Sperms race to the egg | James May’s Things You Need to Know

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...

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...

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...

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...

The process of meiosis | Short Circuit

The process of meiosis in sperm and egg cells is explained and illustrated.

The process of mitosis | Short Circuit

The process of mitosis, seen through a microscope, and then illustrated and explained with a computer simulation.

The establishment of Germ Theory | The Cell

This clip explores the revolutionary discovery that diseases are caused by microscopic organisms rather than spontaneous generati...

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.

Cells | Curriculum Bites

Schools science programme where topics in the double science curriculum are broken down into small chunks.

Cell division | i-Science

What is the role of mitosis and meiosis in the human body?

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.

Growing bacteria | Bitesize Science

Bacteria reproduce by cloning themselves, and in the right conditions can reproduce very quickly.

How cancer changes our cells | Bang Goes the Theory

Liz Bonnin explains and illustrates what it means for a cell to become cancerous.

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

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

What is a cell? | AS Guru

Programme for AS level students, comprising archive clips and interviews.

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.

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.

3: The Spark of Life | The Cell

Adam Rutherford reveals how scientists are close to repeating what has happened only once in four billion years - the creation of a new life ...