NOVA · SEASON 28
Cracking the Code of Life
Episode 16 · 2001-04-17

- Documentary
Episode overview
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.
55 minutes
Season 28 episodes
1. Lincoln's Secret Weapon2000-10-24
2. Holocaust on Trial2000-10-31
3. Hitler's Lost Sub2000-11-14
4. Runaway Universe2000-11-21
5. Garden of Eden2000-11-28
6. Dying to Be Thin2000-12-12
7. Japan's Secret Garden2000-12-18
8. Sultan's Lost Treasure2001-01-16
9. Vanished!2001-01-30
10. Nazi Prison Escape2001-02-06
11. Lost King of the Maya2001-02-13
12. The Cancer Warrior2001-02-27
13. Survivor M.D.: Tattooed Doctor (1)2001-03-27
14. Survivor M.D.: Second Opinions (2)2001-04-03
15. Survivor M.D.: Hearts & Minds (3)2001-04-10
16. Cracking the Code of Life2001-04-17
17. Harvest of Fear2001-04-24