NOVA scienceNOW

NOVA scienceNOW - Season 3 Episode 2 Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile

2012-11-14 55 minutes.
8.00 8 votes

Season - Episode

6 Season 6 Oct 10, 2012
5 Season 5 Jan 19, 2011
2 Season 2 Oct 03, 2006
1 Season 1 Jan 25, 2005

Overview

Personal DNA Testing - Genetic testing to assess risk factors for a handful of serious illnesses is now commercially available. But is it a good idea? Art Authentication - See how clever computer algorithms can distinguish a master fake from a masterpiece. Capturing Carbon - An eighth-grader's science fair project prompts her scientist father to develop a new way to pull excess carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. Profile: Pardis Sabeti - By night she's a rocker. By day, she's a Harvard geneticist tracking the evolution of the human genome.

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