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4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (iii, 288 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm) |
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text txt rdacontent guidebook |
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unmediated n rdamedia guidebook |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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volume nc rdacarrier guidebook |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Great courses DVD
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| System Details |
DVD video, Dolby digital, NTSC. |
| Note |
In English; closed-captioned. |
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Title from container. |
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24 lectures (30 min. each). |
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Course No. 1530. |
| Bibliography |
Course guidebook Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-286). |
| Performer |
Taught by Professor Scott Solomon, Rice University. |
| Contents |
disc 1. What Darwin knew and why it still matters -- Inheritance: Darwin's missing link -- Genome mutations: evolution's raw material -- Gene flow versus natural selection -- Geology and Genes: The geography of life -- Genetic drift: when evolution is random -- disc 2. Rapid evolution within species -- Evolution in the lab -- The many origins of species -- Cambrian explosion to dinosaur extinction -- Reconstructing the tree of life with DNA -- Human evolution in all directions -- disc 3. Evolution doesn't repeat, but it rhymes -- The evolution of extreme life -- Imperfect nature: ad hoc body designs -- The sterile worker paradox -- Coevolution: peace accords and arms races -- Microbiomes: evolution with small partners -- disc 4. The evolution of brains and behavior -- The evolution of sex and parenting -- The evolution of aging and death -- Evolutionary medicine -- Gene editing and directed evolution -- The future of human evolution. |
| Subject |
Evolution (Biology)
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Human evolution.
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| Genre |
Lectures.
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Educational films.
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Instructional films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Solomon, Scott, lecturer.
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Teaching Company.
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| ISBN |
9781629976204 : $71.99 |
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1629976202 |
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