The Nature of Things

Season 12

1971 · 10 episodes

Episodes

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   1. Banting, Best And Insulin

   4 Oct 1971

   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.

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   2. Cancer In Canada

   11 Oct 1971

   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.

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   3. Parkinsonism

   25 Oct 1971

   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.

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   4. The Fur Trade

   13 Dec 1971

   A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market

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   5. The Harp Seal

   3 Jan 1972

   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

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   6. Grouse Country

   10 Jan 1972

   The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.

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   7. The Polar Bear

   17 Jan 1972

   Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.

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   8. Lobsters and the Sea

   24 Jan 1972

   A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.

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   9. Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami

   31 Jan 1972

   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.[

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    10. The Blue Holes of Andros

    15 May 1972

    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)