Season 12
10 episodes · Oct 4, 1971
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- S12E1
Banting, Best And Insulin
Oct 4, 1971Season 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.
- S12E2
Cancer In Canada
Oct 11, 1971Chances 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.
- S12E3
Parkinsonism
Oct 25, 1971A 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.
- S12E4
The Fur Trade
Dec 13, 1971A look at the endangered species of animals used in the fur trade, focusing on the Canadian market
- S12E5
The Harp Seal
Jan 3, 1972The 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
- S12E6
Grouse Country
Jan 10, 1972The world of the colorful bird family admired by hunters and birdwatchers alike.
- S12E7
The Polar Bear
Jan 17, 1972Pictorial life history of the Arctic animals throughout the seasons.
- S12E8
Lobsters and the Sea
Jan 24, 1972A glimpse into the world of an unusual and amusing ocean inhabitant.
- S12E9
Vanishing Peoples: Yanomami
Jan 31, 1972Documentary look at the Yanomami, a fast-vanishing Indian tribe inhabiting the tropical rainforest of the Upper Orinoco River in southeastern Venezuela and Northern Brazil.[
- S12E10
The Blue Holes of Andros
May 15, 1972A 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)