The 206 bones of the human skeleton are a miracle of bioengineering. Lightweight and incredibly strong, our bones give us the ability to walk upright, freeing our hands for precise manipulation of objects.

Using the latest in 3-D graphics, medical imaging and cadaver specimens, see the human body’s muscular system revealed in ways never seen before.

At the centre of the human cardiovascular system is the heart. The human heart is a muscular organ that is a bioengineering marvel.

Breathing brings oxygen, found in the air we live in, into a unique set of organs called the lungs. Deep inside the lungs, that oxygen is transferred into the blood system and is used to power all of our muscles, including the muscles that produce breathing.

The human nervous system starts with the brain, extends down to the spinal cord,and connects to every part of the body through a vast network of fibers known as the peripheral nervous system.

The human body needs to take in food and water found in the environment, and through an almost miraculous sequence of mechanical and chemical processes, it converts that food into nutrients that sustain all the body’s activities.

Touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight - the human body’s five major senses. They are senses that have evolved independently over millions of years but are brought together by our marvelous central nervous system into the most refined way of interacting with the environment of any species on the planet.

Of the body’s major systems only the reproductive organs and structures are different in men and women. There is no greater miracle on the planet than the creation of a new life.

Human beings, like every living organism, are driven by two inherent needs – to survive, and ultimately, to reproduce – that is – to pass our genes on to the future of our species.

Visualizing Cell Processes combines the previous five titles, Cells & Molecules, Cell Movement and Transport, Photosynthesis, Cellular Respiration, DNA, Cell Reproduction, and The Genetic Code. Information on these five titles can be found under their respective titles.

Cells and Molecules Cells and Molecules is organized into short-play learning modules, for concise instruction.

Cell Movement and Transport is organized into short-play learning modules, for concise instruction.

DNA Replication, Mitosis and Cell Reproduction is organized into short-play learning modules, for concise instruction.

The Genetic Code and It's Translation video is organized into short-play learning modules, for concise instruction.

Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration is organized into short-play learning modules, for concise instruction.

The menu structure of this DVD offers over 30 learning chapters that can be discussed and repeated as needed to assure that everyone is up to speed on the content.

This program shows the kinds of cells and emphasizes the fact that all cells have a common organization and how all cells carry out similar biochemical processes. (Module from the DVD Inside the Living Cell). 2006

Illustrations show how genetic instructions carried on DNA are transcribed into RNA, leading to the production of specific enzymes that control the thousands of biochemical processes going on in living cells. (Module from the DVD Inside the Living Cell).

This program illustrates the mechanisms of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. (Module from the DVD Inside the Living Cell).

This program shows how DNA replicates, how copy errors occur and are fixed by repair enzymes, how DNA is compressed into chromosomes making possible mitosis and cell division. (Module from the DVD Inside the Living Cell).

The Light Microscope: Window on the Microcosm shows techniques for using a student microscope to achieve spectacular images.

This program describes the discovery of viruses and their structure, how viruses are studied, how they infect their hosts and how they replicate.

Adventures in Scientific Exploration features voyages of discovery into nine environments: 3 pond regions, 2 stream, 2 woodland, 2 urban yard. 2004

Cells as microscopic building blocks of all animals and plants.