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This eye-opening program delves into humanity's war with lethal microorganisms and viruses. Detailed images illuminate how microbes attack the body and how our immune systems defend it. Reenactments of remarkable medical discoveries - penicillin, blood groups, methods of malaria control, and the polio vaccine- are portrayed. The rapid speed with which the SARS virus spread around the world is investigated. Leading immunologist Robert Gallo urges awareness to prevent mounting threats...AIDS and SARS will not be the last new diseases to endanger humans. Also discusses stem cell research in the treatment of diseases such as Parkinson's Disease.