3: The Spark of Life | The Cell

1: The Hidden Kingdom | The Cell

Adam Rutherford tells the story of the biological cell. He explores how centuries of scientific and religious dogma were overturned by the d...

2: The Chemistry of Life | The Cell

Adam Rutherford explores how scientists delved deeper into the world of the cell, seeking to reveal the magic ingredient that can bring c...

All life needs water | Bitesize Science

Osmosis is a special type of diffusion, involving water, where molecules move from a high to a low concentration.

Beneath the surface | Bitesize Science

Microscopes continue to develop over time, giving us access to increasingly incredible magnification.

Biology: 1: Cell Biology | A-Level Studies

First of series is a journey to the innermost depths of cells to explore the com plex yet beautiful processes which are the basis ...

Cell Cycle | AS Guru

Programme for AS level students, comprising archive clips and interviews.

Cell Division | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Cell division | i-Science

What is the role of mitosis and meiosis in the human body?

Cells | Curriculum Bites

Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.

Cells and their environment | AS Guru

Programme for AS level students, comprising archive clips and interviews.

Cells under a microscope | Science In Action

Spec references J247: B1.1a. Showing onion cells and cheek cells under a microscope.

Clones | i-Science

Daphne and Barbara are so similar because they are clones, two people who have exactly the same genetic makeup. When their mother was pregnant, her fertil...

Collagen | Secrets of Skin

Collagen makes up 90% of the skin dermis. Professor Ben Garrod talks to a scientist studying collagen whose research has some ground-breaking appl...

Dance of the chromosomes | Bitesize Science

Mitosis is a type of cell replication that is essential to the human body's ability to grow and repair.

Death By Design | Horizon

The radical notion that each cell in our body is programmed to die has major implications for research into disease and bodily development. This fi...

Diffusion | Curriculum Bites

Spec references J247: B2.1a J250: B2.1a. Definition of diffusion and what substances go into the cell.

Diffusion and Osmosis | GCSE Bitesize Revision

Spec references J247: 2.1a J250: 2.1a. Animated shorts to support students preparing for assessments in GCSE Additional Science.

Elastin | Secrets of Skin

Why do we get wrinkles? Professor Ben Garrod explores the function of elastin in an animal's skin.

Electron microscope | Science In Action

Spec references J247: B1.1c. Electron microscope to see the structure of algae and observe cell processes.

Epidermis | Secrets of Skin

Professor Ben Garrod gives a brief introduction to the structure of skin, especially the epidermis.