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Transduction for the sense of smell
In this video I talk about the process of transduction for the sense of smell.
A Star-Formation Laboratory
The dwarf galaxy NGC 4214 is ablaze with young stars and gas clouds. Located around 10 million...
Lightning Over Brazil
The European Space Agency's Paolo Nespoli took this image of lightning over Brazil as seen from the...
Iceland’s Grimsvotn Volcano
On May 21, 2011, Iceland’s Grimsvotn Volcano erupted, sending an ash plume 12 miles (20 kilometers...
Comparison of Fatty acid biosynthesis and degradation
In this video I compare the pathways of B-oxidation and fatty acid biosynthesis
Leaf tip, New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax), backlit by evening sun
English: Tip of leaf of New Zealand flax (Phormium tenax), backlit by evening sun. Photo taken...
Kawarau Gorge and Roaring Meg
English: Kawarau Gorge, where Roaring Meg joins the Kawarau River, in central Otago, New Zealand....
Microbial Nutrition Introduction
In this video I begin with the idea that most energy is produced by the electron transport chain,...
Inside the Tarawera rift
English: View from the middle of the fissure running across the top of Mount Tarawera. This fissure...
Iceberg in the river draining Jökulsárlón
English: An iceberg stuck in the river that drains Iceland's Jökulsárlón lagoon.
Author: Avenue
Ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis) in Muriwai sand dunes
Ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis) in sand dunes behind Muriwai Beach, west of Auckland, New Zealand....
Bacteria oxygen requirements and counting bacteria
Bacteria have different oxygen requirements. Aerobes, Anaerobes, and microaerophiles tolerate...
Hot pool at Orakei Korako
English: A hot pool on the Artist's Palette, Orakei Korako, near Taupo, New Zealand.
Author Avenue
Honeybee drinking from mountain flax flower
European honeybee (Apis mellifera) drinking from mountain flax flower (Phormium cookianum). Photo...
French marigold with raindrops
English: Yellow French marigold flower (Tagetes patula), with raindrops.
Author: Avenue
Bacteria Growth curve
Four distinct phases to the bacteria growth curve. Lag phase, Log phase, stationary phase, and...
Flesh fly (Sarcophaga), Auckland
English: Flesh fly (unidentified Sarcophaga species), in Auckland, New Zealand.
Author Avenue
Flame structures in Waitemata sandstone, at Long Bay 2
English: Flame structures in Waitemata Sandstone, exposed on an intertidal rock platform between...
Female tree weta on tree fern
English: Female Auckland tree weta (Hemideina thoracica) on tree fern, at Piha, near Auckland, New...