Secrets of the Body: An Introduction to the History of Western Medicine
This concise program—ideal for use as a lecture launcher—summarizes the evolution of medical knowledge in the Western world with numerous drawings, paintings, diagrams, and clips of historical footage. Highlighted moments in the quest for a more...
Fighting Skin Cancer and Brain Tumors with New Methods
Two of the most aggressive and deadly forms of cancer may soon become the targets of powerful drugs that work in tandem with the body’s own immune system. This program explores recent research in the development of biochemical weapons to fight bra...
Cell: The Spark of Life
From hydras to humans, every organism on Earth can trace its ancestry back to the first primitive cell. Will biotechnology one day create a cell outside of that family tree? This program looks at 21st-century genetic science and its search for the s...