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S12 • E1
Banting, Best And Insulin
Season opener: The Nature of Things looks at discovery of insulin by Dr Frederick Banting and Dr Charles Best and deals with current Canadian research into diabetes.
1971-10-04
S12 • E2
Cancer In Canada
Chances of recovery by a cancer patient in Canada are examined. Guests: Dr James Till, Toronto's Princess Margaret Hospital, and Dr Robert Taylor of National Cancer Institute.
1971-10-11
S12 • E3
Parkinsonism
A look at research which may bring hope to sufferers of a crippling disorder that affects those on the older side of the generation gap. Guests include Dr. Oleh Hornykiewicz, a pioneer in the discovery of the drug L-DOPA.
1971-10-25
S12 • E4
The Fur Trade
A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market
1971-12-13
S12 • E5
The Harp Seal
The life history of the seal, currently the object of the great spring seal hunt; the physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile migration from Hudson Strait to the Gulf of St. Lawrence and back. Also a look at the seal's unique adaptation for deep diving, currently under study by biologists at the University of Guelph in Ontario
1972-01-03
S12 • E6
Grouse Country
The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.
1972-01-10
S12 • E7
The Polar Bear
Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.
1972-01-17
S12 • E8
Lobsters and the Sea
A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.
1972-01-24
S12 • E9
Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami
Documentary look at the Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting the tropical rainforest of the Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.[
1972-01-31
S12 • E10
The Blue Holes of Andros
A visit to a deep network of underwater caves found offshore from the island of Andros, with Dr. George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and the world's foremost authority on the Bahamas' "blue holes" (underwater caves)
1972-05-15