The evolutionary arms race & Why sex?.

The evolutionary arms race & Why sex?. [print] - Boston, Massachusetts : WGBH Educational Foundation : (c)2001. - 1 videodisc (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. (videodisc) - Evolution ; 3. .

"As seen on PBS, two one-hour programs"--Container cover. Parts 4 and 5 of the 7-part documentary originally broadcast on the PBS television series Nova. Originally broadcast on Sept. 26, 2001.

The evolutionary arms race: written and directed by Gail Willumsen ; produced by Jill Shinefield and Gail Willumsen ; A Gemini Productions film for the WGBH/NOVA Sicence Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions. The evolutionary arms race: written and directed by Gail Willumsen ; produced by Jill Shinefield and Gail Willumsen ; A Gemini Productions film for the WGBH/NOVA Sicence Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions. Why sex?: written, produced and directed by Noel Buckner and Robert Whittlesey ; A Documentary Guild film for the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions. Why sex?: written, produced and directed by Noel Buckner and Robert Whittlesey ; A Documentary Guild film for the WGBH/NOVA Science Unit and Clear Blue Sky Productions.

Evolutionary arms race: Survival of the fittest, is it raw competition, a level of cooperation indispensable to life, or both? Explore our own spiraling arms race with microorganisms, the only real treat to our existence, and trace the alarming spread of resitance among pathogens that cause disease. Why sex?: Investigate the endless variety of sexual expression and the powerful hold sex exerts over almost all living things. Discover why, in evolutionary terms, sexi is more important than life itself.



9781578078608 9781578078561

WG35509 WGBH Boston Video WG35469 (set) WGBH Boston Video


Evolution (Biology)
Natural selection.
Human evolution.
Heredity.

QH366.W549.E965 2001 QH366