Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
- 2015
- Ended
- Documentary
- ~1h / ep
- 1 season
- 9.0/10
100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.
Latest: Season 1 · 2015
View all seasonsE1. The First 8 Weeks
Sep 14, 2015 · 60m
How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.
E2. Against the Odds
Sep 21, 2015 · 60m
The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.
E3. The Final Push
Sep 28, 2015 · 60m
The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.
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