FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, Biology

VH 2264 Academic & Career Options in the College of Science, F.A.U.
Summary: Recruitment video. 089 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, ECOLOGY, MATHEMATICS, GEOLOGY

VH 0364 Addicted Brain, The
Summary: Shows how the human brain manufactures and uses drugs. Explores recent developments in the biochemistry of addiction and addictive behavior. 026 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: CHEMISTRY, TEACHER ED, BIOLOGY

VH 6638 Amazing Birds of America
Summary: Shows over 150 species of birds that live in North America. Uses live footage to demonstrate how birds live in several different habitats. 056 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1658 Amish, The: A Family Legacy
Summary: The Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have provided geneticists with a rare opportunity. Join specialists in examining the consequences of such inbreeding including abnormal susceptibility to rare & recessive diseases & the extent to which environmental factors can contribute to the disease characteristics of a population. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 1322 Amphibians: Victors of the Dry Land
Summary: In the 1st program naturalist David Attenborough examines the evolution of amphibians. Shows adaptive strategies of amphibians. In the 2nd program Attenborough describes the characteristics that made reptiles the first successful inhabitants of dry land and shows the viewer examples of this astonishingly diverse family. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 0494 Behavior & the Protein Record
Summary: This program shows types of homologous behavior in different species that can only be explained by common ancestry. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 1659 Beyond the Double Helix
Summary: Experts in the field of molecular biology discuss research into the "packing" of DNA where a molecule several centimeters long can be fitted into a cell with a diameter one millionth the size. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 0502 Big Bang and Beyond, The
Summary: Examines the search for precursors to the chemistry of life by looking at scientific research into bacteria that live on sulphur in submarine, volcanic environments, laboratory experiments with amino acids, and the search for pre-organic molecules in meteorites collected in Antarctica and Australia. 026 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: ORIGINS

VH 4010 Biological & Abiological Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, I
Summary: Satellite Television Seminar, November 9, 1992. Speakers Barry M. Trost, Seminar Coordinator; K. Barry Sharpless, Peter G. Schultz, George M. Whitesides. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY

VH 4011 Biological & Abiological Catalysis in Organic Synthesis, II
Summary: Satellite Television Seminar, November 9, 1992. Speakers Barry M. Trost, Seminar Coordinator; K. Barry Sharpless, Peter G. Schultz, George M. Whitesides. 090 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: CHEMISTRY, BIOLOGY

VH 2299 Biological Basis of Thinking, The
Summary: This program looks at the neural and chemical processes that take place and the innumerable combinations of links possible between billions of living brain cells; it explains how a variety of responses take place and how and why multiple impressions are processed and ordered, and demonstrates the roles of consciousness and reflex. 028 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 1265 Biotechnology
Summary: Explore the subject of genetic engineering. The emergence of a new industrial revolution, and genetic alteration of the rapeseed plant to create a new food plant which brings higher yields and resists herbicides. Issues related to biotechnology are discussed, including government regulation, responsibilities of the scientific and industrial communities, and the need for greater public awareness and questioning. 060 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PERSPECTIVES IN SCIENCE

VH 5627 Biotechnology
Summary: A group of experts discuss how biotechnology will meet the challenges of the 21st century. Other experts discuss among other things public concern and the need for debate and consensus; financial and research and development issues. 047 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 8153 Bioterrorism: The Truth/ Landmark Films Presents a TVF Prod.
Summary: Video examines whether bioterrorism could happen, how it would be executed and what we can do to protect ourselves from the consequences. 052 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 3607 Birds
Summary: Flight is probably what humans find most fascinating about birds, but ability of bird brains to store migratory patterns is another great mystery. Birds and their eggs are a principal food source as well. this program investigates the biology of birds, what we know of the long annual migrations of many species and how we think birds are able to find their way, and introduces the world of apiculture and the methods by which breeders have developed more marketable and profitable kinds of chickens. 023 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1321 Boney Fishes: Invasion of the Land
Summary: See VH 1316. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 1317 Building Bodies/The Early Seas
Summary: The 1st program points out that the fossil record suggests that the very first animals lived in the sea and were without backbones. With the help of under water photography, host David Attenborough examines three main groups of modern marine invertebrates: mollusks, echinodermes, and segmentated animals such as crustaceans. In the 2nd program Attenborough examines the evolution of mollusks nautilus and crinoids. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 1643 Can We Make a Better Doctor
Summary: NOVA documents a new and unique experiment in doctor training which takes young students out of the classroom during their first two years and places them face-to-face with patients in a clinical setting. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1660 Cancer: A Genetic Disease
Summary: Examines how factors in the environment, & an individual's lifestyle can contribute to the risk of developing cancer. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 6786 Chromosomes and Genes
Summary: Explains in an easy to understand way, with lessons on x and y chromosomes, dominant and recessive genes, DNA, and much more. 042 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1648 Circulatory System, The
Summary: Clarifying diagrammatic animation, rich in design and color, shows how the pacemaker sets up the heart's two-part beat, how plasma, red and white cells, nutrients and wastes move through arteries and veins and how lymph moves through the lymphatic system. 016 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 4088 City of Coral
Summary: Tells the story of the Caribbean coral reef of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, one of the most biologically diverse ecosystems on earth. 060 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1319 Coming of Insects: Flowers and Insects
Summary: In the 1st program naturalist David Attenborough examines the evolution of insects which emerged with the development of the forests. In the 2nd program Attenborough examines the relationship that has developed between insects and flowers for pollination. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 1329 Compulsive Communicators
Summary: Naturalist David Attenborough traces the origins of homo sapiens back three million years to our origins in Africa. He also traces the development of cooperative hunting, agriculture, and animal domestication to man's unique ability to communicate. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 3600 Creationist Argument, The
Summary: Luther Sutherland presents what he considers scientific - rather than philosophical or religious - inconsistencies in Darwin's theory which provide, he says, the scientific basis for discrediting the theory of evolution. 026 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION OF DARWIN, THE

