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View Resource Brainwashed by a Parasite

This blog describes a parasitic relationship between fungi and various insects, specifically the ant. It also contains YouTube videos and blog responses to the subject at hand.

http://neurophilosophy.wordpress.com/2006/11/20/brainwashed-...
View Resource The Human Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Biological Clock

This animation shows how in mammals, the controlling clock component that generates a 24-hour rhythm is the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), located in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus. The SCN produces a signal that can keep the rest of the body on an approximately 24-hour schedule. This animation illustrates the location of the SCN in the human brain. There is also additional reading...

http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/human-suprachiasmatic-nuc...
View Resource The Music of Equus Asinus

This video presents common misconceptions about donkeys and discusses the donkey's bray, or sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BgAZenHY-k
View Resource Worlds Largest Blue Whale colony - Discovered in Sri Lanka

A documentary about a new and largest colony of blue whales discovered near Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean. Characteristics of blue whales, possible reasons for the flourishing of this new colony, research conducted, threats and protection of this endangered species are discussed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5MPbZZ4xJA