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Genes and Cloning (2006)

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There is a lot of controversy around genetic modification of organisms and cloning. This program looks at the way man has modified genomes of plants and animals used for food since the dawn of agriculture. As knowledge of cells and genetics has increased so has man's ability to alter genomes.

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Genetics, Stem Cells and Society (2007)

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Professor Alan Trounson is a distinguished Australian scientist. He was one of the pioneers of IVF treatment for infertile couples, and is now a leading international figure in stem cell research. He reviews a range of techniques and issues related to stem cell research, including: maker cell biology, gene expression and epigenetics, applications of genetics and epigenetics, ?blinking on?

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Frankenstein

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Obsessed with violating the laws of nature and life and death, Victor Frankenstein constructs a creature from the limbs of the dead. Once jolted to life, the creature proves even more human than his creator. Unable to inspire love, he chooses to inspire fear and vows to avenge the man who created and abandoned him. Directed by Kevin Connor. Stars William Hurt, Donald Sutherland, Julie Delpy, Luke Goss. Based on the novel by Mary Shelley.

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Let's Get Real (2003)

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Examines the problem of name-calling and bullying in schools today. In their own voices, students discuss racial differences, perceived sexual orientation, disabilities, sexual harassment, and more. The program educates audiences of all ages about why we can no longer accept name-calling and bullying as just a normal part of growing up.

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Death by Poison: Deadly Drinks and Drugs (1998)

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Investigators and medical examiners user the most advanced medical tools to uncover a multitude of murders through poisoning. Forensic Files® is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This critically acclaimed, award winning series delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

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Death by Poison: Deadly Drinks and Drugs

Crimes of Passion: Death do Us Part (2000)

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Jealousy, deceit and greed lead to unimaginable acts of violence which only forensics can solve. Forensic Files® is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This critically acclaimed, award winning series delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

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Crimes of Passion: Death do Us Part

Serial Killers: From Stranglers to Snipers (1996)

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The psychology of serial killing is explored in these episodes of repetitive murders. Forensic Files® is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This critically acclaimed, award winning series delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

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Serial Killers: From Stranglers to Snipers

Medical Mysteries: Outbreaks of Terror (1996)

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From Legionnaires disease to deadly parasites, mysterious illnesses are explored and explained. Forensic Files® is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high-tech, dramatic storytelling. This critically acclaimed, award-winning series delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

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Medical Mysteries: Outbreaks of Terror

Historic Cases: Famous Murders and Mysteries (2001)

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Some of Histories most puzzling and perplexing cases are examined and solved. Forensic Files® is a pioneer in the field of fact-based, high tech, dramatic storytelling. This critically acclaimed, award-winning series delves into the world of forensic science, profiling intriguing crimes, accidents and outbreaks of disease from around the world.

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Historic Cases: Famous Murders and Mysteries

A Raisin in the Sun

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A RAISIN IN THE SUN is a groundbreaking drama celebrating the human spirit, featuring an electrifying performance by Academy Award®-winner Sidney Poitier (Best Actor, Lilies of the Field, 1963).

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A Raisin in the Sun

A Raisin in the Sun

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Dreams can make a life worth living, but they can also be dashed by bad decisions. This is the crossroads where the Younger family find themselves when their father passes away and leaves them with $10,000 in life insurance money. Should they buy a new home for the family? Perhaps a liquor store? Or even pay for medical school tuition? While no choice is easy, life on the South Side of Chicago in the 1950s is even harder.

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Your Life, Your Money (2009)

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Filled with straightforward information and practical guidance, YOUR LIFE, YOUR MONEY, empowers young adults to get their financial life on track and "give purpose to every penny."

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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution (2004)

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How did the universe, our planet, and life begin?

Who would have predicted that a hot spot left over from the Big Bang would eventually lead to our galaxy, the solar system, the Earth—and to us? Origins explores how the universe and our planet began amid chaos and eventually gave birth to the first stirrings of life.

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Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

The War of the World: A New History of the 20th Century (2007)

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World War II, we have been told all our lives, was our greatest triumph, the moment when the forces of light—the Western democracies and the U.S.S.R.—prevailed over the forces of darkness—the Nazis and the other Axis powers. It was a conflict that began in Europe in September 1939 and ended with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan in August 1945. Or did it?

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The War of  the World: A New History of the 20th Century

The War: 1941-1945 (2006)

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THE WAR, a seven-part documentary series directed and produced by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick, explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective by following the fortunes of so-called ordinary men and women who become caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in human history.

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The War: 1941-1945

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