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Combining lively studio discussion with exploratory films and on-the-spot reports, Dara O Briain's Science Club brings some of the world's foremost thinkers together to share their ideas. In this e...
Combining lively studio discussion with exploratory films and on-the-spot reports, Dara O Briain's Science Club brings some of the world's foremost thinkers together to share their ideas. In this episode, Professor Steve Jones discusses early studies of the reproductive process. Comedian Ed Byrne discovers just how closely related he is to a Neanderthal. Materials scientist and engineer Mark Miodownik creates a DNA cocktail with the help of some vodka. Neuroscientist Tali Sharot reveals how exercise can change your DNA. Finally, Science journalist Alok Jha asks if the human genome project was oversold and the studio audience are put to the test in the elusive search for attraction.
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- BBC Worldwide Ltd
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- Videos, Slides, Films
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- English
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- New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2014], c2012
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- 1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col
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- ocn891103451
- Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
- Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on July 02, 2014.
- Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
- Mode of access: Internet.
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- Introduction: Reproduction: Dara O'Briain's Science Club (Series 1) (1:16) -- The Basics (3:00) -- Professor Steve Jones (2:16) -- Mass Migrations (2:37) -- Gene Comparisons (4:25) -- Decoding the Human Genome (3:41) -- Just the Beginning (2:54) -- Results (2:07) -- DNA Samples (4:59) -- Neanderthal Genome Decoded (3:18) -- DNA Test (2:33) -- 3% Neanderthal (2:34) -- Epigenetics (3:43) -- Human Epigenomes (3:14) -- Changes (2:43) -- Attractiveness (3:07) -- Credits: Reproduction: Dara O'Briain's Science Club (Series 1) (0:34)