Videos tagged with "biology"
Cancer-killing cells caught on video
Scientists reveal in more detail than ever before how white blood cells kill diseased tissue using deadly granules.
High-resolution microscope movie - a Natural Killer (NK) white blood cell contacts a diseased cell
NK cell proteins are essential to detecting the diseased cells like cancers. Here they organise into a ring within which 'killing' granules are delivered to the diseased cell. Narration by Dr Alice Brown, movie compiled by Warwick Bromley.
Dr Ernesto Cota explains how the Als adhesin molecule helps yeasts infect human tissue
Research from Imperial College London has uncovered the mechanism that helps yeast cells attach to human cells, often causing unpleasant fungal infections. This new information could lead scientists to develop new anti-fungal medicines
Architect of the European Research Council, Professor Fotis Kafatos, talks about his work
Professor Kafatos has been awarded the prestigious Leibniz Medal for his work establishing and leading the European Research Council, which oversees international scientific and engineering research across the continent.
Parakeet project calls for a flock of bird-spotters in South-East England
Volunteers are needed to help Imperial scientists carry out a regular census of Rose-ringed Parakeets, small but noisy green birds living in London and the South-East of England.