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Secret of Life, The; Cell Wars

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Series

Secret of Life, The

Program

Cell Wars

Program Number

106

Series Description

This eight-part series reveals how scientists' ability to decipher and manipulate our genes will transform medicine -- and perhaps the human race. Hosted by David Suzuki, a Canadian geneticist and TV personality.

Series release date: 9/1993

Program Description

This program looks at the body's powerful defense in the face of invaders: the immune system. AIDS, multiple sclerosis and the flu are just some of the diseases that can defeat the immune system with ease. Scientists are looking for ways to come to the aid of our increasingly beleaguered bodies.

Duration

00:52:39

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Documentary

Topics

Science

Medicine

Creators

Costa, Barbara (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Secret of Life, The; Cell Wars,” GBH Archives, accessed October 5, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_455C1DD1FE0D41B4BF98B121A976C4DD.

MLA: “Secret of Life, The; Cell Wars.” GBH Archives. Web. October 5, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_455C1DD1FE0D41B4BF98B121A976C4DD>.

APA: Secret of Life, The; Cell Wars. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_455C1DD1FE0D41B4BF98B121A976C4DD