What Darwin never knew / a Nova/WGBH production ; produced by Matthew Barrett, John Rubin, and Sarah Holt ; written by John Rubin ; directed by John Rubin, Rushmore Denooyer, Serena Davies, and Sarah Holt.
| Format | Video (DVD) |
| Publication Info | [Arlington, Va.?] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, ©2010. |
| Description | 1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Carroll, Sean B. Endless forms most beautiful. |
| Other author/creator | Carroll, Sean B. Making of the fittest. |
| Other author/creator | WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) |
| Other author/creator | PBS Distribution (Firm) |
| Contents | Unanswered questions -- The Galapagos -- Descent with modification -- Natural selection -- The magic of DNA -- 23,000 genes -- Fruit flies -- Gene switches -- A transitional form -- From fins to limbs -- The hand -- Our brains -- What makes us human? |
| Abstract | The source of the earth's great variety of animals was a scientific mystery until Charles Darwin proposed the idea of natural selection. Nova presents breakthroughs in a new science nicknamed "evo devo" that are linking the enigma of origins to another of nature's mysteries, the development of embryos. |
| General note | Copyright date on credit frame: 2009; copyright date on container: 2010. |
| General note | Documentary. |
| General note | Based on the books: Endless forms most beautiful ; and, The making of the fittest / by Sean B. Carroll. |
| General note | Originally produced for the television program on Nova in 2009. |
| Credits | Directors, John Rubin, Rushmore Denooyer, Serena Davies, and Sarah Holt ; producers, Matthew Barrett, John Rubin, and Sarah Holt ; writer, John Rubin. |
| Performer | Lance Lewman, narrator. |
| Audience | Not rated. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Language | Closed-captioned; described for the visually impaired. |
| Genre/form | Science television programs. |
| Genre/form | Documentary television programs. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for people with visual disabilities. |
| Genre/form | Television adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Television programs. |
| Other title | Nova (Television program) |
| ISBN | 9781608830985 |
| ISBN | 1608830985 |
| UPC | 841887011013 |
| Publisher number | NOVA6188 PBS Distribution |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | Compact DVDs | QH375 .W43 2010 DVD | ✔ Available | Place Hold |