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Life's Greatest Miracle
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Program Overview
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Note: This program contains graphic images. Please preview
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NOVA explores reproduction with a microscopic view of conception and
development of a new human life.
The program:
explains sexual and asexual reproduction. -
discusses the importance of the mating rituals of humans and
other species, explaining the evolutionary benefits of sexual
reproduction in creating variation and improving a species'
survival rate.
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explores the function of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) in carrying
human genetic information.
describes the human reproductive systems. -
traces the journey of sperm from the time it enters the female
body to when it fertilizes the egg.
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presents the earliest stages of development of the embryo, using
time-lapse microphotography to show the divisions of cells.
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documents the development of the embryo into a fetus,
highlighting the growth and formation of vital organs, body
parts, and senses.
concludes with the birth of a child.
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