VH 0906 Creatures of the Namib Desert
Summary: Presents a documentary on the animals of Africa's Namib Desert. 059 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

VH 1644 Cytoplasm, The
Summary: Light & electron microscope examinations of the cytoplasmic functions of plant cells, animal cells building-block molecules, converts these molecules into fuel, & makes new cell structures & products. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: CELL BIOLOGY

VH 2907 Darwin's Revolution In Thought
Summary: Stephen Jay Gould, one of the most gifted scientists and writers of our time, is also a gifted speaker. Now, with DARWIN'S REVOLUTION IN THOUGHT he takes your students on an intellectual journey that adds new excitement to your curriculum. Using evolutionary biology, history of science and social history as his canvas, Gould paints the fascinating picture of how human biases - philosophical, cultural, and spiritual - have continued to resist Darwin. 050 Min. VIDEO Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 2908 Darwin's Revolution In Thought (Extended Reference Edition)
Summary: Darwin's Revolution In Thought is Stephen Jay Gould at his best. viewing, discussing, and writing about his provocative lecture will enliven your classes and awaken students to new dimensions of science. 075 Min. VIDEO Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 3602 Darwin's Theory Today
Summary: Since Darwin's day, explanations for the causation of evolution have come and gone, and Lamarckism, mutationism, and the existence of a built-in mechanism driving to perfection all dismissed for lack of evidence and the proofs of molecular biology. Ernst Mayr examines the modifications and adaptations to Darwin's theory of natural selection, to determine whether the resulting synthesis is indeed still Darwin's theory. 026 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION OF DARWIN, THE

VH 1929 Development of the Human Brain, The
Summary: This program follows the physiological development of the human brain from conception, through the growth of the neurological system in utero, to the moment of birth when a wide variety of brain functions are already apparent; the camera continues to follow a child to the age of eight, as a whole range of motor and cognitive skills appear. 040 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: BRAIN, THE

VH 1649 Digestive System, The
Summary: Clarifying diagrammatic animation, rich in design and color, helps us understand the processes by which food is changed and traces the movement of food from the mouth through esophagus, stomach and small intestine, where vital nutrients are extracted and delivered to your cells, with the rest of the food disposed of through the large intestine. 016 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 1323 Dinosaurs and Their Descendants: From Reptiles to Birds
Summary: In the 1st program Naturalist David Attenborough examines the evolution of dinosaurs and the reasons for their sudden extinction. In 2nd program Attenborough examines the emergence of snakes and the oldest feathered animal called Archeopteryz. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 1297 Dissection & Anatomy of the Cat
Summary: This film provides a graphic view of the anatomy of a cat as it is being dissected. 046 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: DISSECTION & ANATOMY

VH 1301 Dissection & Anatomy of the Crayfish
Summary: Provides a graphic view of the anatomy of a crayfish as it is dissected. 014 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: DISSECTION & ANATOMY

VH 1299 Dissection & Anatomy of the Earthworm
Summary: Provides a graphic view of the anatomy of the earthworm as it is being dissected. 011 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: DISSECTION & ANATOMY

VH 1298 Dissection & Anatomy of the Fetal Pig
Summary: This film provides a graphic view of the anatomy of a fetal pig as it is being dissected. 026 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: DISSECTION & ANATOMY

VH 1302 Dissection & Anatomy of the Frog
Summary: Provides a graphic view of the anatomy of the frog as it is being dissected. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: DISSECTION & ANATOMY

