Summary: This program examines three main activities of the cell: energy storage and release, protein synthesis, and cell reproduction. Students take a closer look at important organelles such as mitochondria and chloroplasts, and the roles they play in cell metabolism. Also examined are proteins, amino acids, ribosomes, DNA, RNA, genes, chromosomes, transcription, and translation. Mitosis is clearly...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: With all the activities inside and outside the cell, how does the cell membrane hold it all together? This program closely examines the structure and function of cell membranes, including compartmentalization, intercellular interaction, regulation of the movement of materials, and as a location for biochemical activities. Using a combination of narration, film footage, and engaging graphics,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Within each human cell lies a world of complexity, populated by an amazing array of messenger molecules, miniature structures, and biochemical micro-machines. Composed entirely of 3-D computer animation, this spectacular program follows a hormone on its journey through inner space, where it penetrates a cell's membrane, reaches the nucleus, and induces mitosis. Cell components such as proteins,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: It was a businessman, not a trained scientist, who first gained entry to the cryptic world of cells. This program relates the early history of microbiology and genetics, beginning with the story of Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, a 17th-century Dutch textile merchant with a talent for making microscopes. Moving from van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of "animalcules" to Robert Hooke's cork studies and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Since the earliest days of computer animation, David Bolinsky knew this art could be a powerful tool for explaining scientific concepts in ways that traditional medical illustration simply couldn't. Now, with XVIVO, the company he cofounded, he works with schools and with medical and scientific firms, turning complex processes into understandable, compelling films. In this TEDTalk, Bolinsky...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: On August 9, 2001, President George W. Bush announced his support for federal funding of limited embryonic stem cell research. This NewsHour program offers a revealing snapshot of that historic intersection between science and public policy. It features a panel of ethicists and researchers expressing their views on the President's decisions-including University of Chicago professor Leon Kass,...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: This program follows three people with currently untreatable conditions as they explore the possibility of cures via stem cells. Paralyzed from the waist down, Sophie Morgan, 24, pursues spinal injection of nerve cells cultured from human embryonic stem cells. Dean Third, 38-a patient with the potentially fatal inherited condition dilated cardiomyopathy-observes research on the injection of...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: In the expanding world of biotechnology, cells taken from aborted fetuses are seen as a promising resource for developing a variety of medical cures-although their use has sparked intense controversy. This program examines stem cell and fetal tissue research programs in the United States, Japan, and China and highlights the ethical concerns that surround these projects. Explaining why stem...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006