Douchy's Biology

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A podcast focussed on the 2022 Victorian VCE Unit 3/4 Biology course.

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Episodes

Episode 13: Unnatural selection

This episode is (mostly) about artificial selection / selective breeding. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: biologypodcast@gmail.com Disclaimers: 1. The explanations p...

Sep 14, 2022•36 min•Season 22Ep. 13

Episode 12: How Evolution Works

This episode is about the mechanisms of evolution: Natural selection, genetic drift and gene flow, including the founder effect and genetic bottlenecks. © 2022 Andrew Douch. Please do not reproduce without permission. Disclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this podcast are given in good faith but no responsibility will be taken for their accuracy. 2. The opinions expressed in this podcast are my own. They do not represent the opinions of the VCAA or any other organisation or government bod...

Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 22Ep. 12

Episode 11: Mutations … and Porsches

This episode is about mutations especially types of mutations and their effects on proteins, genetic variation and viral antigenic drift and also answers some great questions asked by listeners about a range of things that often confuse students, such as why we are not still immune to a virus that has undergone antigenic shift, or why we have both NK cells and Tc cells (CTLs) when they both seem to do the same thing ... and more. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email...

Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 22Ep. 11

Episode 10: Immunity Q&A

The whole of this episode is devoted to answering student questions, most of them about the immune system. If you only want a basic understanding of the immune system, you might want to skip this episode. It is intended for those students who want to go a little deeper and see how the puzzle pieces fit together.

Aug 03, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 22Ep. 10

Episode 9: War Stories

In this episode we apply what we know about the immune system to our everyday experience of disease and pathogens - and explores some of the ways that we use technology to fight the war against pathogens. Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and...

Jul 12, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 22Ep. 9

Episode 8: Department of Defence

This episode is about the human immune system.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: biologypodcast@gmail.comDisclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this podcast are giv...

May 17, 2022•1 hr 9 min

Episode 7: Cellular respiration

This episode is about cellular respiration and anaerobic fermentationAsk your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: biologypodcast@gmail.comDisclaimers: 1. The explanations provided ...

May 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min

Episode 6: Photosynthesis

This episode is about photosynthesis. It covers C3 photosynthesis including the light dependent and light independent reactions (Calvin cycle), C4 photosynthesis and CAM photosynthesis.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concernin...

Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 6 min

Episode 5: Cuttingan dJoiningDNA

Restriction enzymes, CRISPR-Cas9 and ligase are just a few of the key players in this episode which is all about the tools that molecular biologists have borrowed from bacteria and use in lab to manipulate DNA.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests ...

Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 28 min

Episode 4: Gene Expression [and regulation]

This episode is about transcription, RNA processing, translation and gene regulation (in the Trp operon). Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: www.andrewdouch.com.au/cont...

Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 13 min

Episode 3: Nucleic Acids

This episode is about Nucleic acids: DNA and RNA Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast: - Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com. © 2022 Andrew Douch This work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: www.andrewdouch.com.au/contact Disclaimers: 1. The explanations provided in this po...

Feb 24, 2022•45 min

Episode 2: Protein

This episode is about proteins - the most important biomacromolecules in Unit 3 and 4 Biology - and in life.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com © 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning reproduction rights should be made in writing at: www.andrewdouch.com.au/cont...

Feb 16, 2022•42 min

Episode 1: Chem for Bio

This episode covers basic chemistry terms and concepts that biology students need for success in Unit 3/4 VCE Biology.Ask your questions for discussion on the upcoming podcast:- Email to biologypodcast@gmail.com - "Like" the Facebook Page, https://www.facebook.com/biologypodcast© 2022 Andrew DouchThis work is copyright. Apart from any use permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior permission from Andrew Douch. Requests and enquiries concerning ...

Feb 10, 2022•46 min

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