Riddle Of Photosynthesis, The

Visits the AEC's radiation laboratory at Berkeley. Shows how radioactive carbon is incorporated in algae in order to make it possible to follow the photosynthetic process in plants. Uses chromatography and radioautography to pinpoint compounds.

More in Magic of the atom series

  1. Protecting The Atomic Worker 1954
  2. Security 1954
  3. Tagging The Atom. 1954
  4. The Eternal Cycle - Biology 1954
  5. Power Unlimited. 1955
  6. The Riddle Of Photosynthesis 1955
  7. Radiation - Silent Servant Of Mankind 1956
  8. THE ATOM IN THE HOSPITAL 1961
  9. Radioisotope Scanning In Medicine 1965
  10. Riddle Of Photosynthesis, The 1965

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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, format, sound, description, catalog record
  2. 16mm Filmography editors — creator