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Date: Fri Apr 09 2004 - 15:46:04 PDT

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    NEXT ON NOVA: "LIFE'S GREATEST MIRACLE"

    http://www.pbs.org/nova/miracle/>

    Broadcast: April 13, 2004
    (NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listing.)

    When it first aired in 1983, the NOVA program "Miracle of Life" was
    hailed as revolutionary. Famed Swedish photographer Lennart
    Nilsson's stunning endoscopic images of life inside the womb opened
    up a hidden world that few had ever seen. "Life's Greatest Miracle"
    showcases Nilsson's most recent photography while at the same time
    touching on the latest advances in our understanding of fertilization
    and embryonic and fetal development.

    Here's what you'll find online:

         Watch the Program
         View the entire hour-long program online in QuickTime
         or RealVideo.

         Great Expectations: A Woman's Journal
         In this daily journal, follow along as a mother-to-be describes
         the joys and hopes, the trials and tribulations of undergoing
         pregnancy and giving birth.

         Windows on the Womb
         Doctors today have myriad techniques for tracking the growth and
         health of a baby throughout pregnancy. Here, explore a bevy of
         currently available diagnostic and screening techniques, which
         are changing the nature of both pregnancy and parenthood.

         The Stem-Cell Debate
         In this essay drawn from his new book, Dartmouth ethicist Ronald
         Green, a one-time member of the National Institutes of Health's
         Human Embryo Research Panel, brings clarity, balance, and
         insight to the controversial issue of using human stem cells in
         biomedical research.

         How Cells Divide
         Most of the time, when a cell in our bodies divides, each new
         cell carries a complete set of chromosomes. The cells involved
         with reproduction, however, carry only half after division
         occurs. In this step-by-step explanation, learn about mitosis
         and meiosis, the two types of cell division.

         How Is Sex Determined?
         The sex of an egg cell is set as soon as it is fertilized, but
         what happens to that cell and the cells it divides into to make
         a baby boy or girl? Find out here.

    Also, Resources and a Teacher's Guide.

    http://www.pbs.org/nova/miracle/>

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