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- 2013– 7mTV-G8.3 (22)TV EpisodeStarsSteve TaylorAre bodies are comprised of bacteria, viruses, fungi and our own human cells. But which is actually in charge.
- DirectorStéphane BégoinStarsDoug RandComing in all shapes and sizes, bacteria are present in every corner of the Earth. Dive into the world of Bacteria to experience the latest discoveries and scientific knowledge surrounding these plentiful and necessary microbes.
- DirectorToni HarmanAlex WakefordStarsAleeca BellMartin BlaserSue CarterWinner of Grand Prix Award at 2014 Life Sciences Film Festival. A documentary on the latest research on the origins of the microbiome; how microscopic events during childbirth have lifelong consequences for the health of our children.
- DirectorJean-Yves ColletStarsDavid GasmanBruce ShillitoMarie-Anne Cameron-BonavitaDeep down at the bottom of the ocean lies the mysterious world of the abyss. In the midst of boiling, toxic geysers, a rich ecosystem flourishes. This miracle is possible thanks to bacteria, micro-organisms crucial to all living beings. How can bacteria survive in such extreme conditions?.
- DirectorJohn RutledgeAndrea TomasiniStarsCollin Lee EllisThe human microbiome has been identified as one of the most complex and dense microbial habitats on Earth. Recent publications have reported novel technological approaches to understanding its role in future personalized medicine.
- StarsLillian LehmanAriane Von Kamp***
- DirectorSharif MirshakNoé SardetStarsSacha BolletNicolas CarréAlison DarcyThe Plankton Chronicles is a documentary series combining art and science, revealing the beauty and diversity of organisms that drift in the currents. It is an immersion in the world oceans to discover the mysterious world of plankton.
- What is a virus? How does it affect humans and how does it spread? Doctors, virologists and scientists examine the spread of the Zika virus, what effect this growing epidemic may have on large populations, and possible next steps to stop the illness.
- StarsJo ManiPeter Coyote
- StarsMichael McGloneThere is a strange and deadly new virus in Asia, and it claims the lives of nearly 50% of its victims. A team of virus hunters travels to Bangladesh, the latest front in the battle against the recently-discovered Nipah virus, to capture the puppy-sized bats that are believed to be the source of this frightening killer. We'll also trace the evolution of AIDS, SARS, West Nile, the Spanish Flu and the Avian Flu - all diseases that made the jump from animal to human, and then human to human. Increasingly, our global progress is itself a factor that helps these viruses to become resilient. What seems exotic and distant in Africa or Asia today could arrive on our doorsteps tomorrow. Is Nipah the next epidemic?
- DirectorJeanine I. ButlerJeanine Isabel ButlerStarsCandice BergenViruses are tiny, ancient life forms that can outsmart our immune system. From common cold to HIV, they've caused devastating epidemics. Invisible yet everywhere, they wait for a host to reproduce.
- DirectorChris O'DonnellPenny PalmerGuy SmithStarsCraig SechlerA recounting of the 2013-15 West African Ebola epidemic and the efforts to contain it.
- DirectorRic Esther BienstockStarsWilliam CloseRussell ColemanStacy KeachRic Bienstock and her crew spent a month in Kikwit, sleeping in an abandoned house, filming the course of an outbreak of Ebola virus and the efforts of medical personnel to contain the epidemic. Of 316 people infected, 244 died, and "no one knows where it [the virus] came from and where it went" (R. B.).
- DirectorAndrew ThompsonStarsChristopher EcclestonWendy BarclayCatharine ArnoldIt is 1918 and the end of WWI. Millions have died, and the world is exhausted by war. But soon a new horror is sweeping the world, a terrifying virus that will kill more than fifty million people - the Spanish flu.
- DirectorJanet TobiasStarsLarry BrilliantJohn ConnorDecontee DavisUnseen Enemy is a feature-length documentary about the threat of epidemics in the 21st century and what we can do to fight them.
- StarsMarta DusseldorpNatalie McCurryBrian MalowTake a microscopic safari, to meet the creatures that live, compete, feed, and breed on the surface or in the depths of our bodies.
- StarsRoss HuguetTo catch a glimpse of some of the most spectacular natural wonders on the planet, you have to journey deep beneath the oceans. Dive into lush undersea gardens filled with vibrant vistas and otherworldly creatures.