Cell Biology - The World of Life Pt. 1 of 2

Cell Biology - The World of Life Pt. 1 of 2 Calvin Productions for American Institute of Biological Science Taught by Dr. H. Bentley Glass,The Johns Hopkins University 14:11:17 MS of Glass speaking to camera: “The study of life, the wonderous variety of living things... What is biology; why should we study it?” 14:11:54 Montage: magnified organisms, elephants in zoo, trees. Man in hospital w/ anesthetic mask, farmer on tractor, antelope, earth-mover. 14:12:20 Title: Microbiology. Amoeba & others shown. Title: Botany. Examples. seaweed, mushrooms. Title: Zoology. Worms, insects, mollusks. Title: morphology. Magnified single-celled animals etc. 14:14:14 Glass beside model of man w/ replaceable body parts. Title Physiology 14:15:30 Scientist in laboratory w/ machine tilting test tubes. Other lab equipment. 14:16:27 High school basketball game w/students watching from bleachers. 14:16:43 Spider. Title: Genetics. Organism dividing. Glass standing beside Dalmation held by keeper on stand; points to pictures of dalmation & red setter on board; explains characteristics of offspring. Pulls down board to show Developmental Biology. 14:19:20 Time lapse photography of germinating seedling growing; caterpillar on leaf, emerging as butterfly. Chicken growing in egg; hatched; robins in nest beneath mother. 14:20:11 Lecturer standing by globe talks about extinction. Various types of fossils in rocks. 14:21:05 Pointing to title: Evolution. Mountain range; valley; shoreline w/ surf. Title: Ecology; talks about hosts, parasites, other species. Montage: polyp, sea anemone, sponges, fish, coral reef. Exhibit of parasite inside host; buffalo grazing; antelope; cattle grazing. 14:22:52 “So we must ask ourselves, what is a science? Science is organized knowledge...making simple observations...” 14:23:45 Moves behind laboratory table & in front of pictures of scientists. Talks about shift from fieldwork to lab; need for idea before experiment. Man pouring chemicals into test tubes & explains results of adding saliva to starch to produce sugar. 14:26:07 Fruit flies in jar, CU. Points to picture of Hermann Joseph Muller; Wilhelm Roentgen; Thomas Hunt Morgan; Johan Gregor Mendel as continuum. Explains how he does lab research based on accumulated knowledge of previous generations of scientists. “Why study it?” Explains why biological science has banished fear, superstition & ignorance. Walks off camera. Continued.... Introductory College Lecture Films; Teaching; 1960s; 1950s; NOTE: Sell any continuous ten minutes of film at per reel rate.