Cracking the Code of Life

April 17, 2001

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NOVA - S28 - E16

This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life -- the human genome.

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NOVA: Season 28 - 17 Episode s

28x1 - Lincoln's Secret Weapon
October 24, 2000
The film chronicles an expedition to study and retrieve parts of the USS Monitor, the famous Civil War ironclad, which sank off North Carolina only months after its famous battle with the CSS Virginia.
28x2 - Holocaust on Trial
October 31, 2000
The film uses a celebrated recent trial as a springboard to examine and successfully challenge the notion of Holocaust denial
28x3 - Hitler's Lost Sub
November 14, 2000
The film follows a six-year odyssey by a group of divers to identify a mysterious U-boat they discovered in 1991 off the coast of New Jersey
28x4 - Runaway Universe
November 21, 2000
The program follows the efforts of two rival teams of astronomers as they search for exploding stars, map out gigantic cosmic patterns of galaxies, and grapple with the ultimate question: What is the fate of the universe?
28x5 - Garden of Eden
November 28, 2000
The film takes a look at the extraordinary natural history of the Seychelles, an ancient archipelago of about 100 islands scattered between India and Madagascar.
28x6 - Dying to Be Thin
December 12, 2000
The film examines a disturbing increase in the prevalence of debilitating and sometimes life-threatening eating disorders, particularly anorexia and bulimia.
28x7 - Japan's Secret Garden
December 18, 2000
The program chronicles a year in the life of wildlife and people around Lake Biwa, Japan, a cycle that has continued unchanged for thousands of years.
28x8 - Sultan's Lost Treasure
January 16, 2001
The program follows a French-led expedition to recover thousands of porcelain and other artifacts from a centuries-old Chinese shipwreck off the coast of Brunei.
28x9 - Vanished!
January 30, 2001
The program investigates the mysterious disappearance -- and, half a century later, reappearance -- of Stardust, a civilian aircraft that crashed in the Andes in 1947.
28x10 - Nazi Prison Escape
February 6, 2001
The program documents a series of spectacular escape attempts made at Colditz Castle, the Nazi's most impregnable prison.
28x11 - Lost King of the Maya
February 13, 2001
The film follows the work of archeologists who are using new excavations and hieroglyphic translations to interpret the early history of Copán, a Classic Maya site in northern Honduras.
28x12 - The Cancer Warrior
February 27, 2001
For decades Dr. Judah Folkman struggled against the grain of many in the cancer research community in his quest to pioneer a novel form of cancer treatment. In 1960, when he was a young surgical resident, Folkman discovered a startling secret about how cancer grows, which he called angiogenesis. It was a clue he would pursue for the next 40 years. "Cancer Warrior" tells the incredible saga of his personal dedication in a race to defeat one of humanity's most invincible foes.
28x13 - Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1)
March 27, 2001
In "Tattooed Doctor," the first hour of NOVA's "Survivor M.D." series, emergency-room physician Dr. Tom Tarter eloquently describes some of the challenges and rewards of emergency medicine.
28x14 - Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2)
April 3, 2001
In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-long process of training to be a fully qualified doctor. Now all but one of them (who switched careers) are out in the world in high-powered medical careers, trying to balance the demands of work, families, and personal lives, as NOVA reports on Survivor MD, which airs in three one-hour segments.
28x15 - Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3)
April 10, 2001
In 1987 NOVA embarked with seven brilliant, natural-born survivors on the longest-running boot camp in higher education: the nearly decade-long process of training to be a fully qualified doctor. Now all but one of them (who switched careers) are out in the world in high-powered medical careers, trying to balance the demands of work, families, and personal lives, as NOVA reports on Survivor MD, which airs in three one-hour segments.
28x16 - Cracking the Code of Life
April 17, 2001
This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life -- the human genome.
28x17 - Harvest of Fear
April 24, 2001
A gene from a jellyfish is placed in a potato plant, making it light up whenever it needs watering. Rice plants are genetically transformed to produce vitamin A, preventing millions of African children from going blind. Other plants are modified to produce plastic or pharmaceuticals. While many see these as wondrous advancements, others fear they could spawn serious new threats to human health, a loss of genetic viability in our most important crop species, and other signficant and perhaps unforeseen problems. In "Harvest of Fear," NOVA and FRONTLINE join forces to explore the growing controversy over genetically modified agriculture.

28x1 - Lincoln's Secret Weapon

28x2 - Holocaust on Trial

28x3 - Hitler's Lost Sub

28x4 - Runaway Universe

28x5 - Garden of Eden

28x6 - Dying to Be Thin

28x7 - Japan's Secret Garden

28x8 - Sultan's Lost Treasure

28x9 - Vanished!

28x10 - Nazi Prison Escape

28x11 - Lost King of the Maya

28x12 - The Cancer Warrior

28x13 - Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1)

28x14 - Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2)

28x15 - Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3)

28x16 - Cracking the Code of Life

28x17 - Harvest of Fear

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