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The Secret of Life - Show #103 "Birth, Sex & Death", 1993-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

 Item — Box: MM-21, Object: 8
Identifier: DO0042

Scope and Contents

David Suzuki narrates.  Sequence of development of embryos; chicken embryo; how do cells know where to go and what to do; heart defects; cell differentiation; studying fruit flies; studying zebrafish to determine how cells know what to do and find rare mutant genes; what makes men and women different, by studying men with x-x chromosomes and looking at genes; found SRY gene that acts like control gene and determines whether baby will have ovaries or testes; test used in Mexico Olympics for second x chromosome to prove competitors were women; genes related to aging - Werner's gene; why people get old and die

Dates

  • Creation: 1993-08-16T00:00:00+00:00

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Extent

From the Collection: 60 Box (Each box contains a variety of formats video and/or audio media. These include cassette tapes, BetaCam videos, or VHS tapes. )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the NHGRI Human Genome Project (HGP) Archive Repository

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