• 2002
The Edge
  • 2002

The Edge

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Ghizela Modood

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Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 25, 2002

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Infonation Media

Details

Genres : Documentary

Release date : Apr 25, 2002

Countries of origin : United Kingdom

Language : English

Production companies : Infonation Media

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Episode 1 • Jul 13, 2002
Flight to Mars
The story behind the ill fated Beagle 2 Mars Lander, which crashed into Mars in an attempt to collect mineral specimens and investigate the ultimate question: Is there life outside Earth?
Episode 2 • Jul 20, 2002
Water Babies
Were our ancestors once aquatic? Water Babies examines the current evidence that water played a major role in human evolution and assesses how it stands up to the traditional theory, as proposed by Darwin.
Episode 3 • Jul 27, 2002
Blind Visions
Over 150 million people in the world have significant visual disability, and 42 million are completely blind. New surgical techniques pioneered in the UK are now offering fresh hope for the visually impaired.
Episode 4 • Aug 03, 2002
Fall and Roll
A look at the latest developments in the computer games industry. How software designers are developing artificial intelligence in games programming and attempting to encode the laws of physics into character movement.
Episode 5 • Aug 10, 2002
One Giant Leap
In the rainforests of China, the National Institute of Health, Bethesda, USA investigates venomous tree frogs. These frogs appear to contain natural antibiotics and fungicides capable of fighting diseases in human beings.
Episode 6 • Aug 17, 2002
Saving the Newborn Brain
Every year thousands of babies suffer brain damage due to a lack of oxygen during birth. Ground breaking and simple cooling treatments can now prevent this damage.
Episode 7 • Aug 24, 2002
The Paranormal Uncovered
Are hauntings, ESP and other unexplained phenomena superstitious nonsense or is there some scientific basis? Leading British scientists are at the cutting edge of new research into the paranormal which could change the way we perceive it.
Episode 8 • Aug 31, 2002
For Spares or Repair
Is it possible and ethical to grow organs outside the body? Are we are creating a Frankenstein future? Genetics explained with renowned IVF specialist Lord Robert Winston and the creators of Dolly the sheep.
Episode 9 • Sep 08, 2002
The Dirt Vaccine
Professor John Stanford has discovered that a harmless bacteria found in a mud puddle may have the ability to alter the body's immune system, allowing it to fight the harmful effects of diseases ranging from tuberculosis to asthma.
Episode 10 • Sep 14, 2002
Beyond Reasonable Doubt
The last decade has seen a revolution in the way criminals have been convicted thanks to forensic science. This programme looks at the world of advanced forensic techniques and the world's first criminal DNA database.
Episode 11 • Sep 21, 2002
Building the Future
How can society strike a practical balance between exploitation and conservation to create the sustainable city of the future? Building the Future explores the pioneering work now being developed to do just this.
Episode 12 • Sep 28, 2002
Fertile Territory
Is the male contraceptive pill-a practical solution to population growth? New trials in Scotland and Nigeria could pave the way for men to take charge of their fertility in the 21st century.
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