Episode of Series “Cosmos: a personal voyage”.
Adapted from Cosmos the television series by Carl Sagan, this film examines the role of the nucleus in cell activity; describes the process by which an identical genetic message can be made for each cell in a living organism; shows the commonality of all living things on earth and recreates an experimental attempt to duplicate the formation of the first complex organic molecules on earth. Suitable for upper secondary level.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
307270
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cells
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cells
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Chemistry, Organic
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth - Origin
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Molecular structure
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)