Episode
NOVA: Cracking the Code of Life
Overview
This two-hour special, hosted by ABC "Nightline" correspondent Robert Krulwich, chronicles the race to capture one of the biggest prizes in scientific history: the complete letter-by-letter sequence of genetic information that defines human life -- the human genome.
Details
- Series
- NOVA
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2001-04-17
- Runtime
- 55 min
Episode context
Cracking the Code of Life is Episode 16 in Season 28 of NOVA. It aired on 2001-04-17. The runtime is 55 min.
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