VH 1300 Dissection & Anatomy of the Perch
Summary: Provides a graphic view of the anatomy of the perch as it is being dissected. 012 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: DISSECTION & ANATOMY

VH 1303 Dissection & Anatomy of the Shark
Summary: Provides a graphic view of the shark as it is dissected. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: DISSECTION & ANATOMY

VH 0499 DNA & the Evidence for Evolution
Summary: This program shows the structure and replicating processes of DNA and the effects of genetic mutation. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 8027 DNA Replication: The Repeating Formula
Summary: The synthesis of a DNA molecule is shown step by step as the fertilization of the egg starts the process of cell division that grows into the living organism. The ability of DNA to replicate itself during the process of cell division enables the blueprints for creating proteins to be passed on. 010 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

VH 6621 DNA Revolution, The
Summary: From the double helix to manufactured animals, this program looks at the history and future of genetic engineering. This program chronicles the breakthrough and talks to leading scientists to assemble a portrait of the growth of genetic science and its impact on our lives. 045 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 8026 DNA: The Molecule of Heredity
Summary: The synthesis of protein begins with the DNA molecule. Found in the nucleus of all cells, DNA molecules are grouped in complex structures called chromosomes. The two outer rails of a DNA molecule are coiled in a double helix: between these two rails, two kinds of molecules link to form endless possible sequences. The order of these sequences constitutes the genetic code for the construction of protein. 010 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

VH 2069 Enchanted Loom, The
Summary: This program looks at the range of sensory information that is transmitted to the human cerebral cortex, and examines how the brain sorts and classifies sensory information--searching for clues and interpreting them on the basis of expectation, past experience, and information from other sources. The senses provide the information, and the brain provides the meaning. 026 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1650 Endocrine System, The
Summary: Colorful, diagrammatic animation set against the human body shows how the major glands of the system -- the pituitary, the thyroid and parathyroid, the Islets of Langerhans, the adrenal, the testes and the ovaries -- release their hormones directly into your bloodstream and coordinate all of your body's internal activities through a remarkable system of feedback mechanisms. 016 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 0612 Everyday Miracle, An: Birth
Summary: Documentary follows the development of a baby from conception to birth using advanced techniques of microphotography and ultrasound to record the living human embryo within the uterus. 030 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 3601 Evidence For Evolution, The
Summary: Distinguished evolutionary biologists among the auditors of the foregoing lectures take on not only Luther Sutherland, but one another as well - proving that Darwin's theory of evolution is still evolving itself. 026 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION OF DARWIN, THE

VH 0396 Evolution and Human Equality
Summary: Using paleontology, evolutionary biology, genetics, history of science and social history as his tools, Gould tells the story of how racial differences have been misunderstood by scientists, past and present, to justify oppression, exploitation and persecution. He describes how new genetic research methods confirm the African origins of Homo sapiens and the biological equality of the races. 042 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY

VH 3604 Evolution of Human Purpose, The
Summary: All life forms except man exist to propagate themselves; man alone works to other ends. In this lecture, Richard Dawkins distinguishes between the result of eons of natural selection which has resulted in a bird's tail, whose purpose is to enable the bird to fly (purpose with a survival value) and deliberate design, like an airplane's tail. Dawkins shows the relationship between the two in explaining the evolution of human purpose. 026 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION OF DARWIN, THE

VH 0500 Evolution of Man, The
Summary: This program examines and analyzes a large 2.5 million-year-old fossil find in South Africa which includes fossils similar to man. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 3612 Evolution of Social of Behavior in Bees
Summary: The program tells the story of the evolution of cooperative social behavior in wasps and bees, including solitary and social wasps, bumblebees, honey bees, and others. The program explores the genetic theory of kin selection that may underlie the evolution of sociality in these insects. 054 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY

VH 1651 Excretory System, The
Summary: Creative diagrammatic animation, rich in design and color, clarifies the role of the blood as a transporter of wastes from the cells, and the work of kidneys, lungs, and skin as they remove nitrogen compounds, salts, water, carbon dioxide and heat from the blood. Life depends upon the removal of these wastes from every living cell. 013 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 2640 Family and Survival
Summary: This program investigates the American "dream family", an endangered species. Less than 5% of American households fit the profile of the traditional nuclear family - working father, wife/mother who stays at home to take care of the house and children. Broken home, battered wives, estranged children, corporate nomads - these are today's commonplaces. Whether their parents are making their way up the corporate ladder, their fathers' jobs are threatened. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: HUMAN ANIMAL, THE

VH 1778 Female Reproductive System
Summary: Describes the structure & function of the female reproductive system. 025 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT

VH 6687 Fish
Summary: Take the plunge from dazzling coral reefs to the darkest depths to meet fish - a vast and varied group of animals, much closer to humankind than imagined. Includes live action photography combined with state of the art special effects. 035 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EYEWITNESS

