The HSC Biology Podcast

The HSC Biology Podcast episodes:

• 10.22.2021

  Module 8: Kidney Disorders, Technology and Evaluation

  Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example: hearing loss visual disorders loss of kidney function Investigate technologies that are used to assist with the effects of a disorder, including but not limited...

  
• 09.28.2021

  Module 8: Eye Disorders and Technology

  Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example: visual disorders Investigate technologies that are used to assist with the effects of a disorder, including but not limited to: (ACSBL100) visual disorders: spectacles,...

  
• 09.21.2021

  Module 8: Ear Disorders and Technology

  Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example: hearing loss Investigate technologies that are used to assist with the effects of a disorder, including but not limited to: (ACSBL100) hearing loss: cochlear...

  
• 09.08.2021

  Module 8: Effectiveness of Epidemiology, Public Health Campaigns and Genetic Engineering

  Evaluate, using examples, the benefits of engaging in an epidemiological study Use secondary sources to evaluate the effectiveness of current disease-prevention methods and develop strategies for the prevention of a non-infectious disease, including but not limited to: educational programs and campaigns  genetic...

  
• 08.25.2021

  Module 8:Epidemiology and Non-Infectious Disease Treatment

  analyse patterns of non-infectious diseases in populations, including their incidence and prevalence, including but not limited to: – nutritional diseases – diseases caused by environmental exposure Investigate the treatment/management, and possible future directions for further research, of a non-infectious disease using...

  
• 08.11.2021

  Module 8: Water Balance in Plants and Non-infectious Disease Causes and Effects

  Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including: mechanisms in plants that allow water balance to be maintained  investigate the causes and effects of non-infectious diseases in humans, including but not limited to: genetic diseases diseases...

  
• 08.02.2021

  Module 8: Hormonal and Neural Pathways

  Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including: internal coordination systems that allow homeostasis to be maintained, including hormones and neural pathways (ACSBL112, ACSBL113, ACSBL114) Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They...

  
• 07.20.2021

  Module 8: Endotherm Adaptations for Homeostasis

  Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including: trends and patterns in behavioural, structural and physiological adaptations in endotherms that assist in maintaining homeostasis Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide...

  
• 07.14.2021

  Module 8: Negative Feedback Loops and Homeostasis

  Construct and interpret negative feedback loops that show homeostasis by using a range of sources, including but not limited to: (ACSBL101, ACSBL110, ACSBL111) temperature (ACSBL098) glucose Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at...

  
• 07.05.2021

  Module 7: Interpreting Data, Predicting and Controlling Disease and Aboriginal Bush Medicine.

  Interpret data relating to the incidence and prevalence of infectious disease in populations, for example: mobility of individuals and the portion that are immune or immunised Malaria or Dengue Fever in South East Asia Evaluate historical, culturally diverse and current strategies to predict...

  
• 06.20.2021

  Module 7: Physical and Chemical Changes, Procedures for Limiting Disease, Antiviral and Antibiotics

  Analyse responses to the presence of pathogens by assessing the physical and chemical changes that occur in the host animal's cells and tissues Investigate and analyse the wide range of interrelated factors involved in limiting local, regional and global spread of...

  
• 06.02.2021

  Module 7: Primary and Secondary Responses, Vaccines and Physical and Chemical changes.

  Analyse responses to the presence of pathogens by assessing the physical and chemical changes that occur in the host animal's cells and tissues Explain how the immune system responds after primary exposure to a pathogen, including innate and acquired immunity Thanks to...

  
• 05.25.2021

  Module 7: Adaptive Immune System

  Investigate and model the innate and adaptive immune systems in the human bodyThanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

  
• 05.17.2021

  Module 7: Innate Immune System - First and Second Lines of Defence

  Investigate and model the innate and adaptive immune systems in the human body.Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

  
• 05.10.2021

  Module 7: Pathogen Adaptations and Australian Plant Responses

  Investigate the response of a named Australian plant to a named pathogen through practical and/or secondary-sourced investigation, for example: fungal pathogens viral pathogens Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them...

