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NOVA: Living Machines

Nova (1980)

Documentary | United States

Director: Kirk Wolfinger, Sarah Holt

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SEASON: 7

EPISODE: 3 - Living Machines

SYNOPSIS

NOVA explores the science of natural engineering and asks the basic questions: what makes a good design in nature and why did a particular plant or animal adopt a particular design?

Actors

Voice: Eriq La Salle, Kay Tong Lim, Yu Beng Lim, Timothy Nga, Gerald Chew, Dan Ziskie, Craig S. Wollman, Patrice Donnell

Writer: Julia Cort, Joseph McMaster

Narrator: Will Lyman, Neil Ross

RUNTIME: 55 min

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