A report on the world-wide investigation into the origins of life, as revealed in the study of the cell, and progress in the battle against cancer. Explains what is known of the nature, operation, and origin of the living human cell. Interviews and demonstrations involve scientists from Britain, the United States, France and the Soviet Union. Extensive use is made of a model of a living cell enlarged a million times.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009487
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Life cycle, Human
Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cells
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Life cycle, Human
History → Science and civilization
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cell division
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Cells
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Human biology
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life - Origin
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science and civilization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)