Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.
Cast
Michael Mosley
Presenter
Seasons
E1The First 8 Weeks
Sep 14, 2015
How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.
E2Against the Odds
Sep 21, 2015
The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.
E3The Final Push
Sep 28, 2015
The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.
Videos
Storyline
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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