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The Secrets of Life
In Search of... - S2 - E14
Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.
In Search of...: Season 2 - 24 Episode s
2x1 - The Lost Dutchman Mine (aka Mother Lode)
December 24, 1977
The Lost Dutchman Mine: An investigation into why hundreds of gold hunters have died searching for a lost treasure ever since a German prospector wandered out of Arizona's Superstition Mountains in the 1860s. Is there really cursed gold hidden there, as Apache lore suggests?
2x2 - The Man Who Would Not Die
December 31, 1977
The fascinating saga of the Count of St. Germain, who dazzled the courts of Europe for over 100 years, leading some to believe he was immortal.
2x3 - Firewalkers
January 5, 1978
How do people walk on red-hot coals without being burned?
2x4 - Mayan Mysteries
January 7, 1978
The Mayans of Mexico carved an advanced civilization out of the jungles, then disappeared. Where did they come from? Where did they go?
2x5 - Astrology
January 12, 1978
Can astronomical movements affect the affairs of man? Leonard Nimoy as he reviews the long history of astrology and looks at its attraction today.
2x6 - Michael Rockefeller
January 21, 1978
Did he drown or was he murdered? An investigation into the disappearance of Nelson Rockefeller's youngest son who vanished without a trace among some of the most primitive peoples in the world. Film found in a camera suggested they were the victim of headhunters, or was it staged?
2x7 - Hurricanes
January 26, 1978
Take a close-up look at these violent killers that have taken the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Can they be controlled or prevented?
2x8 - The Ogopogo Monster
January 28, 1978
This large beast, similar to Scotland's Loch Ness Monster, is claimed to have been seen by thousands of people in western Canada.
2x9 - Pyramid Secrets
February 4, 1978
Examines the theory that the pyramids of Egypt were built to provide shelter from a holocaust, not as tombs for the pharaohs.
2x10 - Dead Sea Scrolls
February 9, 1978
The story of the 2,000-year-old scrolls, discovered by a shepherd, that revolutionized religious thought.
2x11 - Reincarnation
February 11, 1978
Reviews case histories of people who claim to have lived in previous lifetimes.
2x12 - The Shark Worshippers
February 18, 1978
A trip to remote parts of the Pacific where man-eating sharks are considered gods. Adults pray to them and children swim unafraid among them.
2x13 - Anastasia
February 23, 1978
An examination of evidence that the youngest daughter of Russia's Tsar Nicholas II Aleksandrovich Romanov survived the family executions, and settled in Charlottesville, Virginia.
2x14 - The Secrets of Life
February 25, 1978
Explores the possibility that human life can be created in laboratories engaged in DNA research.
2x15 - Immortality
February 27, 1978
Looks at scientific discoveries of new methods of prolonging human life, such as cryonics, which can suspend life for centuries.
2x16 - The Swamp Monster
March 4, 1978
An investigation of reports that a huge man-like beast is living in the swamps of Louisiana's bayou.
2x17 - Hypnosis
March 9, 1978
A look back at the great scientist Mesmer, whose hypnotic techniques are being used in modern surgery, teaching, and police investigations.
2x18 - Troy
March 11, 1978
The story of Heinrich Schliemann, an eccentric self-made millionaire obsessed with discovering the ruins of Troy at a time when the city was considered a fable that never existed. He discovered not one but nine ancient cities in Turkey, and recovered a hoard of spectacular relics.
2x19 - Witch Doctors
March 18, 1978
Leonard Nimoy hosts this look at ancient folk medicines that are being re-instituted today in modern mental institutions and are yielding positive results.
2x20 - Haunted Castles
April 27, 1978
Probe into one of the world's most haunted places.
2x21 - Butch Cassidy
Examines the possibility that Butch Cassidy was not killed in Bolivia along with the Sundance Kid, but actually lived a full life and died peacefully in 1937.
2x22 - Deadly Ants
A look at the billions of fire ants that march across the southern United States and the failure so far of all attempts to stop them.
2x23 - The Coming Ice Age
An inquiry into whether the dramatic weather changes in America's northern states mean that a new ice age is approaching.
2x24 - The Garden of Eden
June 1, 1978
Using the Old Testament as a road map, researchers attempt to trace the possible site of the original Garden to India, China, and an island off the coast of Saudi Arabia.