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The science of self

Title
The science of self / Lee M. Silver.
Author
Silver, Lee M.
Publication
Chantilly, VA : Teaching Co., ©2009.

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pt. 2-discs 3 & 4Moving imageUse in library QH431 .S354 2009 pt. 2-discs 3 & 4Off-site

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Description
4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sd., col.; 4 3/4 in. +
Summary
Dr. Silver provides a foundation for understanding how life works at the level of genes and molecules that interact in complex networks to drive human development, evolution, and behavior.
Series Statement
Great courses. Science & mathematics
Uniform Title
Great courses (DVD). Science & mathematics
Subject
  • Human genetics
  • Human genome
  • Human beings
  • Biotechnology
  • Genome, Human
  • Biotechnology
  • Homo sapiens (species)
  • bioengineering
Genre/Form
  • Science films.
  • Educational films.
  • Video recordings.
  • Films scientifiques.
  • Films éducatifs.
  • Vidéos.
Note
  • 24 lectures (30 minutes each).
  • Course guidebooks contain lecture outlines, timeline, glossary and bibliographies.
System Details (note)
  • DVD.
Contents
Pt. 1. Disc 1: 1. A scientific approach to understanding life ; 2. What is life? ; 3. What is a human being? ; 4. Mendel's theory of genetic inheritance ; 5. Why identical twins are not identical ; 6. Chromosomes and sexual reproduction -- Disc 2: 7. Digital DNA and the secret of inheritance ; 8. From genes to cells ; 9. Tools of genomics and biotechnology ; 10. The landscape of the human genome ; 11. Why your liver is not your heart ; 12. Natural selection and species evolution -- Pt. 2. Disc 3. 13. Individual human variation ; 14. Evolution of the human genome ; 15. Hidden whispers from past lives ; 16. Family pedigrees and simple disease traits ; 17. Global human genetics ; 18. Genetic divergence in human populations -- Disc 4. 19. The genetic foundation for human morality ; 20. A recipe for constructing the brain ; 21. Brain chemistry and personality ; 22. The genetics of mental disease ; 23. The paradigim-shifting impact of genetics ; 24. The future of the human species.
ISBN
  • 1598035614
  • 9781598035612
OCLC
  • ocn443373288
  • 443373288
  • SCSB-9586209
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library