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The Nature of Things Season 12 Episodes

11 Episodes 1971 - 1972

Episode 1

Banting, Best And Insulin

Mon, Oct 4, 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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Episode 2

Cancer In Canada

Mon, Oct 11, 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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Episode 3

Parkinsonism

Mon, Oct 25, 1971

A look at research which may bring hope to sufferers of a crippling disorder that affects those on older side of generation gap.

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Episode 4

The Living Arctic

Mon, Nov 29, 1971

The Nature of Things presents first part of its highly acclaimed White Paper special on vast Arctic regions of Canada.

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Episode 5

The Fur Trade

Mon, Dec 13, 1971

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

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Episode 6

The Harp Seal

Mon, Jan 3, 1972

The life history of seal, currently object of great spring seal hunt; physiology and behavior of this unusual Arctic animal, plus an examination of its 8,000-mile migration from Hudson Strait to Gulf of St.

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Episode 7

Grouse Country

Mon, Jan 10, 1972

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

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Episode 8

The Polar Bear

Mon, Jan 17, 1972

Pictorial life history of Arctic animals throughout seasons.

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Episode 9

Lobsters And The Sea

Mon, Jan 24, 1972

A glimpse into world of most unusual, amusing inhabitant of our oceans and seas - lobster.

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Episode 10

Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami

Mon, Jan 31, 1972

Documentary look at Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting tropical rainforest of Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.

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Episode 11

The Blue Holes Of Andros

Mon, May 15, 1972

With Dr George Benjamin, a Canadian research chemist and world's foremost authority on Bahamas' "blue-holes".

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