Keyword: biology

Anatomy for Beginners

8.5

2005

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Controversial anatomist Gunther von Hagens performs dissections on real human bodies, laying bare the intricacy and beauty of the human design and lifting the lid on the mysteries of our own bodies in a series of lectures.

Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life

8.5

2009

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A documentary about evolution.

Unrest

7.8

2017

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When Harvard Ph.D. student Jennifer Brea is struck down by a fever that leaves her bedridden, she sets out on a virtual journey to document her story as she fights a disease that medicine forgot.

Primal Rage

5.5

1988

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Blue Planet

5.6

1990

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On several Shuttle missions, Earth has been portrayed from places that nobody else could reach. We also get shown the different locations and the environmental problems mankind created there because of our wish to exploit our planet for our own benefit.

National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine

7.6

2007

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National Geographic: Incredible Human Machine takes viewers on a two-hour journey through an ordinary, and extraordinary, day-in-the-life of the human machine. With stunning high-definition footage, radical scientific advances and powerful firsthand accounts, Incredible Human Machine plunges deep into the routine marvels of the human body. Through 10,000 blinks of an eye, 20,000 breaths of air and 100,000 beats of the heart, see the amazing and surprising, even phenomenal inner workings of our bodies on a typical day. And explore striking feats of medical advancement, from glimpses of an open-brain surgery to real-time measurement of rocker Steven Tylers vocal chords.

The Botany of Desire

7.6

2009

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Featuring Michael Pollan and based on his best-selling book, this special takes viewers on an exploration of the human relationship with the plant world -- seen from the plants point of view. Narrated by Frances McDormand, the program shows how four familiar species -- the apple, the tulip, marijuana and the potato -- evolved to satisfy our yearnings for sweetness, beauty, intoxication.

Destiny in Space

6.9

1994

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Travel up close astronauts as they repair the Hubble Space Telescope and soar above Venus and Mars whilst finding proof of new planets and the possibility of other life forming around distant stars.

Bacterial World

9

2016

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Coming in all shapes and sizes, bacteria are present in every corner of the Earth. Dive into the world of Bacteria to experience the latest discoveries and scientific knowledge surrounding these plentiful and necessary microbes.

The Magic Of Mushrooms

7.4

2014

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Richard Fortey explores fungi, the story of their evolution, their mysterious life cycle and their value to the planet.

The Secret of Life on Earth

7.2

1993

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A breathtaking adventure across five continents and through time to reveal natures most vital secret. Watch a flying fox gorge itself on a midnight snack of figs. Climb into the prickly jaws of insect-eating plants. Witness a mantis disguised as a flower petal lure its prey to doom.

Our Secret Universe: The Hidden Life of the Cell

8.5

2012

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There is a battle playing out inside your body right now. It started billions of years ago and it is still being fought in every one of us every minute of every day. It is the story of a viral infection - the battle for the cell.

The Fantastical World of Hormones with Professor John Wass

6.6

2014

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Expert John Wass presents a documentary telling the story of how hormones were discovered and remain at medicines cutting edge as we try to deal with modern scourges like obesity.