Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

9.0IMDb Score
Released:2015-09-14
Duration:60 min
Director:
Actors:Michael Mosley
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Overview:

100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.

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