Can We Make Life? /

"It's alive!" Since Dr. Frankenstein spoke those famous words, we've been alternately enthralled and terrified by the idea of creating life in the lab. Now, a revolution in genetic engineering and thrilling innovations in synthetic biology are bringing that dream—or nightmare, as...

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Corporate Author: PBS (Firm)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2018]
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