Experiments on the Development of Newt Eggs (Transplantation Techniques)

Synopsis

Shows the classical experiment of Hans Spemann, in which the transplanted lip of the blastopore (the ‘organisation centre’) induces in a host embryo a secondary embryonic axis which appears in the film initially as a second neural plate.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. st. b&w. 15 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1952

Availability

Sale
Special loan

Uses

Introductory courses.

Subjects

Biology

Keywords

embryonal development; newts

Credits

Director

C H Waddington; Eric Lucey

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

University of Edinburgh, Department of Animal Genetics, Research Film & Educational Technology Unit