VH 0491 Fossils: Plants & Tetrapods
Summary: This program illustrates the collecting of seemingly ordinary rocks in the field and how these rocks can reveal important information when subjected to careful laboratory analysis. Fossilized plant remains are analyzed and their origin is determined. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 0492 Fossils: Reptiles & Mammals
Summary: This program presents fossil evidence for the evolution of reptiles and amphibians and explains the reasoning processes scientists must use when no direct evidence is available for examination. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 4086 Fragments of Time
Summary: Bill Kurtis travels to an Argentine valley to search for the fossils of the very first dinosaurs. He accompanies Dr. Paul Sereno, a young scientist wh o is working meticulously to piece together the puzzle of dinosaur evolution and who is known for making extraordinary discoveries. 030 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1630 Frontier of Biomedicine
Summary: The investigation of simple creatures from the sea has led to new understanding of some of the same life processes in the most complex of living organisms, man. 027 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 2806 Frozen World, The
Summary: From the snowy peaks of the Andes to Antarctica, Attenborough explores remote places where plants and animals survive in the most extreme conditions. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: LIVING PLANET, THE

VH 2999 Genetic Biology
Summary: The recent breakthroughs of molecular genetics in the area of recombinant DNA are explored in this program from the Biological Sciences Series. 016 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SERIES

VH 2878 Geometry of Life, The
Summary: The workings of DNA, "The building blocks of life", is explored in this exciting and entertaining Infinite Voyage to decipher its code. By understanding more about DNA, we may be able to unlock the mysteries of disease. Come on a miraculous trip and find out all about the wonders of this microscopic world. 060 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: INFINITE VOYAGE, THE

VH 3628 Great White Shark, The
Summary: In all the world, no predator is more feared or revered than the Great White shark. Yet beyond the terrifying myths and legendary tales, little has actually been known about these majestic and mysterious creatures. Now, this breathtaking production, created in association with the National Geographic Society, plunges into shark infested waters from South Africa to California to reveal the hidden world of the Great White. It features recordings from a revolutionary shark mounted camera and close up footage that captures the full fury of their ferocious feeding frenzies. Director: Paul Atkins. 050 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 0498 Heredity & Mutation
Summary: This program introduces the concepts of naturally-occurring and man induced mutations and demonstrates how X-radiation and chemical additives can produce genetic mutations. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 4951 How are Animals Alike and Different?
Summary: Students observe and compare animals they see at the zoo. They then draw pictures of two animals and tell how they are alike and how they are different. 007 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LEARNING ABOUT ANIMALS

VH 4952 How Do Animals Grow?
Summary: Students identify and arrange in order pictures showing how a frog grows from birth to adulthood. 007 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LEARNING ABOUT ANIMALS

VH 0497 Human Influence, The
Summary: This program illustrates how natural selection works to enable a species to adapt to adverse environments. It also shows how man's breeding of varieties desirable to him (which antedates by millennia any theories of genetics or evolution) often override natural selection. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 5696 Human Reproductive Biology
Summary: This technical program focuses on the processes that lead to normal impregnation, the physical hindrances that can prevent it, and how reproductive medicine helps infertile couples. 035 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1327 Hunters and the Hunted: Life in the Trees
Summary: In the 1st program, naturalist David Attenborough presents the struggle between the hunter and the prey as one of the most creative forces of evolution and show many diverse hunting strategies from the straightforward chase of the sprinting cheetah to the cooperative social hunting of lions and hyenas. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 2796 Hunting & Escaping
Summary: Life and death duels are the daily routine of life in the wild. The desperate battles between assassins and their victims have fueled an evolutionary arms race resulting in an art of pursuit and evasion. All confrontations end in one of two ways, the predator goes hungry or the prey loses its life. Every conceivable stratagem is needed by both the hunter and the hunted: traps and baits, warnings and deceptions, brute force and sheer 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: TRIALS OF LIFE, THE

VH 1316 Infinite Variety, The/The Beginning of Life
Summary: Naturalist David Attenborough presents the history of life over 3 ½ billion years, blending scientific data with wildlife photography by some of the world's finest photographers, including the Natural History Unit of the British Broadcasting Corporation. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 1928 Inside Information: The Brain and How It Works
Summary: This program explains the latest research about the brain's processes: how individual parts of the brain work, how it uses pattern recognition and not logic to interpret reality, why certain experiments with computer analogues have succeeded and others have failed. The program interviews some of the foremost researchers in the field, including John Hopfield, V.S. Ramachandran, and Carver Mead. 058 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: BRAIN, THE

