Secrets of Skin

Featuring groundbreaking new science, experiments and leading scientists from a variety of disciplines, the series unravels the natural history of the body's largest organ.

• Ep 1

  1.Adaptability

  15-12-201928m

  In this episode, Professor Ben Garrod reveals groundbreaking new science and amazing specialist insight as he discovers how human skin is an ecosystem in its own right, playing hos...

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• Ep 2

  2.Moving

  16-12-201928m

  What makes sharks built for speed? How do snakes move without limbs? How do sugar gliders fly without feathers? The answer all lies in their skin. Professor Ben Garrod uncovers the...

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• Ep 3

  3.Protection

  17-12-201928m

  How does a giraffe stay cool? What are different porcupine quills teaching us about medicine? What makes some people more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes than others? All the ans...

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• Ep 4

  4.Communication

  18-12-201928m

  Why are male mandrill faces (big bold primates from West Africa) red and blue? How are birds' feathers so colourful? What do ringtail lemurs do to talk to one another? Their skin h...

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• Ep 5

  5.Defence

  19-12-201928m

  What is the most toxic animal on earth? How are porcupine quills helping us in medicine? Why is a rhino armour plated, and it is not to protect them from lions? Professor Ben Garro...

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• Ep 6

  6.Sensing

  20-12-201928m

  Professor Ben Garrod explores how some snakes can see using heat, how crocodiles feel through their jaws and how some animals use electricity to navigate their world - and it is al...

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