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  1. Double Helix (2014)

    Subject
    Biology

    James Watson and Francis Crick collected and interpreted key evidence to determine that DNA molecules take the shape of a twisted ladder: a double helix. The film presents the challenges, false starts, and...

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  2. Viral Outbreak: The Science of Emerging Disease (2010)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 240 minutes), free

    A series of four lectures in the 2010 Holiday Lectures series: Lecture 1 - Dengue Fever: Breaking Epidemic Cycles by Eva Harris; Lecture 2:- The Virus Hunter’s Toolkit by Joseph L. DeRisi,; Lecture 3 -...

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  3. Exploring Biodiversity: The Search for New Medicines (2009)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 240 minutes), Free

    What medical secrets do venomous snails hold? How can listening in on bacterial conversations help develop new antibiotics? In four lectures given in the 2009 Holiday Lectures series, Dr. Bonnie L. Bassler...

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  4. Making Your Mind: Molecules, Motion and Memory (2008)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences; Psychology
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 240 minutes), free

    Is there any more to mind than the brain? Does experience shape the way our brain develops? When we learn something new is our brain physically altered? In four 60-minute presentations, Dr. Thomas M. Jessell...

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  5. AIDS: Evolution of an Epidemic (2007)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 240 minutes), free

    Recording of a lecture from HHMI’s 2007 Holiday Lectures on Science. Can AIDS be cured? Why has it been so hard to develop a vaccine against HIV? How are new medicines revolutionizing AIDS treatment? In...

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  6. Ethics in Biomedical Research (2006)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1, 80 minutes), free

    What constitutes ethical behavior in biomedical research? How does a researcher navigate the many complex issues modern science presents? These are some of the questions posed in this four-part presentation...

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  7. Potent Biology: Stem Cells, Cloning and Regeneration (2006)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 1, 240 minutes), free

    What are embryonic stem cells? Why are they potent? How do they differ from adult stem cells? Are embryonic development and regeneration intimately connected? In four presentations, given as part of the HHMI...

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  8. Evolution: Fossils, Genes and Mousetraps (2006)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 90 minutes), free

    Leading evolution educator Ken Miller discusses the controversy surrounding the teaching of evolution, presents compelling evidence for evolution and reasons why "intelligent design" is not scientific. The...

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  9. Science of Fat (2005)

    Subject
    Biology; Medical sciences
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 240 minutes), free

    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...

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