Mr. Portella Free deck
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Short animated lessons, one topic at a time, each with a flashcard deck built to match it. Starting with the MCAT, with more subjects and classes on the way.

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How it works

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Watch

Each lesson covers one topic in a few minutes, with visuals that show exactly what's being said.

2

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Grab the deck for that section. Same art, same order, same words you just heard.

3

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Import it into Anki and let spaced repetition do the rest. Add topics as you go, or grab the full deck.

Latest lesson

Biology: Viruses, Prions and Viroids

What a virus is built from, how it takes over a cell to copy itself, and the two even simpler things that cause disease: prions and viroids.

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Flashcard decks

Grab one section at a time or the full deck. All decks are free for now.

MCAT · Biology

More MCAT subjects coming

Full deck

Chapter 1: The Cell

Chapter 2: Reproduction

Chapter 3: Embryogenesis

Why these decks?

Honestly, there are plenty of good free decks out there. If one already works for you, keep using it. These are for people who learn from the videos: every card matches a lesson line for line, with the same art, the same order and the same words. Watch it, then lock it in. All decks are free for now, so try them and see if they help.

Why flashcards at all? Spacing out your review and testing yourself are two of the best-supported study methods in learning research. Anki does both for you automatically.

Decks are .apkg files that work with Anki on computer and phone. Digital downloads are delivered instantly after checkout.

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