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NOVA: Venom: Nature's Killer DVD

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Item #: WC0712
Venom scientists are in a race against time. Inside the bodies of many creatures, evolution has produced extreme toxic cocktails, all designed for one reason: to kill. It took millions of years to perfect these ultimate brews of proteins and peptides and we have only just begun to discover their potential. Now, the race is on to collect and study ... More
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Venom scientists are in a race against time. Inside the bodies of many creatures, evolution has produced extreme toxic cocktails, all designed for one reason: to kill. It took millions of years to perfect these ultimate brews of proteins and peptides and we have only just begun to discover their potential. Now, the race is on to collect and study them before the animals that produce them disappear. But how does venom do its deadly work? NOVA reveals how venom causes the body to shut down, arteries to bleed uncontrollably and limbs to go black and die. But nature's most destructive and extreme poisons could contain the building blocks for a new generation of advanced drugs that could treat heart attack, stroke, diabetes, obesity and cancer. VENOM follows two scientists on their expeditions to track down and capture the planet's most deadly creatures, risking life and limb just to tease out milligrams of venom and get it back to the lab. Find out how nature's deadliest cocktails could be medicine's brightest new hope.

Producer: Elenaor Grant
Production Year: 2011
Director: Chad Cohen
Narrator: Jamie Effros
Discs: 1
Subtitles: Y
Subtitle Language: English (SDH)
DVI: Y
Audio Format: Stereo
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen

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Kathryn
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5.0 star rating
12/24/21
Awesome learning for everyone.
Review by Kathryn on 12/24/21 review stating Awesome learning for everyone.
My 8 year old loved this Nova episode. Years ago I took a college course on the physiology of venomous animals and even I learned a few new things from this documentary. A new favorite at our house.

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Kathryn reviewed NOVA: Venom: Nature's Killer DVD
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Awesome learning for everyone.
Review by Kathryn review stating Awesome learning for everyone.
My 8 year old loved this Nova episode. Years ago I took a college course on the physiology of venomous animals and even I learned a few new things from this documentary. A new favorite at our house.

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