VH 1781 Integumentary System, The
Summary: Basic guidelines for the assessment of the skin, hair, and nails are presented in this program. Clinical abnormalities as well as variations within the normal range are fully illustrated. A review of skin functions and composition is provided. Then systematic inspection and palpation are demonstrated comparing both sides of the body. 021 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT

VH 1661 Jumping Genes
Summary: This program traces the appearance of antibiotic-resistant bacteria to the acquisition by the bacteria of an extra segment of DNA. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 6611 Life By the Numbers. Pt. 3, Patterns of Nature
Summary: This program looks at biology. Explores the world of biology and the role of mathematics. From how huge dinosaurs were able to carry their massive weight so gracefully, to fighting disease, to the answer of the age old question of why leopards have spots, this exploration provides a fun journey into and beyond the microscope. 057 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: BIOLOGY, MATHEMATICS

VH 3609 Life Of The Honey Bee, The
Summary: Entomologists and sociologists have long been fascinated by life inside the beehive. Using the very latest in film technology, with slow-motion sequences, microphotography, and intriguing experiments, this program penetrates the pitch blackness of the hive to examine the organization and specialized life of the honey bee and to correct and broaden our previous knowledge of their life. 044 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 7035 Life's Really Big Questions
Summary: See how our hands set us free to play baseball, how an ancient telescope found an alien world, see a baby robot that may grow up without needing us, and learn why Noah's flood may have been a snowball. Hear the big questions that scientists are posing. 060 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: BIOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, PHYSICS

VH 1645 Living Cell, The
Summary: Each cell, by means of its various organelles, has specific jobs to accomplish in order to stay alive. What are these organelles and how are they coordinated within the cell? 014 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: CELL BIOLOGY

VH 2798 Living Together
Summary: Committed by evolution to live together, animal partnership are widespread in the natural world. Some of these relationships between species are ancient and intimate. All reflect a balance of benefit and exploitation. A Gaby acts as look-out for a shrimp, which is almost blind. Ferocious Australian ants milk a certain caterpillar, and like good farmers, return it to shelter at night. Some microscopic parasites perform beneficial cleaning services for their 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: TRIALS OF LIFE, THE

VH 4950 Looking for Animals
Summary: Students go on an animal hunt at a nearby park or playground. 007 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LEARNING ABOUT ANIMALS

VH 1324 Lord of the Air
Summary: See VH 1316. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 2641 Love and Sex
Summary: Falling in love, having sex, making babies - these are easy. Understanding human sexuality is much harder. Phil Donahue takes viewers on an odyssey showing women at a male strip club and a gay rights march, into a hospital room where an unwed teenage mother is giving birth and into the classroom where teachers and parents are trying to help teenagers come to grips with their sexual selves. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: HUMAN ANIMAL, THE

VH 1777 Male Reproductive System
Summary: Illustrates the structure & function of the male reproductive system. 015 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT

VH 1325 Marsupials: Mammals of the Sea
Summary: In the 1st program naturalist David Attenborough examines the different species of marsupials in Australia and the emergence of placental mammals as well as kangaroos. In the 2nd program Attenborough examines the emergence of placental mammals, especially the whales. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 1060 Memory: Fabric of the Mind
Summary: Explores the magic of the mind; the role neurochemistry plays in the memory process; and reports on research being done to further define, prolong and improve the process. 028 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGY

VH 1640 Miracle of Life, The
Summary: Each minute, all over the world, a baby is born. An everyday occurrence, yet each birth is the culmination of one of nature's most complex, mysterious, and seemingly miraculous processes. 060 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1662 Muscular Dystrophy: The Race for the Gene
Summary: Follow the race between scientists to be the first to isolate the gene that causes Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a disease that causes the wasting of muscles. 050 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 1652 Muscular System, The
Summary: Clarifying diagrammatic animation, rich in design and color, clearly explains how electric signals, sometimes consciously sent by your brain, sometimes not, travel along nerves to striated, smooth and cardiac muscles. 011 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 1776 Musculoskeletal System, The
Summary: Describes the function, structure & shape of the musculoskeletal system, emphasizing the normal symmetry of muscles, bones, & joints. 020 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT

VH 0501 Mutation Machine, The
Summary: Examines the question of how evolution works by looking at the work of scientists researching mass extinctions, very early fossils, and evidence of common ancestry revealed by RNA. 026 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: ORIGINS

VH 0495 Natural Selection
Summary: This program provides arguments in favor of continental drift and the one time existence of a super-continent. It shows how isolation can give rise to different species which develop in response to their environments, and explains clines and suggests the reason for their existence. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 1927 Nature & Nurture
Summary: Hosted by Phil Donahue. This program looks at identical twins separated at birth and finds some fascinating answers--that some 10 to 15% of children are born with a slight tendency to be very outgoing or very apprehensive; that there may be a chemical predisposition to seeking danger or high risk. But biology is not everything: a supportive environment helps to produce well-adjusted adults while a hostile home can produce the contrary. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 0012 Nature: Jet Set Wildlife
Summary: Shows how the introduction of non-native animal and plant species to Florida has crowded out native species. 060 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, BIOLOGY

