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New! Sexual and Asexual Reproduction
Item# 52383
© 2012
16 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-741-7
All forms of life, from the simple to the highly complex, possess not only the ability but the instinct to reproduce. This program gives an introduction to the basic biological concepts involved with...
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The Challenger: How to Grow a Planet
Item# 52497
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-328-0
Trees once dominated the planet, but grasses eventually challenged their supremacy to become Earth’s main form of plant life. In this program, Iain Stewart explains how it happened, and the impact the...
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How to Grow a Planet
Item# 52494
© 2012
150 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-325-9
We may believe that humans are the most powerful evolutionary force on Earth, but it’s plants that enabled amphibians to leave the water, plants that played a part in the rise and fall of the dinosaur...
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Life from Light: How to Grow a Planet
Item# 52495
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-326-6
It was plants that first harnessed light from the sun to create a life-giving atmosphere, transforming a barren rock into the lush world we know today. In this program, geologist Iain Stewart journeys...
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The Power of Flowers: How to Grow a Planet
Item# 52496
© 2012
50 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61753-327-3
What did flowering plants have to do with the evolution of primates and other mammals? In this program, geologist Iain Stewart travels to New Caledonia to discuss what made the first blooms so revolut...
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Moyers & Company: The Problem with Genetically Modified Seeds
Item# 50434
© 2012
26 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62290-504-1
On this episode of Moyers & Company, Bill Moyers talks with scientist and philosopher Vandana Shiva, who’s become a rock star in the global battle over genetically modified seeds. These seeds—cons...
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The Sensitive Skin of the Earth: Microscopic Plant Life and the Health of Our Planet
Item# 48290
© 2011
52 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-62102-946-5
Southern Africa’s Namib Desert—at first glance, a barren and lifeless setting. Looking closely at the desert floor, however, we see black and multicolored patches adorning the landscape. Regions in As...
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Plant Biology: Core Concepts Video Clip Library
Item# 41918
© 2011
87 Min.
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DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-61616-900-8
Making plentiful use of animation, this comprehensive video clip library of 32 two- to three-minute segments brings plant biology to life! Visual learners will particularly benefit from the intricate...
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The Botany of Desire, with Michael Pollan
Item# 44375
© 2008
120 Min.
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Featuring author, journalist, activist, and professor Michael Pollan, and based on his best-selling book, this program takes viewers on an eye-opening exploration of the human relationship with the pl...
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Modern Marvels: Mold and Fungus
Item# 42863
© 2008
45 Min.
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Fungus is definitely among us. They live within our bodies, grow beneath our feet—and sometimes on them—float in the air we breathe, and help create many of the foods and beverages we consume. Profess...
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