The Making of Mankind - Episode 7: Survival of the Species
-anthropologist Richard Leakey, The Making of Mankind is a seven part series that charts the evolution of humankind from killer ape to tool maker.
Palaeoanthropologist
Transcript: our ancestors behaved in this way. They believed that the killer ape idea is basically correct, that there's an instinctual drive on our part to kill
The actinide series
: Smoke Signals" (why americium is used in smoke detectors); "Californium: Cancer Killer" (why californium holds great promise in the field of cancer
The Making of Mankind - Episode 3: A Human Way of Life
Making of Mankind is a seven part series that charts the evolution of humankind from killer ape to tool maker.
Palaeoanthropologist Richard Leakey traces
Heart of the Matter: Atherosclerosis, a Sign of Trouble for the Heart
. Narrowing of the coronary arteries that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart is the number one killer of both men and women in the United States In the
Transcript: heart disease is coronary heart disease, a narrowing of the coronary arteries that feed the heart. it's the #1 killer of both men and women in the united
Super staph: invincible bacteria?
fighting these resilient killers. They also explore the possibility of an MRSA vaccine.
Transcript: SIGNIFICANT UNMET MEDICAL NEEDS. WELCOME TO HEALTHY BODY, HEALTHY MIND. I'M CARLOS PAGAN. NOT SO LONG AGO, BACTERIAL INFECTIONS WERE ROUTINE KILLERS. TODAY, IT
Coronary Artery Disease
The number one killer of both men and women in America today is coronary artery disease, also known as heart disease. This program explores the risk
Transcript: KRICHMAR. HEART DISEASE IS THE NUMBER ONE KILLER OF BOTH MEN AND WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT IF YOU KNOW YOUR RISK AND YOU'RE AWARE OF THE SYMPTOMS, YOU
Suicide and Psychiatric Disorders
Professor of psychiatry and author Kay Redfield Jamison talks about the irrefutable link between psychiatric disorders and suicide, especially among young people.
Transcript: 't emphasized enough that that's the case. Second or third major killer of young people is suicide.
Missing women: female-selective abortion and infanticide
parent or a hired baby girl killer.
Rotavirus
-world progress science is making against a microscopic killer. A BBCW Production.
The Invisible Enemy: Weaponized Smallpox
cutting-edge virology. A part of the series The Virus Empire: Silent Killers and Invisible Enemies.
Transcript: 2 OF THESE KILLER VIRUSES LIE DORMANT IN AFRICAN BATS WITHOUT MAKING THE FLYING CREATURES ILL. SINCE DISCOVERING THIS XAVIER IS ON THE HUNT FOR BATS