01: Creation | How to Build a Human

01: Creation | How to Build a Human

Biology | BBC Two | 2002 | 49'12''

Scientists are now at the pivotal moment of being able to unlock the instructions hidden in the cells of humans.

Skin cells in research | Science In Action

Skin cells in research | Science In Action

Biology | BBC Two | 1999 | 3'51''

Spec references J247: . Growing skin for patients, using keratinocyte cells from the patient so that the skin is not rejected.

Electron microscope | Science In Action

Electron microscope | Science In Action

Biology | BBC Two | 1999 | 2'54''

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

Cells under a microscope | Science In Action

Cells under a microscope | Science In Action

Biology | BBC Two | 1999 | 1'40''

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

The Identification of the Cell Nucleus | The Cell

The Identification of the Cell Nucleus | The Cell

Biology | BBC Four | 2009 | 3'26''

How Robert Brown used the microscope to notice, identify and describe the nucleus, and discover its ubiquity in cells.

Human defence systems | Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

Human defence systems | Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

Biology | BBC Two | 2012 | 4'00''

This simulation brings to life the process of a cell's defence against viruses.

Key parts of the cell | Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

Key parts of the cell | Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

Biology | BBC Two | 2012 | 3'13''

An amazing visualisation of the cell's structure, and how DNA works within it.

Collagen | Secrets of Skin

Collagen | Secrets of Skin

Biology | BBC Four | 2019 | 1'56''

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

Elastin | Secrets of Skin

Elastin | Secrets of Skin

Biology | BBC Four | 2019 | 1'28''

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

Epidermis | Secrets of Skin

Epidermis | Secrets of Skin

Biology | BBC Four | 2019 | 1'30''

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

What makes up a cell? | Short Circuit

What makes up a cell? | Short Circuit

Biology | BBC Two | 2008 | 45''

A computer simulation of a cell allows us to see the structure of a cell close-up.
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