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On the Next NOVA scienceNOW
In the next episode of its sizzling summer season, NOVA scienceNOW once again ranges across the width and breadth of science, technology, and medicine, introducing viewers to the thrill of discovery at the frontiers of knowledge, airing on Wednesday, July 23 at 8 p.m. on WSRE, PBS for the Gulf Coast.
Host Neil deGrasse Tyson covers stories from the deep sea to deep space — profiling a scientist who is probing the ocean’s inky depths with a unique camera that has revealed previously unknown sea creatures, and catching up on a bold new project to tune in possible transmissions from alien civilizations in our galactic neighborhood.
Tyson also goes above and beyond the call of duty by getting up close and personal with a much maligned life form that deserves more respect than revulsion — the leech. And he gives viewers an update on the latest innovation in stem cell research, which may help break the deadlock between proponents and opponents of this controversial technology by creating stem cells without the use of human embryos.
Learn more at pbs.org/nova/sciencenow.