A Science Odyssey: Matters of Life and Death DVD OOP 2005 PBS WGBH Medical

Description: This 2005 release from the PBS & WGBH-TV series "A Science Odyssey" discusses medical advances in the 20th Century. This disc is in very good condition and plays perfectly, with the following write-up on back: From the days of house calls to the era of high-tech hospitals, Matters of Life and Death tracks the passion and determination of medical science in the twentieth century, Dramatic experiments, the politics of science, and races against the clock form a backdrop to the discovery of new treatments, antibiotics, and advances in surgery and medical technology that have lengthened our lives and force us to rethink our assumptions about life and death. Highlights include: Bubonic plague. Joseph Goldberger and pellagra. Frederick Banting, Charles Best, James Collip and insulin. Chronic illness. Alexander Fleming and penicillin. Howard Florey and Ernst Chain. Open heart surgery. Kidney and heart transplants The mechanics and politics of organ transplantation. Cancer. Travel to the dramatic frontier of scientific discovery and exploration as the most astonishing 100 years of science and technology dramatically unfold in A Science Odyssey -- the journey of a century. Hosted by award-winning journalist Charles Osgood this five-part, ten-hour series explores the sweeping changes that have revolutionized life and thinking in the twentieth century Immediate payment accepted for Buy It Now listings; for Auction or Best Offer items please pay within three days of purchase. Note that we do not grade CD or DVD cases, as they can be easily replaced. Combined USPS shipping discount available for multiple disc purchases -- listed shipping price for first item, $1.25 for each additional item. (Use "Add to Cart" to apply discount automatically; contact us for shipping discount on large orders.) CLICK HERE to check out our store for other awfully limited audio/film/literature releases, including additional PBS DVDs and more!

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