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Harvest before Dawn (1/7)

For the pharmaceutical industry and its research the knowledge of the Central-American indigenous population is extremely valuable. Over the centuries they have made a selection from the abundant species of medicinal plants in Mexico on which scientists are now able to concentrate their research. And, indeed, this has resulted in the discovery, for example, of an effective herbal compound that is..

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Year Of Production	2005
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], French [DUB]

Moss - Survival Artists (2/7)

In this country people tend to disregard moss in all its varieties. It has a somewhat negative image and is often removed from lawns or walls. Yet latest research indicates that moss-covered roofs in cities can store particulate matter from the air better than other plants. In our natural landscapes peat mosses form the basis for the development of the moors. Not many people are aware of the fact..

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Year Of Production	2004
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], French [DUB]

Baobab - Giants of Africa (3/7)

The baobab tree is regarded as the oldest living organism in Africa. With a trunk circumference of over 30 metres and it's almost biblical life expectancy of over 1,200 years the giant has become a symbol for superhuman strength and the power of survival. In addition to its ability to store gallons of water during the rainy season in order to sustain itself during the forthcoming periods of drough..

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Year Of Production	2006
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], French [DUB]

Porifera - Astounding World of the Sponge (4/7)

Everyone knows the bath sponge. Yet there are so many different types of sponge - over eight thousand known species, while it is estimated that there are over fifty thousand species in the oceans of the world. Biologists, physicists and pharmacologists have become increasingly interested in sponges - with astounding results. The glass sponge, for example, has needles made of pure quartz glass, whi..

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Year Of Production	2005
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], French [DUB]

The Musk Deer and the World's Most Precious Perfume (5/7)

In ten years the musk deer will have become extinct in Mongolia. This is due, however, not only to the centuries-long hunt for the eponymous fragrance from the sexual gland of the male musk deer. To this day traditional Chinese medicine still uses about 1,000 kilos of genuine musk secretion per year. The Arte documentary "Musk Deer - The World's Most Precious Perfume" follows the trail of the myth..

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Year Of Production	2006
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], French [DUB]

Algae - The Allrounders (6/7)

Algae are among the oldest life forms on our planet - nevertheless science is still only in the early stages of researching these plants. 40,000 of an estimated 400,000 algae species have been discovered up to now. The surprising abilities and characteristics of algae are the subject of research in France, Japan and also in Germany. Whether on an algae farm on the North Sea island of Sylt, at the..

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Year Of Production	2008
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], French [DUB]

Ginkgo - A tree's Odyssey (7/7)

The gingko is probably the oldest tree on earth. Dinosaurs even feasted on its leaves. Yet in contrast to those gluttonous giants, their green contemporary survived the Ice Ages.  The film tells the heroic story of the gingko tree - of its artificial dissemination around the world, its numerous abilities - and its diverse uses as a tree of life. At close quarters the camera accompanies scient..

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Year Of Production	2004
Country Of Origin	Germany
Language Versions	German [OV], French [DUB]

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