Episode
NOVA: Conquest of the Parasites
Overview
NOVA examines the complex world of parasites, parasitic diseases and the exciting work currently being done by a new breed of medical researchers as they meet the challenge of conquering the world's number one medical problem.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 12
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1985-01-29
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
Conquest of the Parasites is Episode 3 in Season 12 of NOVA. It aired on 1985-01-29. The runtime is 55 min.
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