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The Spark of Life

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Last broadcast on Tue, 29 Sep 2009, 01:00 on BBC Four (see all broadcasts).

Synopsis

In a three-part series, Dr Adam Rutherford tells the extraordinary story of the scientific quest to discover the secrets of the cell and of life itself. Every living thing is made of cells, microscopic building blocks of almost unimaginable power and complexity.

The final part reveals how our knowledge of cells has brought us to the brink of one of the most important moments in history. Scientists are close to repeating what has happened only once in four billion years - the creation of a new life form.

Credits

Presenter
Dr Adam Rutherford
Producer
Jacqueline Smith
Executive Producer
Marcus Herbert

Broadcasts

  1. Wed 26 Aug 2009
    21:00
  2. Thu 27 Aug 2009
    00:20
  3. Thu 27 Aug 2009
    02:50
  4. Tue 1 Sep 2009
    20:00
  5. Wed 2 Sep 2009
    02:00
  6. Tue 29 Sep 2009
    01:00

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60 minutes

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