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Catalyst: Weedy Seadragons
10 Sep 2009
The program details a research project about one of the most visually striking animals in the sea, the Weedy Seadragon. It lives in the waters off southern Australia and very little is known about it. The program describes how this long term project is being carried out, why it is important and...
National Curriculum Year 7
Pedigree Dogs
17 Sep 2009
In August 2008, the BBC aired a documentary which claimed that a century of inbreeding and extreme selection to win shows has created a health and welfare scandal related to pedigree pets. This program follows up on reactions to the UK documentary. It examines changes that have occurred since it...
National Curriculum Year 10
Male Pill
22 Apr 2010
Prince Henry's Institute in Melbourne has been involved in a study to find a convenient, effective and reversible means of contraception for men. The program investigates the study and the barriers that will need to be overcome in order to make such a method freely available to men. The...
National Curriculum Year 9
Catalyst: Grand Daddy Fish
10 Sep 2009
The program is a report about recent fossil finds that are the earliest examples of separate males and females in vertebrates and show copulation and internal fertilization as we know it today. This discovery helps complete some gaps in our understanding of the evolution of reproduction in...
National Curriculum Year 8
Dugongs
17 Sep 2009
The program is about dugongs, a protected marine animal that is still threaten with extinction, and the research scientists from the University of Queensland are carrying out into their behaviour and breeding patterns in an effort to ensure their future. The scientists are pioneering a new way of...
National Curriculum Year 7
Animal Action: Blue Grasshopper
15 Apr 2010
The program is a short video clip of the mating behaviour of chameleon grasshoppers recorded in the alpine country of Kosciuszko by a researcher from Macquarie University in Sydney. The grasshopper turns blue when the temperature rises.
National Curriculum Year 7
Catalyst: Stem Cell Ethics
08 Apr 2010
The program is a follow up to Making Life screened the previous week where the process of making pluripotent stem cells from skin cells was described and where the potential to use these IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) instead of human embryos in stem cell therapies was discussed. This...
National Curriculum Year 10
Catalyst: Giant Cuttlefish
24 Sep 2009
The program is about the one place in the world where a quarter of a million Giant Australian Cuttlefish migrate each year to reproduce. It details research about the cuttlefish and the potential impact on this population of a planned desalination plant.
National Curriculum Year 7
Animal Action: Desert Gobies
11 Feb 2010
Researchers from Monash University have found the desert goby - the ultimate Aussie battler - in the mound springs of the Lake Eyre basin. This habitat is twice as salty as the ocean and is subject to extreme temperature fluctuations. The video show the mating behaviour, sexual signaling and...
National Curriculum Year 7
Animal Action: Bombina Frog
18 Mar 2010
Many frogs are on the endangered species list; however the tiny North East Asian Bombina frog is bucking this trend. The images captured by a Korean naturalist show its aggressive survival tactics and adaptations.
National Curriculum Year 6
