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  1. 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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  2. Gene Hunters (1994 Video)

    Director
    Ian Taylor
    Producer
    Luke Holland
    Subject
    Development studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 52 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) (UK education)

    Scientists are collecting blood samples from the Ahuaco and Asario Indians who live in the remote rain forests of northeern Columbia in order to provide DNA for the Human Genome Biodiversity Project. The aim...

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  3. Language Evolution: A Gene for Language (2015)

    Producer
    Mary Ward-Lowery
    Subject
    Languages; Linguistics

    Podcast. Word of Mouth is a BBC Radio 4 series about the English language and the way we use it presented by Michael Rosen. In this edition neuroscientist Dr Frederique Liegeois joins Michael Rosen and Dr...

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  4. From Chance to Choice (1993 Video)

    Producer
    Elizabeth N Anionwu
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 1994 sale: £30.00 (inc VAT & p&p)

    Looks at four recessively inherited disorders relevant to multi-ethnic communities - cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disorders, thalassaemia and Tay-Sachs disease. it features services available to the primary...

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  5. Hopeful Monsters (1998 Video)

    Director
    Bryn Higgins
    Producer
    Peter Goodchild
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    When biologist Mike Levine came across a picture of a mutant fruit fly, with two perfectly formed legs in place of its antennae, he had found the key to the toolkit nature uses to evolve new creatures. The...

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  6. Bloodlines: A Family Legacy (1995 Video)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min., 2000 sale: £145.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    The production of normal red blood cells is a complex process involving many genes. Mutations in the DNA can cause changed haemoglobin and potentially fatal reductions in red cell counts, as in the disease...

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  7. Code Breakers, The (2001)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, VHS (PAL, 10 minutes), £ 15 per item or £ 100 for the whole set (inclusive)

    One of a series of 13 short films about remarkable scientific discoveries by Nobel prizewinners and their colleagues. This programme looks at human genetics, how heredity works and the work of the Nobel...

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  8. Designer Babies (1999 Video)

    Producer
    Danielle Peck
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Explains the techniques that have been developed to ‘micro-sort’ sperm in order to pre-select the sex of a child. With the completion of the Human Genome Project in the foreseeable future, it seems...

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  9. Of Gann and Genes (1986 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Brenton
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Cancer is always associated with the alteration of the genetic material, and many cancer-causing genes, or oncogenes, have now been identified. However, the exact causes of the disease, and the reasons why...

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  10. Formica Aquilonia (A Study of Wood Ants in the Knapdale Forest on the West Coast of Scotland) (1980 Film)

    Producer
    Eric Lucey
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Examines the distribution of the ‘Rufa’ group in Europe and then identifies the areas colonised by those species found in the UK. General anatomy, caste differences, nest structures and environments...

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