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Liz Bonnin explains and illustrates what it means for a cell to become cancerous.
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Big Data | Bang Goes The Theory
Liz Bonnin sees how big data monitors Rolls Royce jet engines, and Jem Stansfield creates a low-tech computer system.
Concrete and flooding | Bang Goes the Theory
Investigating the impact of concrete and paving stones on flooding.
Energy | Bang Goes The Theory
Jem Stansfield, Liz Bonnin and Maggie Philbin investigate how close Britain might get to running out of electricity.
Gas turbine technology | Bang Goes the Theory
A demonstration of how gas turbine technology works.
How is radiotherapy kept safe? | Bang Goes the Theory
Liz Bonnin explains how cells turn cancerous by blowing high-tech bubbles.
Liquid Air Energy Storage | Bang Goes the Theory
A demonstration of how liquid air energy storage would function.
Natural flood prevention | Bang Goes the Theory
Methods of natural flood prevention that have been put in place in Pickering, North Yorkshire.
Reducing demand on the grid | Bang Goes the Theory
A company that aims to reduce the demand on the grid at key moments in the day,
S8E6: Flooding | Bang Goes the Theory
Did global warming play a part in the recent floods, or is it the extreme end of the natural cycle? Maggie Philbin investigates the th...
Thames Barrier | Bang Goes the Theory
How the Thames Barrier is protecting London from flooding.
Tracking flooding with satellite images | Bang Goes the Theory
Satellite cameras are used to track flooding and predict future weather.
What causes a storm surge? | Bang Goes the Theory
Maggie Philbin demonstrates what causes a storm surge.
What causes flooding? | Bang Goes the Theory
A demonstration of how rainfall and changing landscapes are causing more severe flooding.
The establishment of Germ Theory | The Cell
This clip explores the revolutionary discovery that diseases are caused by microscopic organisms rather than spontaneous generati...
Secret Universe: The Hidden Life Of The Cell
This film reveals the exquisite machinery of the human cell system from within the inner world of the cell itself - from the fre...
01: Creation | How to Build a Human
Scientists are now at the pivotal moment of being able to unlock the instructions hidden in the cells of humans.
Cell division | i-Science
What is the role of mitosis and meiosis in the human body?
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...
The process of meiosis | Short Circuit
The process of meiosis in sperm and egg cells is explained and illustrated.
When a sperm cell meets an egg cell | Inside the Human Body
Using state-of-the-art graphics, Michael Mosley shows what happens in the moments a sperm cell meets an egg cell.
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.
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.
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.
Infested! Living with Parasites
Dr Michael Mosley explores the bizarre and fascinating world of parasites by turning his body into a living laboratory and deliberately infes...
Mitosis, meiosis and reproduction | GCSE Bitesize Revision
Spec references J247: B2.1b, B5.1f, B5.1h J250: B2.1b, B5.1f. Different steps of mitosis, asexual reproduction, di...
Off The Scale | Richard Hammond's Invisible Worlds
The human eye can see extraordinary detail, but the eye of a needle held at arm's length is pretty much at the limit of ou...
The Discovery of Cell Division | The Cell
How little-known scientist Robert Remak came to observe and describe the process of cell division for the first time.
The Invention of the Microscope | The Cell
Adam Rutherford explains how, in the 1670s, Dutch businessman Anton van Leeuwenhoek revolutionised microscopy by curving a lens mo...
The process of mitosis | Short Circuit
The process of mitosis, seen through a microscope, and then illustrated and explained with a computer simulation.
What is a cell? | AS Guru
Programme for AS level students, comprising archive clips and interviews.
03: The Secret of Sex | How to Build a Human
The precise mechanics of human sexual reproduction are revealed,using new technology to produce previously unseen images.
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...
The urban Arctic fox | Snow Animals
The intrepid Arctic fox is exploiting a new world in order to survive.
Restoring Our Rivers | Our Changing Planet
Liz Bonnin and Ade Adepitan investigate two ambitious river restoration projects: in the US, the largest dam removal in the world,...
Over land and sea | Penguins: Meet the Family
Penguins are adapted to survive and thrive both in the sea and on land.
Pig farming and water pollution | Meat: A Threat to Our Planet?
Liz Bonnin investigates the polluting impact of pig manure from factory farms.
Drowning in Plastic
Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin works with some of the world's leading marine biologists and campaigners to discover the true dangers of plastic in our oce...
2: Secrets of the Deep | Galapagos
Liz Bonnin and the team of scientific experts set off beneath the waves in a specially equipped deep sea submersible and go in search of a...
Wild Alaska Live
A new series on a spectacular wildlife event, live from Alaska with Steve Backshall, Matt Baker and Liz Bonnin. Bears, eagles and orca are gathering for the...
Charged by a Bull Elephant | Nature's Epic Journeys
Bob gets charged by Matt, a bull elephant.
India: Nature's Wonderland
Wildlife expert Liz Bonnin, actor Freida Pinto and mountaineer Jon Gupta reveal the hidden wonders of India's surprising natural world. This is a ...
2: The Lion in Your Lap | Cat Watch 2014: The New Horizon Experiment
Liz Bonnin and a team of experts conduct a groundbreaking scientific study of cats. Discover how pet cat...
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