VH 1653 Nervous System, The
Summary: How the structure of neurons allows them to transmit electrochemical impulses and how they function as part of the central, peripheral and autonomic divisions of your nervous system are explained in carefully animated detail. The main parts to the brain are described with special attention given to the apparent specialization of the left and right hemispheres. 022 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 1646 Nucleus, The
Summary: Introduces the structure & function of the nucleus & details the DNA replication prior to mitosis, & mitosis & cell division. 013 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: CELL BIOLOGY

VH 2815 Oceans
Summary: Over 70% of the planet's surface is covered by sea. A look at the oceans from drowned plains and hidden mountains to minute drifting plankton and forest of kelp. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: LIVING PLANET, THE

VH 3599 Origins Of Darwin's Theory, The
Summary: Sir Andrew Huxley, grandson of Thomas Huxley, describes Darwin's motivations, discoveries, and search for a logical theory to explain his observations of geological and biological evidence in South America, focusing on Darwin's importance as the first to present strong, scientific evidence for descent with modification and to posit a plausible mechanism for its occurrence, namely natural selection. 026 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION OF DARWIN, THE

VH 1930 Our Talented Brain
Summary: This program explores the neural structure of the human brain, our physiological brain capacity and use of memory and symbols. 026 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIVING BODY, THE

VH 1663 Patterns of Development
Summary: By analyzing bizarre mutations that drastically alter the body plan of an embryo, scientists are discovering how organs as different as eyes, legs or wings can arise from a set of initially identical cells. Molecular techniques are also beginning to reveal which genes are active at any given stage of development. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 1664 Patterns of Diversity
Summary: Evolution - the adaptation of an animal to its surroundings over geological time - is still an area of controversy a century after the introduction of natural selection. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 1665 Patterns of Evolution
Summary: The second of a pair of programs on evolution, this presentation illustrates modern evolutionary biology, looking afresh at the interplay between organisms & their environment. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 1666 Patterns of Inheritance
Summary: Using the basic rules of genetics, Dr. John Turner of the University of Leeds shows how he has been able to trace back the ancestry of a South American butterfly. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS

VH 1631 Physiology of Exercise
Summary: The experiments in this program measure the increases in heart rate, systolic pressure, respiratory rate, & tidal volume at different levels of exercise. 015 Min. VIDEO Subject: EXERCISE SCIENCE, BIOLOGY

VH 4277 Plankton
Summary: Objectives: define "plankton, " "phytoplankton, " and "zooplankton"; cite at least two examples of zooplankton; describe an ocean food chain, charting some of its interdependent relationships; outline the seasonal and daily cycles of marine plankton; and summarize the developmental stages of the barnacle or crab. 012 Min. VIDEO 1976 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: BIO SCIENCE SERIES

VH 1647 Plasma Membrane, The
Summary: The essential function of the cell membrane is shown not only to contain and protect, but to act as a gateway for molecular traffic. 015 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: CELL BIOLOGY

VH 4087 Predators of the Wild, Cheetah & Leopard
Summary: Cheetah & Leopard. No animal can match the intensity of their power and grace. Discover what separates these predators from all others. The cheetah, ultimate tactician, single minded in its abandon for the lightning fast gazelle. And the leopard, an invincible opportunist lying in wait for the unwary. Both driven by pure instinct and the constant pressure to kill. 052 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1328 Primates: Upright Man
Summary: In the 1st program naturalist David Attenborough gives an insight into the conditions of man's emergence through the evolution of the African apes. In the 2nd program Attenborough gives an insight into the evolution of man. He traces the emergence of the homo sapiens back to five to ten million years ago to our origins in the African plains. Also examines the development of man's posture to an upright position and his tools. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 3610 Private Lives of Dolphins, The
Summary: This program delves into the deep-sea drama of life among the dolphins at research stations in Florida and Australia. Like humans and chimpanzees, dolphins have evolved a sophisticated social system that provides clues about the origins and purpose of big brains and intelligence. 060 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY

VH 8025 Protein: The Stuff of Life
Summary: Examines varied protein compounds, their biological functions, the way they bind, and how organisms synthesize the complex chains of amino acids that make up proteins. 010 Min. VIDEO 1882 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

