Explains DNA and how it works. Shows an experiment by Professor Stanley Miller in which he produced amino acids, and an experiment by researchers at the University of Miami who created small moving one-celled creatures by putting drops of amino acids on hot lava and washing them off with rainwater. Narrated by Hal Douglas.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506874
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Unicellular organisms
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Life (Biology)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Unicellular organisms
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → DNA
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Genetics - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Bioengineering
Mathematics, Science & Technology → DNA
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetic engineering - experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Genetics - Research
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Life (Biology)
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)