NOVA scienceNOW Season 3 Episode 5 Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith Widder 2008
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Leeches - A century after falling out of favor, medicinal leeches are back in hospitals, sucking away on patients' wounds. SETI - Astronomers have their radio telescopes tuned to receive signals from alien worlds. But is anybody out there? Stem Cells Breakthrough - Three separate teams overcome a biomedical hurdle—creating stem cells without the use of human embryos. Profile: Edith Widder - Meet a marine biologist and explorer who has engineered new ways to spy on deep-sea creatures.
- Released: 2008-07-23
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, News
- Stars: David Pogue, Ziya Tong, Peter Standring, Chad Cohen
- Director: Joshua Seftel, Julia Cort, Terri Randall, Paula S. Apsell
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1. Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd Wisdom 2008-06-25
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4. Bird Brains, Space Storms, Smart Bridges 2008-07-16
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5. Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith Widder 2008-07-23
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7. Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space 2008-08-06
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8. Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus 2008-08-13
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10. T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos 2008-08-20
