The Nature of Things

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12x1
Banting, Best and Insulin
Episode overview
Season opener: The Nature of Things looks at the discovery of insulin by Dr. Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best and deals with the current Canadian research into diabetes.
12x2
Cancer in Canada
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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 the National Cancer Institute.
12x3
Parkinson's Disease
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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.
12x4
The Living Arctic
Episode overview
The Nature of Things presents the first part of its highly acclaimed White Paper special on the vast Arctic regions of Canada.
12x5
The Fur Trade
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A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market.
12x6
The Harp Seal
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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 .. show full overview
12x7
Grouse Country
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The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.
12x8
The Polar Bear
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Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.
12x9
Lobsters and the Sea
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A glimpse into the world of the most unusual, amusing inhabitant of our oceans and seas — the lobster.
12x10
Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami
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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.
12x11
The Blue Holes of Andros
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With Dr. George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and the world's foremost authority on Bahamas' "blue-holes" (underwater caves). A visit to the vast network of mysterious underwater limestone caves found offshore from the island of Andros.

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