Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Communicating – The bionic bat (1985) A special branch of communication involves the use of echoes to replace sight when visibility is poor. Communicating – The bionic bat (1985) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – Secrets of the deep (1995) Viewed from space, one of the remarkable features of our planet is that it has continents and oceans. Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – Secrets of the deep (1995) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Communicating – Animal talk (1985) All animals depend on communication, at least for reproduction and often for a complex social life. Communicating – Animal talk (1985) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Communicating – No man is an island (1985) In his first lecture, David Pye introduces us to the many different ways we, humans, have devised through the course of the Communicating – No man is an island (1985) Read more
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
