NOVA · SEASON 5
Blueprints in the Bloodstream
Episode 3 · 1978-01-18
- Documentary
Episode overview
It has been known since the turn of the century that there are four human blood groups, based on different red cells and serum characteristics. NOVA looks at the more recent discovery that the different white cell types, as determined by a variety of different molecular markers on the cell surface, open up the possibility of the prevention of disease.
55 minutes
Season 5 episodes
1. In The Event of Catastrophe1978-01-04
2. The Green Machine1978-01-11
3. Blueprints in the Bloodstream1978-01-18
4. One Small Step1978-01-25
5. The Final Frontier1978-02-01
6. BaMiki BaNdula: Children of the Forest1978-02-15
7. Trial of Denton Cooley1978-02-22
8. The Great Wine Revolution1978-03-01
9. The Case of the Ancient Astronauts1978-03-08
10. The Mind Machines1978-03-22
11. Icarus' Children1978-03-29
12. Still Waters1978-04-12
13. Battle for the Acropolis1978-04-19
14. The Road to Happiness. : The Life and Times of Henry Ford1978-05-03
15. Laser : Light of the 21st Century1978-05-10
16. Insect Alternative1978-05-24
17. The Desert's Edge1978-05-31
18. The Tsetse Trap1978-06-07
19. Memories From Eden1978-06-14
20. A Whisper from Space1978-06-21
21. Alaska: The Closing Frontier1978-06-28
