| Edition |
Version 1.0. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (240 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Holiday lectures on science.
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| Note |
Special DVD features include: chapter search by scientific topic; animations and video clips; speakers' biographies and interviews; ideas for classroom activities. |
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Lectures from Dec. 2000. |
| Contents |
Biology in four dimensions / Joseph S. Takahashi -- Unwinding clock genetics / Michael Rosbash -- PERfect TIMing / Michael Rosbash -- The mammalian timekeeper / Joseph S. Takahashi. |
| Credits |
Producer, Ann DeStefano Sutherland ; director, Wally Ashby. |
| Performer |
Introductions by Dr. Thomas R. Cech; lectures by Joseph S. Takahashi and Michael Rosbash. |
| Summary |
Lecturers explain what circadian clocks are, how they work and what relevance this knowledge may have for human health, also describing the scientific techniques used to discover the components of the circadian clock. |
| System Details |
DVD. |
| Language |
Optional English subtitles. |
| Subject |
Circadian rhythms.
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| Added Author |
Rosbash, Michael.
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Takahashi, Joseph S.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Sutherland Media Productions.
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| Added Title |
Discoveries in biological time. |
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