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  1. Jumping Genes (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks the reasons for the rapid spread in the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics.

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  2. Amish, The: A Family Legacy (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    The Amish choose to isolate themselves from other Americans because of their religious beliefs. By intermarriage they have formed an interesting population for studying genetic inheritance.

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  3. Race for a Gene (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

    Discusses the important breakthroughs that led to the discovery of a gene that causes a commonly inherited disorder, Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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  4. Succession (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Discusses the plant succession that takes place on sand dunes. The sand dunes at Braunton Burrows in North Devon provide the study example.

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  5. Winter Sleep, A (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    There is more to hibernation than just ‘sleeping off the winter’. Observations of the Canadian ground squirrel have shown that the animal can control its sleep, even at body temperatures close to...

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  6. Managing Landscape (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Architecture; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 23 min.

    Farming and industry have had a major impact on the landscape. Whether derelict land is restored, or areas of beauty preserved, is largely influenced by politics and finance but ecologists have an essential...

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  7. Pine Beauty (1985 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    A rare native moth, the Pine Beauty, suddenly reached pest proportions and caused devastating damage of pine forests in the north of Scotland. The outbreak was linked to the introduction of a new species of...

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  8. Plants: Problems with Water (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Off-air recording licence Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 1998 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    When does biology seem to outstrip simple physics? Ordinary air pressure can only raise a column of water up ten metres, but a giant redwood tree can raise it more than 100 metres. The film demonstrates how...

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  9. Blelham Tubes (1984 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Using giant plastic tubes, the Freshwater Biological Association created model lakes within a natural lake, Blelham Tarn, and they began an investigation into the primary production of freshwater algae that...

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  10. Patterns of Inheritance (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Aileen Llewellyn
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    The wings of butterflies display a striking colourful and varied array of patterns, but surprisingly few genetic changes are needed to produce this diversity. Dr John Turner of the University of Leeds shows...

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