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New! In Darwin's Garden: Evolutionary Theory and Nature's Laboratory
Item# 40622
© 2008
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-159-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-158-3
Journeys to exotic places shaped much of Charles Darwin's thinking, but of equal importance were the humble experiments he performed-quite literally-in his own backyard. This three-part series re-crea...
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New! Of Apes and Men: The Culmination of Darwin's Research
Item# 40625
© 2008
58 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-165-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-164-4
When On the Origin of Species appeared in 1859, it quickly took hold in the popular imagination-but it also glossed over significant and rather disturbing questions. This program explores Darwin's ide...
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Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Item# 40443
© 2008
52 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-904-5
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-905-2
Marking the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, this program shows how Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution and explores its ramifications in today's scientif...
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Natural Selection: Its Place in Today's World
Item# 40306
© 2008
29 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-670-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-671-6
How do humans influence changes in other species? Has Homo sapiens itself stopped evolving? This program explores natural selection as an ongoing phenomenon, showing how evolutionary processes continu...
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Health News and Interviews: Genetics Video Clips
Item# 37383
© 2007
28 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-4213-7842-8
This collection of 18 video clips (1 minute to 2 minutes 30 seconds each) takes a close look at genetics. Topics range from the human genome, to "junk" DNA, to genetic implications for obesity, dyslex...
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Made in Taiwan: Genes, Culture, and the Peopling of the South Pacific
Item# 40078
© 2006
46 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-124-7
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-125-4
DNA testing has become a standard tool in genealogical research, but it takes more than saliva swabs and lab reports to truly understand one's ancestry. In this program, two young New Zealanders of Po...
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Homo Futurus: A Challenge to Darwinian Thinking
Item# 40039
© 2005
55 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-109-4
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-110-0
Recent findings in the fossil record have, in some scientific quarters, led to radical ideas on evolution. This program presents an intriguing and highly controversial theory: that human development h...
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Airborne: Life Takes to the Sky
Item# 34450
© 2004
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-1213-2
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-1214-9
This program analyzes how flight evolved not once but four times, in very different ways. Presenting a number of theories, the program examines how insects, pterosaurs, birds, and bats each took to th...
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Human Life: From Evolution to Self-Evolution
Item# 34452
© 2004
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-1217-0
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-1218-7
An extraterrestrial biologist would probably not hesitate to classify Homo sapiens as just another chimpanzee. After all, the two species share 98 percent of their DNA-and yet what a difference that t...
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Journey of Life: Evolution in Action
Item# 34447
© 2004
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-4213-1207-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-4213-1208-8
In their drive to populate the planet, organisms have overcome challenges to their survival that are as varied as they are numerous. This captivating five-part series uses cinematic-quality re-creatio...
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