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NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The; NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The
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- Series
- NOVA
- Program
- Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The
- Program Number
710
- Title
NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The
- Series Description
NOVA is a general-interest documentary series that addresses a single science issue each week. Billed as "science adventures for curious grown-ups" when it first aired in March, 1974, NOVA continues to offer an informative and entertaining approach to a challenging subject. 1996 marked NOVA's 23rd season, which makes it the longest-running science program on national television. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over. Premiered March 1974.
- Program Description
In one of the first films ever to come out of modern China, NOVA sifts through clues that Chinese scientists have uncovered in their pursuit of particularly virulent and elusive forms of cancer from which one out of every four people die.
- Asset Type
Broadcast program
- Media Type
Video
- Subjects
- Biology
- Health and Exercise
- Peoples of East Asia
- Medicine
- Genres
- Science
- Creators
- Goldwyn, Edward (Writer)
- Campbell-Jones, Simon (Executive Producer)
- Publication Information
- WGBH Educational Foundation
- Citation
- Chicago: “NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The; NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The,” GBH Archives, accessed September 7, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_86DDCE84BFEE4CB5899520D6E81FB5FC.
- MLA: “NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The; NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The.” GBH Archives. Web. September 7, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_86DDCE84BFEE4CB5899520D6E81FB5FC>.
- APA: NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The; NOVA; Cancer Detectives of Lin Xian, The. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_86DDCE84BFEE4CB5899520D6E81FB5FC