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Out of Asia (1997 Video)

Producer

Chris Hale

Subject

Archaeology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

Late in 1996 archaeologists in the remote north-west Australia’s Northern Territory claimed to have found the oldest art in the world and evidence for the arrival of people in Australia three times earlier...

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Children of Eve, The (1986 Video)

Producer

John Groom

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at research into human ancestry based on information stored in the genes and passed on down through the generations. The ‘molecular clock’ theory maintains that a new people evolved in Africa and...

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Dawn of the Clone Age (1997 Video)

Producer

Deborah Cadbury

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Tells how Dolly the sheep, the first cloned copy an adult mammal, came to be, looking at the experiments on cloning that went on before, and the scientific possibilities opened up by this development. Looks...

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Principles of Genetic Counselling (1975 Video)

Director

David Sharp

Producer

David Sharp

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

Free loan to members, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 35 min.

Describes the aims of genetic counselling, and gives detailed examples of counselling for a variety of disorders: chromosomal (e.g. mongolism), monogenic (e.g. muscular dystrophy), and multifactorial (e.g....

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S327 Videocassette 2 (1995 Video)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 62 min., 2001 sale: £85.00 (+VAT +p&p)

2: Looks at the rhythmic actions of the vertebrate heart and how these rhythms arise through efficient inter-cellular communication. Examines new research into electrical activity and fluid flow through th...

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Cloning the First Human (2002)

Subject

Biology

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 50 minutes), £99.00

Some scientists are claiming that they are ready to clone humans, and that it’ll happen imminently - but scientific evidence discovered in 2001 suggests that attempts to clone humans stand a high chance of...

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Is There a Gene for Happiness (2004)

Subject

Biology; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 29 minutes), £40.00

A programme in 3 parts. As our knowledge of the human genome increases, so does press speculation about the influence that genes may have on our lives and behaviour. Is there a gene for mathematical ability...

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Human Brain Development: Nature and Nurture (2007)

Subject

Biology; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 1, 30 minutes), £125.00

This film, produced at the brain development laboratory at Oregon University, explores the fascinating interplay of genetic predispositions and circumstance after birth in the development of the brain and...

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Nobel’s Greatest Hits: Medicine (2003)

aka: Understand Medicine: Nobel’s Greatest Hits Explained

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £15.99

Five programmes from the series NOBEL’S GREATEST HITS on topics relating to medicine and one on Nobel himself. Each 10-minute programme gives a clear explanation of a major advance in medicine.

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Science of Fat (2005)

Subject

Biology; Medical sciences

Distribution

DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 240 minutes), free

Scientists are unravelling the mechanisms that dictate how the brain and body regulate weight. In four presentations from the HHMI Holiday Lectures in Science 200 series, Dr. Ronald M. Evans and Dr. Jeffrey...

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