This segment shows how Dr. Michael O'reilly identified the angiogenesis inhibitors from tumor cells and the successful tumor treatment using mice as a model organism. This is Part 7 of a 8 part series (http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/cancer/program.html) that introduces a possible non-toxic cancer treatment and highlights the long journey of how angiogenesis (new blood vessel growth) was...

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Video showing actors playing Charles Darwin and Robert Fitzroy bartering for lizard skeletons in Ecuador. Provides a link to Darwin as a person with conflicting views, rather than just a name associated with natural selection. Commentary from scientists enhance his accomplishments.

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What is science? More than simply a body of knowledge or collection of facts, science is a means of inquiry. But what distinguishes scientific inquiry from other ways we humans gain understanding of ourselves and the universe? Listen in as seven scientists, philosophers, and educators reflect on the essence of science, and why evolution qualifies while intelligent design does not (description...

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This interactive resource allows the users to learn about Finding the Code, Copying the Code, Reading the Code, and Controlling the Code by considering the problem, players, and pieces of the puzzle. In the last step, the users put all of the pieces together. The resource has tutorials, video, text, and interactive aspects.

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This interactive resource allows the users to learn about the contributions that have been made to our understanding of genetics throughout history. It describes the work that took place from Mendel's time to today. The resource has tutorials, video, and text.

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