Horizon · SEASON 36
Skeleton Key
Episode 8 · 1999-03-25

- Documentary
Episode overview
In this report, Horizon investigates the rare disease called Fibrodysplasia Ossificans Progressiva, which causes muscles and ligaments to turn into solid bone. This disease causes severe disfigurement and suffering, and often-time death. We look at the research by scientists trying to find out the causes of the disease and how to find a cure.
60 minutes
Season 36 episodes
1. From Here to Infinity1999-01-28
2. Pandemic1999-02-04
3. Elephants or Ivory1999-02-11
4. Electric Heart1999-02-18
5. Sudden Death1999-02-25
6. New Star in Orbit1999-03-11
7. New Asteroid Danger1999-03-18
8. Skeleton Key1999-03-25
9. Wings of Angels1999-08-01
10. Mistaken Identity1999-11-11
11. Volcanoes of the Deep1999-11-18
12. Anatomy of an Avalanche1999-11-25
13. The Midas Formula1999-12-02
14. Blood and Flowers: In Search of the Aztecs1999-09-09