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BIOL 1720: Biology for Science Majors II

Resources to prepare you for a college-level biology course and to supplement the topics covered in your course.

Circulation and Gas Exchange in Media

Oxygen Transport
An animation that describes how hemoglobin binds and releases oxygen in the circulatory system. A 3:08 YouTube video.
Gas Transport in Blood
A 2:43 minute video from Biology Spot Tutors that explains carbon dioxide and oxygen transport.

Circulatory and Respiratory Systems - Crash Course Biology

Hank covers the variety of respiration systems in animals and the circulatory system in mammals in this 11:40 minute YouTube video.

Circulation and Gas Exchange in the News

Adaptation in Mole Blood Aids Tunnelling
Eastern moles have an adaptation in their hemoglobin that increases carbon dioxide transport in their blood. A 2010 article from ScienceDaily.com
Altitude Sickness May Hinder Ethnic Integration in the World's Highest Places
Can human lung adaptations cause ethnic segregation? Researchers at Princeton University think so when looking at China and Tibet. A 2013 article from e! Science News.
Pocket-sized Sensor Gives Instant Fat Burning Updates
A new fitness device can detect acetone in human exhalations and calculate the related fat metabolism. A 2013 article from e! Science News.

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