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Where Did Life Come From?

Where Did Life Come From?

Season 6 Episode 9
12:46
How Your Memory Works

How Your Memory Works

Season 6 Episode 11
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Why Do We Itch?

Why Do We Itch?

Season 6 Episode 12
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Where Did Earth's Water Come From?

Where Did Earth's Water Come From?

Season 6 Episode 14
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The Science of Farts

The Science of Farts

Season 6 Episode 18
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It's Okay to Be Smart

Could You Ever Be Immune To EVERY Disease?

Season 6 Episode 6

Our bodies hold many levels of immune defense.Physical barriers like skin, the innate immune system, and our body’s most powerful defender, the adaptive immune system. Millions of B cells and T cells and antibodies are constantly on patrol for germs and antigen invaders. As scientists learn more about how this system works and how to engineer it, could we ever actually be immune to everything?

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13:54
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14:03
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14:29
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The Deadly Chemistry That Made Life Interesting
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