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Module 8: Kidney Disorders, Technology and Evaluation from 2021-10-21T23:50:07
Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example:
- hearing loss
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Module 8: Eye Disorders and Technology from 2021-09-28T07:09:04
Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example:
- visual disorders
Inve...
ListenModule 8: Ear Disorders and Technology from 2021-09-21T01:29:30
Explain a range of causes of disorders by investigating the structures and functions of the relevant organs, for example:
- hearing loss
Investig...
ListenModule 8: Effectiveness of Epidemiology, Public Health Campaigns and Genetic Engineering from 2021-09-08T08:46:18
- 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... Listen
Module 8:Epidemiology and Non-Infectious Disease Treatment from 2021-08-25T02:22:40
- analyse patterns of non-infectious diseases in populations, including their incidence and prevalence, including but not limited to: – nutritional diseases – diseases caused by environmental... Listen
Module 8: Water Balance in Plants and Non-infectious Disease Causes and Effects from 2021-08-11T03:15:29
Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including:
- mechanisms in plants that al... Listen
Module 8: Hormonal and Neural Pathways from 2021-08-02T06:12:50
Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including:
- internal coordination systems... Listen
Module 8: Endotherm Adaptations for Homeostasis from 2021-07-20T03:55:08
Investigate the various mechanisms used by organisms to maintain their internal environment within tolerance limits, including:
- trends and patterns in behavi... Listen
Module 8: Negative Feedback Loops and Homeostasis from 2021-07-14T02:51:19
Construct and interpret negative feedback loops that show homeostasis by using a range of sources, including but not limited to: (ACSBL101, ACSBL110, ACSBL111)
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Module 7: Interpreting Data, Predicting and Controlling Disease and Aboriginal Bush Medicine. from 2021-07-05T08:54:21
Interpret data relating to the incidence and prevalence of infectious disease in populations, for example:
- mobility of individuals and the portion that are i... Listen
Module 7: Physical and Chemical Changes, Procedures for Limiting Disease, Antiviral and Antibiotics from 2021-06-20T01:18:31
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 ...
ListenModule 7: Primary and Secondary Responses, Vaccines and Physical and Chemical changes. from 2021-06-02T08:05:38
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 afte...
ListenModule 7: Adaptive Immune System from 2021-05-25T02:12:12
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...
ListenModule 7: Innate Immune System - First and Second Lines of Defence from 2021-05-17T09:10:05
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 schoo...
ListenModule 7: Pathogen Adaptations and Australian Plant Responses from 2021-05-10T02:36
Investigate the response of a named Australian plant to a named pathogen through practical and/or secondary-sourced investigation, for example:
- fungal pathog... Listen
Module 7: Plant and Animal Diseases in Agriculture from 2021-04-24T09:05:21
Assess the causes and effects of diseases on agricultural production, including but not limited to:
- plant diseases
- animal d... Listen
Module 7: Pasteur and Koch from 2021-04-16T03:07:13
Investigate the work of Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur, to explain the causes and transmission of infectious diseases, including:
- Koch’s postulates
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Module 7: Transmission Types, Transmission During an Epidemic and Food/Water Testing from 2021-04-14T09:22:08
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...
ListenLong Reads Sunday: Ebola's Transmissibility and A Mysterious Sea Star Killer. from 2021-03-28T03:31:15
EBola Article: https://www.livescience.com/ebola-lingered-survivor-sparked-outbreak.html
S...
ListenModule 7: Pathogen Classifications from 2021-03-26T08:44:50
Describe a variety of infectious diseases caused by pathogens, including microorganisms, macroorganisms and non-cellular pathogens, and collect primary and secondary-sourced data and informatio...
ListenLong Reads Sunday: Impact of GE crops on Biodiversity from 2021-03-20T21:59:34
This week I read through an overview of research on GM crops on biodiversity by Janet E. Carpenter. Full article here: Listen
Module 6: Genetic Technologies from 2021-03-11T07:17:17
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 t...
ListenLong Reads Sunday: Gene Drives from 2021-03-06T20:41:42
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...
ListenModule 6: Professor Marcel Dinger - Coding and Non-coding DNA from 2021-03-01T05:03:50
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 t...
ListenLong Reads Sunday: CRISPR Base Editing Tools from 2021-02-27T23:09:35
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.
ListenModule 6: Biotechnology Past Present and Future from 2021-02-27T22:37:54
Investigate the uses and applications of biotechnology (past, present and future), including:(ACSBL087)
- analysing the social implications and ethical uses of biotechnology, including ...
ListenLong Reads Sunday: How The Placenta Evolved From An Ancient Virus from 2021-02-20T20:48:14
In this episode, I read through an article by Avir Mitra, on the role of viral proteins in the development of the placenta.
from 2020-11-22T08:13:22
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 Punn...
Module 5: Interpreting Inheritance Patterns from 2020-11-14T08:00:30
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 ...
ListenModule 5: Meiosis, Crossing Over, Independent Assortment, Random Segregation, Fertilisation and Mutation from 2020-10-26T05:17:31
Covering the following points:
- Conduct practical investigations to predict variations in the genotype of offspring by modelling meiosis, including the crossing over of homologous chr... Listen
Module 5: Polypeptide Synthesis and the Structure and Function of Proteins from 2020-10-19T04:45:46
Transcription and Translation
Importance of mRNA and tRNA
Function/importance of polypeptide synthesis
Genes/environment affect phenotypic expression
Structure/func...
ListenModule 5: Importance of Cell Replication + Forms of DNA in Eukaryotes and Prokaryotes from 2020-08-31T06:55:31
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 i... Listen
Module 5: The Cell Cycle and DNA from 2020-08-18T09:43:32
Covering the following points: Model the processes involved in cell replication, including but not limited to:
- mitosis and meiosis
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Module 5: Fertilisation, Implantation, Pregnancy and Manipulation in Agriculture from 2020-08-08T01:14:18
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 ...
ListenModule 5: Mechanism of Reproduction from 2020-08-03T10:01:39
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...
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