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NOVA scienceNOW•Season 3•Episode 2

Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile

Jul 2, 2008

Personal DNA Testing - Genetic testing to assess risk factors for a handful of serious illnesses is now commercially available. But is it a good idea? Art Authentication - See how clever computer algorithms can distinguish a master fake from a masterpiece. Capturing Carbon - An eighth-grader's

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Seasons6

All 1 2 3 4 5 6

Season 3 Episodes10

Dark Matter, Mice, Crowd Wisdom

Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile

Saving Hubble, First Primates, Iraqibacter

Bird Brains, Space Storms, Smart Bridges

Leeches; SETI; Stem Cells; Edith Widder

Phoenix; Mammoth Mystery; Judah Folkman Tribute

Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space

Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus

Asteroid, Island of Stability, Karl Iagnemma

T-Rex Blood, Epigenetics, Kryptos

Cast4

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Host

Z

Ziya Tong

Self (Correspondent)

P

Peter Standring

Self (Correspondent)

C

Chad Cohen

Self (Correspondent)

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Episode Summary

"Personal Genome; Digital Art Authentication; Carbon Sequestration; Pardis Sabeti Profile" is episode 2 of NOVA scienceNOW season 3. It aired on July 2, 2008.

Next: E3 · Saving Hubble, First Primates, Iraqibacter Best of Season 3