When NASA scientists found a lump of rock from Mars with microscopic fossils in it, the search for extraterrestrial life beyond our own became a credible objective. Mad Cow Disease is carried by twisted proteins called prions. Undetectable, prions can lay dormant in a host body for years before they gradually awaken and begin attacking the central nervous system. This episode follows the forty-year biological detective story that led to the discovery of the prions. Micro Miracles relates the combination of surgical techniques and manual dexterity that make microsurgery a demanding medical field.
Viewers meet members of the microsurgery community across three continents.
Within the multiethnic medical community, senior surgeons cross borders to instruct their colleagues on the techniques of surgery and share emerging developments in this fast-paced field. Ancient Astronauts investigates theories that suggest earth s primitive ancestor s evolution from caves to the civilized world was guided by shamans. In their minds, these worldly beings broke orbit with earth and traveled the universe visiting distant worlds. Evidence from the past and present suggests that shamans may have been the inspiration behind earth s most intriguing architectural marvels, including the pyramids of Egypt and Mexico. The Mystery Virus points out that the flu virus is the most common and the most deadly virus known to humans.