VH 0490 Record of the Rocks, The
Summary: This program presents the stratified evidence that simple organisms populated the earth first, followed by increasingly complex forms. It also demonstrates modern techniques for dating rock samples and explains why fossils provide important evidence of the theory of evolution. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 1654 Reproductive System, The
Summary: Diagrammatic animation illustrates how pituitary hormones control the maturation and functioning of the organs of the reproductive system and how they in turn make reproduction possible through the union of egg and sperm. 016 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 3614 Reptiles and Amphibians
Summary: This program deals with reptilian physiology and behavior and with the natural history of amphibians, amazing semi-aquatic creatures that can even withstand total freezing. It also broaches the fascinating yet unresolved question of the extinction of the dinosaurs. Reptiles and amphibians are important in the evolutionary history of life because they bridged the gap between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. 023 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1655 Respiratory System, The
Summary: Diagrammatic animation on a molecular, cellular and organic level shows how air flows into your body, gives up oxygen that passes through capillaries in your lungs into your blood, and then, combining with the hemoglobin, is carried by the pulsing arteries and capillaries to your cells for use. The removal of the waste carbon dioxide is followed in similar animated detail. 012 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 0503 Retracing Man's Steps
Summary: Examines the scientific search for physical evidence of human origins including archaeologists' study of the of the incomplete fossil record of early hominids and the research of biochemists into divergences in genetic material. 028 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY Series: ORIGINS

VH 8030 Ribosomal RNA: The Protein Maker
Summary: Ribosomal RNA and protein make up the ribosome, a complicated two-part machine that monitors the interaction between messenger RNA and transfer RNA. As explained in this program, the mutations that result from the faulty replication of a DNA code are usually harmful, but they are also believed to be the basis of evolution. 010 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

VH 8028 RNA Synthesis: The Genetic Messenger
Summary: Every living species relies on the accuracy of DNA replication, and RNA, or ribonucleic acid, plays an essential role in this process. The information of the DNA strand is carried by the messenger RNA to the ribosome, the site of protein manufacture. 010 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

VH 0216 Seasons in the Swamp
Summary: Depicts the dynamics and diversity of primeval nature at the 400 acre Barley Barbour Swamp, located just east of Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida. 028 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ECOLOGY, BIOLOGY

VH 1318 Segmented Invertebrates/First Forests
Summary: In the 1st program naturalist David Attenborough examines the evolution of segmented worms, trilobites and crustaceans. In the 2nd program Attenborough traces the movement and adaptation of algae and moss-like plants from a water environment to the land. 050 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 0496 Selection & Adaptation
Summary: This program illustrates the selection by environmental constraints of the more favorable variations in a population and the inheritance of these variations by succeeding generations, resulting eventually in a population of plants and animals most of which is improved in its adaptation to its particular environment. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 1656 Skeletal System, The
Summary: Through a blending of art and photography, of diagrammatic animation and X-ray photography, the basic structure and significant functions of the skeletal system are clearly illustrated. 012 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 3611 Spider Webs: A Study in the Evolution of Behavior
Summary: This program offers a study in the evolution of behavior, tracing the possible evolution of the orb web from nursery webs, funnel-webs, and cob webs. The program also includes details of web-spinning and prey-catching behavior. 012 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: BIOLOGY, ECOLOGY

VH 0493 Structural Homologies & Co-evolution
Summary: This program presents physical evidence of structural homologies between many types of vertebrates, insects, and plants, and explains why these homologies suggested a common ancestry. 020 Min. VIDEO 1981 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION

VH 2483 Survey of the Primates
Summary: Compares traits among primates in evolutionary perspective, from tree shrews to prosimians, cercopithecidae, ceboidea, and lesser and great apes. Discusses anatomical, social, and maturational differences, as well as geographical distribution, habitats, intelligence, diet, dentition, learned behavior, manual dexterity, and territoriality. Duane Rumbaugh, Austin H. Riesen, and Robert E. Lee. 038 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, BIOLOGY

VH 3608 Survival Of The Fittest
Summary: Survival of species depends on reproduction, of course, but also on other factors like division of space (related to availability of food). The barnyard is a microcosm for the study of territoriality - a heterogeneous laboratory where hierarchies are clearly established but lack of space limits aggressive behavior, where the conflicts over dominance or efforts to extend the territory of one species are of no concern to others and peace soon returns. 028 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: BIOLOGY

VH 1320 Swarming Hordes: Conquest of the Waters
Summary: In the 1st program naturalist David Attenborough describes how successfully insects have developed through eons of evolution. In the 2nd program Attenborough discusses the evolution of fish. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 1657 Systems Working Together
Summary: The trillions of cells that make up the human body depend for their well-being on complex interactions among the body's systems. This overview uses graphically designed animated diagrams to dramatically explain, with the help of X-ray motion pictures, these vital interconnections. 015 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: HUMAN BODY, THE

