Medicinema Ltd.  From the award winning science teaching series CRACKING THE CODE: The Continuing Saga of Genetics - 9 half hour films that cover the history and basic concepts of genetics - from Aristotle and Mendel through to the new DNA-based world of genomics and GM crops - in a fresh and entertaining style. Featuring original songs by Moxy Fr??vous Produced, written and directed by Jack Micay Major sponsor - The National Science Foundation Episode 1 - Peas In A Pod This episode tells the story of genetics from ancient times to its true scientific beginnings in the 19th century. Humourous animation and other creative visuals illustrate the unsuccessful efforts of Aristotle, Darwin and others to solve the age-old puzzle of heredity. The focus then shifts to Gregor Mendel, the obscure 19th C. Austrian monk whose plant experiments laid the foundation for the science of genetics. His laws of Random Segregation and Independent Assortment are clearly and entertainingly explained, then reinforced by a Moxy Fruvous song. Shot in England and the Czech Republic. 29 minutes. Winner of the Chris Award for Science and Technology at the Columbus Int. Film Festival Finalist, New York Festivals Kategorie: Wissenschaft & Technik Tags: genetics science biology Gregor Mendel Bruno Augustinian monastery pea plant self-fertilization dominant gene recessive gene pattern of inheritance genes phenotype genotype