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"Origins" Part 3 - Origins of Human Life

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Drs Suzannah Williams and Dagan Wells explore the secrets and processes behind human fertilisation. Sperm and eggs must face huge challenges before they even meet. After fertilisation, they go on to form a small ball of cells with huge potential.

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"Origins" Part 2 - Origins of Earth and the Solar System

Professor Alex Halliday explains how planets form from nothing but an area of space full of dust. Tiny differences between the elements that make up meteorites can give you an idea of how old they are and which part of the solar system they came from.
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"Matters of Scale" Part 1 - Extremes of Scale

Professors Pedro Ferreira and Alan Barr explain what scale means to them, from particle physics to the visible universe. At the subatomic level, gravity has a surprisingly large effect and particles are so small that they have no size.
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Series
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
People
Suzannah Williams
Dagan Wells
Chris Lintott
Keywords
education
research
oocyte
cell
human genetics
DNA
Reproduction
ovary
gestation
germ cell
sperm
gamete
embryo
fertilisation
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 07/10/2014
Duration: 00:08:40

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