Sunday, April 26, 2009

Crash: A Tale of Two Species

The horseshoe crab’s unique blood has powerful properties valued by the biomedical industry.
Watch The Video Here:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/crash-a-tale-of-two-species/video-blue-blood-at-15000-a-quart/614/

Frogs: The Thin Green Line

Allison Argo, the filmmaker behind Frogs: The Thin Green Line, discusses the making of the film in this Web-exlusive video. From the construction of an artificial pond set, to seeing the effects of the chytrid fungus first-hand, Allison describes the challenges she encountered in this project. With one-third of amphibian species threatened with extinction, Allison thinks the story of frogs “is probably the most important environmental story of our time.”
Watch Video Here :-
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/frogs-the-thin-green-line/video-behind-the-scenes/4841/