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1 videodisc (approximately 300 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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video v rdamedia |
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videodisc vd rdacarrier |
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polychrome rdacc |
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digital rdatr |
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optical rdarm |
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video file rdaft |
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DVD video |
Series |
Howard Hughes Medical Institute holiday lectures on science |
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Holiday lectures on science.
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Production Credits |
Executive producers of the DVD, Thomas R. Cech, Peter J. Bruns; producer, Dennis W.C. Liu. |
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The four lectures were produced by Sutherland Media Productions for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute; producer Ann DeStefano Sutherland. |
Contents |
Lecture 1. Catalysis, chemical and biochemical -- Lecture 2. RNA as an enzyme: discovery, origins of life, and medical possibilities -- Lecture 3. How to accelerate a reaction 100,000,000,000 times using only RNA -- Lecture 4. Life at the end of the chromosome: another RNA machine. |
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Video segments from 2003: Enzymes that are not proteins: the discovery of ribozymes (20 min.) -- Dr. Thomas Cech on becoming a scientist (10 min.) -- NOVA scienceNOW on RNA! (16 min.). |
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Interactive features: New science of RNA interference -- Telomeres ten years after -- Diversity of RNA structures. |
Note |
Lecturer, Thomas R. Cech. |
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DVD. |
Summary |
Four lectures (60 min. each) presented in 1995 by Dr. Thomas R. Cech explain the role of RNA in cellular biology. Dr. Cech also discusses other implications of RNA catalysis. |
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The DVD also includes 3 additional video segments from 2003, 3 hands-on experiment demonstrations, and 3 interactive slideshow features. |
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Closed captioned. |
Subject |
Catalytic RNA.
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RNA.
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Telomere.
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Biology -- Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Alt Author |
Cech, Thomas.
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Bruns, Peter (Peter J.)
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Liu, Dennis W. C.
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Sutherland, Ann DeStefano.
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Sutherland Media Productions.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
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Spine Title |
RNA |
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