There are many issues for discussion from this video, including (1) the meaning of cloning stem cells that have the exact genetic makeup as the patient, (2) the scientific scandal about Korean's scientists that published fake data claiming they successfully cloned stem cells, (3) the application of cloned stem cells, (4) the differences between cloning cells and cloning organisms, (5) the...

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This video explains DNA transcription, translation, and RNAi inhibition in a very interesting animation/analogy, which should be especially helpful for non biology majors. The application of RNAi in disease treatment (although the treatment seems to be in experimental stage) and the usage of RNAi in gene function identification are explained. The RNAi mechanism is explained in two ways...

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