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NOVA scienceNOW•Season 3•Episode 7

Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space

Aug 6, 2008

Aging - Will research into "longevity genes" help us live longer and healthier lives? Space Elevator - Can we build a 22,000-mile-high cable to transport cargo and people into space? Maya - NASA archeologists use satellites to pinpoint ancient ruins buried deep in the jungle. Profile: Bonnie Bassler

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Seasons6

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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

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Z

Ziya Tong

Self (Correspondent)

P

Peter Standring

Self (Correspondent)

C

Chad Cohen

Self (Correspondent)

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Episode Summary

"Aging, Space Elevator, Maya from Space" is episode 7 of NOVA scienceNOW season 3. It aired on August 6, 2008.

Next: E8 · Mass Extinction, 1918 Flu, Papyrus Best of Season 3