Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The message of the genes – When will pigs have wings? (1984) We are all different, in looks, in behaviour, and in our susceptibility to disease. The message of the genes – When will pigs have wings? (1984) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The message of the genes – Normal cells and cancer cells (1984) The growth and behaviour of cells are controlled by "actors that regulate their performance. When this regulation goes astray The message of the genes – Normal cells and cancer cells (1984) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The message of the genes – Bodies and antibodies (1984) The body protects itself against infection by bacteria, viruses, molds and parasites by having a system for recognising these The message of the genes – Bodies and antibodies (1984) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The message of the genes – Genetic engineering (1984) How can we isolate and study the genes one at a time? The answer is to clone them. The message of the genes – Genetic engineering (1984) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The message of the genes – The spice of life (1984) Living matter is made from a complex mixture of chemicals, some small like salts, sugars and fats and others large and The message of the genes – The spice of life (1984) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The message of the genes – We are all different (1984) Everybody looks different, apart from identical twins, and many of the differences are inherited. The message of the genes – We are all different (1984) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Machines in motion – Living machines (1983) How do animals move on land, sea and in the air, and we shall look in particular at how the understanding of human locomotion Machines in motion – Living machines (1983) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Machines in motion – Fluids and flight (1983) How is our knowledge of fluid dynamics harnessed in setting machines in motion? Machines in motion – Fluids and flight (1983) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Machines in motion – Under control (1983) In his fourth lecture, Leonard Maunder explores the various ways in which systems can be controlled by monitoring inputs and Machines in motion – Under control (1983) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Machines in motion – Gathering momentum (1983) How do Newton's laws apply to motion both familiar and strange, from bows and arrows to rockets and gyroscopes? Machines in motion – Gathering momentum (1983) Read more