VH 2802 Talking To Strangers
Summary: The ways animals communicate to each other: Most use ripples in the air but the sea is also full of sound of animals communicating. The loudest of all sounds in nature is made by blue whales, who can sing to each other on opposite sides of the ocean. Competing male frogs in Panama make so much noise they have a special system to avoid jamming each others' signals. 060 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: BIOLOGY, COMMUNICATION Series: TRIALS OF LIFE, THE

VH 6620 Test Tube Zoo
Summary: "Test Tube Zoo" looks at endangered species which disappear mostly due to habitat destruction, pollution, disease and poaching. Zoo scientists such as Dr. Betsy Dresser of the Cincinnati Zoo, have started a plan of action to increase populations of endangered species using reproductive technology. Zoos are working cooperatively in the Species Survival Plan, a database of genealogical information of animals used to match up animals for breeding programs. 046 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: BIOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT

VH 1326 Theme and Variations: Leaf Eaters
Summary: In the 1st program naturalist David Attenborough discusses variation and specialization in the evolution of mammals. Examines small, insect-eating tree shrews which most nearly resemble the first mammals and the highly specialized habits of anteaters and bats. In the 2nd program Attenborough examines the emergence of vegetarian forest and grassland mammals. 030 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: LIFE ON EARTH

VH 3603 Theory Of Inheritance, The
Summary: Darwin's theory of natural selection required explanations for both the origin of variation and for the inheritance of variants. John Maynard Smith explains Lamarck's theory of the inheritance of acquired characteristics, Weismann's theory of separate inheritance lines of germ and soma, Mendel's experiments and explanations, and the discovery of the role of DNA in the transmission of genetic information. 026 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY Series: EVOLUTION OF DARWIN, THE

VH 8029 Transfer RNA: The Generic Messenger
Summary: The functions of the three different types of RNA -- messenger, transfer and ribosomal -- are explained. The transfer RNA acts as a vehicle for the amino acids, ferrying them to the ribosome, where they link up with the messenger RNA molecules, forming a chain that becomes a protein. 010 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

VH 4089 Turtle Hospital
Summary: Jack visits the only Turtle Hospital in the world. The hospital is run by Tina Brown and Richie Moretti in a renovated hotel in Marathon, Florida. During his visit, Jack takes part in a turtle rescue as he goes out on an emergency call in a specially designed "turtle ambulance." Jack also assists in the operating room. The adventure continues with a boat ride in the Gulf of Mexico for a turtle release. Jack also learns about a new virus which causes tumors in sea turtles and discovers what is being done to nurse these turtles back to health and back into the wild. 020 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: JACK HANNA'S ANIMAL ADVENTURES

VH 6753 Videoguide to the Birds of North America, Vol. 1
Summary: Video reviews 116 species of loons, grebes, pelicans and their allies, swans, geese, ducks, hawks, vultures, falcons, pheasants, grouse, quails, and ptarmigans. Guide combines bird sights and sounds for identification purposes. 094 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: MASTERVISION HOW TO SERIES

VH 6754 Videoguide to the Birds of North America, Vol. 2
Summary: Volume 2 contains 105 species of water birds, including herons and egrets, cranes, shorebirds, gulls, terns and alcids. 078 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: MASTERVISION HOW TO SERIES

VH 6755 Videoguide to the Birds of North America, Vol. 3
Summary: Volume 3 contains 77 species of pigeons and doves, cuckoos, owls, nighthawks, hummingbirds and swifts, trogons, kingfishers and woodpeckers. 061 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: MASTERVISION HOW TO SERIES

VH 6756 Videoguide to the Birds of North America, Vol. 4
Summary: (Songbirds I) Volume 4 contains 98 species of flycatchers, larks, swallows, crows and jays, timice and chickadees, nuthatches, creepers, wrens, thrushes, waxwings, shrikes, thrashers and vireos. 075 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: MASTERVISION HOW TO SERIES

VH 6757 Videoguide to the Birds of North America, Vol. 5
Summary: (Songbirds II) Volume 5 contains 109 species of warblers, orioles and blackbirds, tanagers, grosbeaks, finches, buntings, sparrows, towhees, juncos and longspurs. 080 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: MASTERVISION HOW TO SERIES

VH 2639 War and Violence
Summary: Poverty and violence seem to go hand in hand. Inner-city Boston is the site of a lesson on walking away from a fight in the face of provocation; in Oakland, CA a young Hispanic speaks of the machismo that underlies gang violence. In Ireland, India, the Middle East and South Africa, violence is fueled by religion, nationalism or race, the flames fanned by politicians' rhetoric. 052 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: PSYCHOLOGY, BIOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, SOCIAL WORK Series: HUMAN ANIMAL, THE

VH 1667 Wheat: A New Breed
Summary: The challenge of producing new crop varieties has turned modern cereal breeding programs into large scale field experiments. 025 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: BIOLOGY Series: GENETICS