  
• 04.24.2021

  Module 7: Plant and Animal Diseases in Agriculture

  Assess the causes and effects of diseases on agricultural production, including but not limited to: plant diseases animal diseases Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

  
• 04.16.2021

  Module 7: Pasteur and Koch

  Investigate the work of Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur, to explain the causes and transmission of infectious diseases, including: Koch’s postulates Pasteur’s experiments on microbial contamination Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at...

  
• 04.14.2021

  Module 7: Transmission Types, Transmission During an Epidemic and Food/Water Testing

  Describe a variety of infectious diseases caused by pathogens, including microorganisms, macroorganisms and non-cellular pathogens, and collect primary and secondary-sourced data and information relating to disease transmission, including: Investigate the transmission of a disease during an epidemic design and conduct a practical...

  
• 03.28.2021

  Long Reads Sunday: Ebola's Transmissibility and A Mysterious Sea Star Killer.

  EBola Article: https://www.livescience.com/ebola-lingered-survivor-sparked-outbreak.html   Sea Star Article: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bacteria-suffocating-sea-stars-wasting-disease-goo

  
• 03.26.2021

  Module 7: Pathogen Classifications

  Describe a variety of infectious diseases caused by pathogens, including microorganisms, macroorganisms and non-cellular pathogens, and collect primary and secondary-sourced data and information relating to disease transmission, including: classifying different pathogens that cause disease in plants and animals(ACSBL117) Thanks to STEM Reactor...

  
• 03.21.2021

  Long Reads Sunday: Impact of GE crops on Biodiversity

  This week I read through an overview of research on GM crops on biodiversity by Janet E. Carpenter.Full article here: https://training.fws.gov/resources/course-resources/pesticides/GMOs/impacts_of_ge_crops.pdf

  
• 03.18.2021

  Module 6: Impact on Biodiversity and Social, Economic and Cultural Effects of Biotechnology

  This episode covers the following:Evaluating the changes to the Earth’s biodiversity due to genetic techniques. Evaluate the effect on biodiversity of using biotechnology in agriculture. Interpret a range of secondary sources to assess the influence of social, economic and cultural contexts on...

  
• 03.15.2021

  Long Reads Sunday: Ethics and Genetic Engineering

  This weeks article is about the current state of CRISPR-Cas9 technology and the social and ethical concerns that are being raised. Link to original article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7129066/

  
• 03.11.2021

  Module 6: Genetic Technologies

  Investigate the uses and advantages of current genetic technologies that induce genetic change Compare the processes and outcomes of reproductive technologies, including but not limited to: - artificial insemination - artificial pollination Investigate and assess the effectiveness of cloning, including but not limited to: -...

  
• 03.07.2021

  Long Reads Sunday: Gene Drives

  This episode goes through 'Gene Drives'. This is biotechnology designed to ensure favourable traits pass through a population. Article is taken from: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/03/210306113147.htm

  
• 03.01.2021

  Module 6: Professor Marcel Dinger - Coding and Non-coding DNA

  Key Point'Assess the significance of ‘coding’ and ‘non-coding’ DNA segments in the process of mutation.'Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

  
• 02.28.2021

  Long Reads Sunday: CRISPR Base Editing Tools

  This article is about the use of a second-generation CRISPR tool called 'gene editors' in order to make changes to single bases in the DNA to cure a condition called progeria.

  
• 02.28.2021

  Module 6: Biotechnology Past Present and Future

  Investigate the uses and applications of biotechnology (past, present and future), including:(ACSBL087) -   analysing the social implications and ethical uses of biotechnology, including plant and animal examples -   researching future directions of the use of biotechnology -   evaluating the potential...

