Science of Fat

Synopsis
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 M. Friedman discuss what recent advances in genetic and molecular research tell us about why some people are hefty while others are lean. Understanding the biological systems that control body weight and metabolism, as well as these systems’ environmental interactions, could lead scientists to treatments that curb obesity and treat its negative health consequences.

DVD includes detailed chapter search by scientific topic, direct access to animations, English subtitles, interviews with the speakers, and special features on the molecular structures of fat, fat metabolism, and measuring obesity.
Series
Hhmi Holiday Lectures on Science 2004, Series.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2005
Year of production
2004
Subjects
Biology; Medical sciences
Keywords
genetics; human biology; metabolism; molecular biology; obesity

Credits

Contributor
Jeffrey Friedman; Ronald Evans

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 0 NTSC
Price
free
Duration/Size
240 minutes
Year
2007

Distributor

Name

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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Notes
Programmes on biomedical and scientific topics including biodiversity, the human brain, AIDS, genetics, and human weight regulation are supplied free on DVD, and a much larger range of videos, animations, lectures and virtual laboratories are available online via the Biointeractive section of the website http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/.

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