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  1. Forty Years of Selfishness (2016)

    Subject
    Biology

    Podcast marking the fortieth anniversary of the publication of Richard Dawkins’ ‘The Selfish Gene’, exploring how the book changed the way many people think about genetics. Features contributions from...

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  2. 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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  3. Transcription and Translation: Rna Splicing (2012)

    Subject
    Biology

    A three dimensional visualisation of the process which takes place in certain genes, whereby the protein-coding sections of the DNA ("exons") are interrupted by non-coding regions ("introns"). RNA splicing...

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  4. Steve Jones: Nature, Nurture .... Or Neither? (2011)

    Subject
    Biology; Psychology

    Recording of the Sir David Rivett Memorial Lecture, delivered by geneticist Professor Steve Jones at the CSIRO in Canberra on 13/3/2011 and broadcast on television in Australia, in which he discusses nature...

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  5. Who Lives? Who Dies? (2011)

    Subject
    Biology

    Why do only certain species survive? How can our growing knowledge of genomes reveal a deeper understanding of life’s cycles and secrets? These are among the topics discussed in this video recording of a...

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  6. Asperger’s - Oops, Wrong Planet! (2010)

    Subject
    Psychology; Social welfare

    This documentary explores how the Asperger world, once a solitary, cut-off place, has entered the mainstream of modern life, thanks to the increasing importance of digital technology. It also shows how this...

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  7. Reprogramming the Code of Life (2009)

    Subject
    Biology

    Video recording of the Francis Crick Prize Lecture given at the Royal Society by Dr Jason Chin, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, on 26 November 2009. The information for synthesizing the molecules...

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  8. What We’Ve Found out About Stem Cells (2007)

    Director
    Richard Fenwick
    Subject
    Biology

    An attempt to demystify the complicated world of stem cells through a series of simple and colourful animations based around illustrations created by graphic designers. (13 minutes)

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  9. 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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  10. Finger Prints (2005)

    Subject
    Biology; Psychology

    Claudia Hammond examines our fingers which provide often overlooked clues to our genetic inheritance, our cultural provenance and our psychological state. Each programme covers one digit - examining its...

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