100 Greatest Discoveries

Biology (1x7)

Uitzenddatum: Jan 26, 2005

Thirteen breakthroughs in the science of living things: -Anton van Leeuwenhoek's discovery of micro-organisms -Robert Brown's identification of cell nuclei -Carl Woese's Archaea classification -Walther Flemming and Eduard Strasburger's discovery of mitosis -August Weismann's conclusions on meiosis -Awareness of cell differentiation and stem cells -Pinpointing of mitochondria -Hans Krebs' citric acid cycle -The discoveries of neurotransmitters, hormones and photosynthesis -Arthur George Tansley's ideas on ecosystems -The centuries-long process of studying biodiversity