Spared by cancer, diabetes and possibly Alzheimer’s, men and women of small stature are intriguing scientists that are trying to postpone age-related illnesses. What mechanisms protect these small Ecuadorian from certain illnesses? From Quito to Los Angeles, via Tel-Aviv, the film follows the revolutionary research, step-by-step, that is attempting to understand and prevent diseases such as cancer. And outlines ways to live in good health… for as long as possible.
Many geneticists and archaeologists have long surmised that human life began in Africa. Dr. Spencer ...
In the Western world, the life expectancy for most of us is around 80 years of age. But in every cor...
Richard Overton, at 109 years old, is the oldest living WWII veteran. He lives alone, still drives, ...
This educational film from 1970 traces the inheritance of traits such as sex, eye color, height, and...
The death machine needs to maintain its longevity to expand and profit.
A story with almost 100 years told by the 95 years old woman Floripes.
After a woman's at-home DNA test reveals multiple half-siblings, she discovers a shocking scheme inv...
Kale Brock visits communities with improved life expectancies, low rates of disease and an extremely...
Documentary about living with an addict and grappling with the genetic propensity of becoming one.
Earth teems with a staggering variety of animals, including 9,000 kinds of birds, 28,000 types of fi...
The film tells a very personal story from two perspectives: our protagonist is both doctor and patie...
Can science help us understand these crimes?
The documentary tells two very different human fates in the 1920s Soviet Union. Nikolai Vavilov was ...
The made-for-cable documentary film The Real Eve is predicated on the theory that the human race can...
How did your body become the complicated, quirky, amazing machine it is today? Anatomist Neil Shubin...
If we compare ourselves with our genetically closest living relatives, the chimpanzees, we have few ...