NOVA · SEASON 16
Decoding the Book of Life
Episode 15 · 1989-10-31
- Documentary
Episode overview
Biologists around the world gear up to decode the three-billion-letter genetic message that describes how humans are made. Ethicists warn that it may not be such a good idea.
55 minutes
Season 16 episodes
1. Hot Enough for You?1989-01-17
2. The Last Journey of a Genius1989-01-24
3. The Strange New Science of Chaos1989-01-31
4. Back to Chernobyl1989-02-14
5. God, Darwin and the Dinosaurs1989-02-21
6. Adrift on the Gulf Stream1989-02-28
7. Secrets of Easter Island (1)1989-03-07
8. Legends of Easter Island (2)1989-03-07
9. The World Is Full of Oil!1989-03-21
10. Confronting the Killer Gene1989-03-28
11. The Hidden City1989-10-03
12. The Controversial Dr. Koop1989-10-10
13. Design Wars!1989-10-17
14. Echoes of War1989-10-24
15. Decoding the Book of Life1989-10-31
16. Hurricane!1989-11-07
17. Will Venice Survive Its Rescue?1989-11-14
18. What Is Music?1989-11-21
19. Yellowstone's Burning Question1989-12-05
20. The Schoolboys Who Cracked the Soviet Secret1989-12-12
