Issue 1 - MAKING PLANTS GROW PLASTIC
Most of the crops we grow today were developed over decades or centuries of careful selection, cross pollination, and cultivation. Now plant breeders are using genetic engineering to speed up the process of improving plants. This issue looks at what they've done with rapeseed, a plant grown for animal food and the oil in its seeds, which is used to make cooking oil, salad dressings, soaps, paints, varnishes, medicines, as well as biodegradable fuels, lubricants, and plastic. Genetic engineers are now working on an extraordinary variety that will actually produce plastic in its seeds! - 11 Minutes

Issue 2 - SEEDS FOR TOMORROW'S FOOD
Without plants, no oxygen-breathing life could exist on Earth. Most plants produce seeds to ensure that their species will continue to survive. In this program, students will learn about the importance of seeds and what scientists do to ensure their protection. We'll also explore the seedless methods of growing plant foods by using small pieces of the plant itself. - 12 Minutes

Issue 3 - DECODING NATURE'S SECRET
How do cells "know" what to become? Scientists have begun to unravel the mystery. Their discoveries have led to a new field of science called biotechnology, which is helping us increase food production and live longer, healthier lives. This issue gives a simple explanation of how life forms develop according to the instructions coded in their DNA and genes, and shows how biotechnologists are learning to change those instructions with techniques such as genetic engineering. - 14 Minutes

Issue 4 - NATURE'S PHARMACY
This program reveals the natural sources of some of the most important medicines we have to fight disease, as it shows the complex process of new drug discovery. Students see how natural substances collected from the rain forests and the sea undergo extensive testing to determine if they are potential sources of new drugs, and discover how computers are speeding up the process. - 14 Minutes