  
• 02.21.2021

  Long Reads Sunday: How The Placenta Evolved From An Ancient Virus

  In this episode, I read through an article by Avir Mitra, on the role of viral proteins in the development of the placenta. https://whyy.org/segments/the-placenta-went-viral-and-protomammals-were-born/Journal Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6177113/

  
• 02.15.2021

  Module 6: Impact of Mutation, Gene Flow and Genetic Drift on Populations

  Evaluate the effect of mutation, gene flow and genetic drift on the gene pool of populations.Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

  
• 02.08.2021

  Module 6: Mutations - Point, Chromosomal, Somatic and Germline

  Compare the causes, processes and effects of different types of mutation, including but not limited to: -       point mutation -       chromosomal mutation Distinguish between somatic mutations and germ-line mutations and their effect on an organism.Thanks to STEM...

  
• 01.29.2021

  Module 5: Prof. Vanessa Hayes on Human Origins and Interdisciplinary Research

  Investigate the use of data analysis from a large-scale collaborative project to identify trends, patterns and relationships,  for example: -        population genetics relating to human evolution. Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology...

  
• 01.25.2021

  Module 6: Mutations - Electromagnetic, Chemical and Naturally Occurring Mutagens

  Inquiry Question: How does mutation introduce new alleles into a population?Explain how a range of mutagens operate, including but not limited to: -       electromagnetic radiation sources -       chemicals -       naturally occurring mutagensThanks to STEM...

  
• 12.01.2020

  Module 5: Lauren McKnight - DNA Sequencing, Profiling and Genotyping Technologies

  An awesome interview with Lauren McKnight from the Garvan Institute on all things genetic sequencing, profiling and genotyping. Covering the following key point:Investigate the use of technologies to determine inheritance patterns in a population using, for example: (ACSBL064, ACSBL085) - DNA sequencing...

  
• 11.22.2020

  Module 5: Pedigrees, Punnet Squares and Population Genetics (SNP's)

  Model the formation of new combinations of genotypes produced during meiosis, including but not limited to: –    constructing and interpreting information and data from pedigrees and Punnett squares Collect, record and present data to represent frequencies of characteristics in a population,...

  
• 11.14.2020

  Module 5: Interpreting Inheritance Patterns

  Model the formation of new combinations of genotypes produced during meiosis, including but not limited to: –    interpreting examples of autosomal, sex-linkage, co-dominance, incomplete dominance and multiple alleles. Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need...

  
• 10.26.2020

  Module 5: Meiosis, Crossing Over, Independent Assortment, Random Segregation, Fertilisation and Mutation

  Covering the following points: Conduct practical investigations to predict variations in the genotype of offspring by modelling meiosis, including the crossing over of homologous chromosomes, fertilisation and mutations Also went through Independent Assortment and Random SegregationThanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this...

  
• 10.19.2020

  Module 5: Polypeptide Synthesis and the Structure and Function of Proteins

  Transcription and Translation Importance of mRNA and tRNA Function/importance of polypeptide synthesis  Genes/environment affect phenotypic expression  Structure/function of proteinsThanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide everything you need to do biotechnology at school, check them out at www.stemreactor.com.au

  
• 08.31.2020

  Module 5: Importance of Cell Replication + Forms of DNA in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes

  Key points addressed: Assess the effect of the cell replication processes on the continuity of species Construct appropriate representations to model and compare the forms in which DNA exists in eukaryotes and prokaryotesThanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide...

  
• 08.18.2020

  Module 5: The Cell Cycle and DNA

  Covering the following points:Model the processes involved in cell replication, including but not limited to: mitosis and meiosis DNA replication using the Watson and Crick DNA model, including nucleotide composition, pairing and bonding Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this podcast. They provide...

  
• 08.08.2020

  Module 5: Fertilisation, Implantation, Pregnancy and Manipulation in Agriculture

  Key points from the podcast: Analyse the features of fertilisation, implantation and hormonal control of pregnancy and birth in mammals Evaluate the impact of scientific knowledge on the manipulation of plant and animal reproduction in agriculture (ACSBL074)  Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring...

  
• 08.03.2020

  Module 5: Mechanism of Reproduction

  Module 5 Heredity:Covering Point 1   'Explain the mechanisms of reproduction that ensure the continuity of a species, by analysing sexual and asexual methods of reproduction in a variety of organisms, including but not limited to'Thanks to STEM Reactor for sponsoring this...