynthesis including the light dependent and light independent reactions (Calvin cycle), C4 photosynthesis and CAM photosynthesis.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to [email protected]   © 2022 Andrew Douch This work...

  
• 03.30.2022

  Episode 5: Cuttingan dJoiningDNA

  Restriction enzymes, CRISPR-Cas9 and ligase are just a few of the key players in this episode which is all about the tools that molecular biologists have borrowed from bacteria and use in lab to manipulate DNA.Ask your questions for discussion...

  
• 03.08.2022

  Episode 4: Gene Expression [and regulation]

  This episode is about transcription, RNA processing, translation and gene regulation (in the Trp operon). Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to [email protected]  © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use...

  
• 02.24.2022

  Episode 3: Nucleic Acids

  This episode is about Nucleic acids: DNA and RNA Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:  - Email to [email protected]. © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968,...

  
• 02.16.2022

  Episode 2: Protein

  This episode is about proteins - the most important biomacromolecules in Unit 3 and 4 Biology - and in life.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to [email protected]  © 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from...

  
• 02.10.2022

  Episode 1: Chem for Bio

  This episode covers basic chemistry terms and concepts that biology students need for success in Unit 3/4 VCE Biology.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to [email protected]  - "Like" the Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/biologypodcast© 2022 Andrew DouchThis work...

  
• 06.24.2021

  Episode 18: Bio-Hacking

  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...

  
• 08.25.2020

  20.1 Studying Biology in Lockdown

  This episode is about study techniques that work really well for biology, at this time of the year, especially during lockdown. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to [email protected]...

  
• 10.05.2017

  1716 The Rellies

  This episode is about Hominin evolution and also lots of listener questions as we head into the final exam for VCE Biology Unit 3/4. email: [email protected] forum: www.facebook.com/biologypodcast Free voicemail http://biologyoracle.podomatic.com (click the orange button) or click the Speakpipe button on the...

  
• 08.28.2017

  Evidence for Evolution

  This episode is about the evidence that life on earth has changed over time. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to [email protected] - "Like" the Facebook Page, follow...

  
• 08.18.2017

  1714 Unnatural Selection

  This episode is about Artificial selection (selective breeding), sexual selection and allopatric speciation. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to [email protected] - "Like" the Facebook Page, follow link...

  
• 07.10.2017

  1713 How Evolution Works

  This episode is about the mechanisms of evolution: Natural selection, genetic drift and gene flow, including the founder effect and genetic bottlenecks. Free voicemail http://biologyoracle.podomatic.com (click the orange button) email: [email protected] forum: www.facebook.com/biologypodcast Douchy's Website: http://www.evolveducation.com.au © 2017 Andrew Douch...

  
• 05.23.2017

  1711 War Stories

  This episode is about applications of our understanding of the immune system to everyday experiences. We consider allergies, vaccines, autoimmune disorders and other aspects of the human experience related to the function, or disfunction of the immune system Ask your questions...

  
• 05.11.2017

  Department of Defence

  This episode is about the specific (adaptive) and non-specific immune responses. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to [email protected] - "Like" the Facebook Page, follow link at www.evolveducation.com.au/biology. ©...

  
• 05.09.2017

  1709 Fully Sick

  This episode is about invading cellular and non-cellular pathogens. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to [email protected] - "Like" the Facebook Page, follow link at www.evolveducation.com.au/biology. © 2017 Andrew...

  
• 04.19.2017

  1708 Programmed Cell Death

  This episode is about apoptosis Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to [email protected] - "Like" the Facebook Page, follow link at www.evolveducation.com.au/biology. © 2017 Andrew Douch This work is copyright....

  
• 03.30.2017

  1707 Message in a Bottle

  This episode is about signalling molecules (in plants and animals) and signal transduction. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave a free voicemail by visiting visit www.evolveducation.com.au/biology - Email to [email protected] - "Like" the Facebook Page, follow...

  
• 02.28.2017

  1703 Genes

  This episode is about gene structure and regulation. It includes discussions of the differences between structural and regulatory genes, gene structure and the lac operon as an example of gene regulation. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Leave...

  
• 02.10.2017

  1701 Membranes

  This episode is about biological membranes: what they are, where they are found, and the ways in which various substances are able to (or unable to as the case may be) move across them. Ask your questions for discussion on...