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  1. Economic Value of Life, The (2006)

    Subject
    Economics; Medical sciences

    Robert Topel, professor of economics from The University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, assesses the benefits of medical research from an economic perspective. Topel calculates the social value of...

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  2. Seed: Longevity in Storage (1995 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Agriculture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    A tutorial based on the variables relating to seed viability: temperature, moisture content, and to a smaller extent, the particular seed lot of a given species. Explains the equation that derives from these...

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  3. You Only Live Once (1996 Video)

    Director
    John Hey
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

    With the help of private funding and research into a rare disorder - progeria, or premature ageing - geneticists believe they have found the biogical clock - a repeating DNA sequence - that determines when...

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  4. Defying Death (2002)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Free streamed access on Vega website Online, 35 min.

    The panel, chaired by Colin Blakemore and consisting of John Oxford, Richard Peto, Trisha MacNair and Mike Maier, discuss how lifestyle, old and emergent diseases, and recent developments in science, will...

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  5. Chinese Medicine: A Taoist Approach to Health (2003)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 60m minutes), £14.99

    Evolving from a unique understanding of health and disease, Chinese Medicine looks at the connection between mind and body to determine treatment for illness. Treatments include acupuncture, herbal/dietary...

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  6. Staying Alive: The Tougher Sex (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Robin Brightwell; Liz Gray
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) VHS, non-higher education 1999 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) higher education - master tape for re-editing and copying 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS

    With women living on an average of six years longer then men, and with 4000 women centenarians and only 500 men, examines statistical, genetic and archaeological evidence to show whether women’s longevity...

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  7. Reith Lectures 2001, The: The End of Age - Tom Kirkwood (5 Lectures) (2005)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Social Studies

    The Reith lectures 2001 are presented by Tom Kirkwood, Professor of Medicine and Head of the Department of Gerontology at the University of Newcastle. This year’s lectures deal with growing old. Dramatic...

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  8. Science Communication and Public Engagement (2010)

    Subject
    Media studies; Science

    The adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel ‘The War of The Worlds’ in 1938 showed the power of radio to capture listeners’ imagination through science-fiction - and in doing so demonstrated how mass media...

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  9. Charlie Rose Science Series, The (2007)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC), $24.95 each

    The Charlie Rose Science Series is a continuing series broadcast on PBS throughout the US which explores the advances being made in biomedical research, their contribution to our understanding of the world...

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