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20151 Season3 EpisodesEndedCountdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
Documentary
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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Season 1
3 EpisodesEP 01
01.The First 8 Weeks
1h
2015-09-14
01.The First 8 Weeks
1h
Aired 2015-09-14
How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.
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EP 02
02.Against the Odds
1h
2015-09-21
02.Against the Odds
1h
Aired 2015-09-21
The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.
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EP 03
03.The Final Push
1h
2015-09-28
03.The Final Push
1h
Aired 2015-09-28
The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.
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