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  • Nova ScienceNow Where Did We Come From? (Season 5, Episode 5)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary

Nova ScienceNow

Where Did We Come From? (Season 5, Episode 5)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 54 min | Documentary
Nova ScienceNow examines where we came from. It looks at the origin of the solar system and experiments to produce chemical precursors of life. It also considers what lice can tell us about human evolution and profiles a scientist who is ...See moreNova ScienceNow examines where we came from. It looks at the origin of the solar system and experiments to produce chemical precursors of life. It also considers what lice can tell us about human evolution and profiles a scientist who is working on memory. Written by Shatterdaymorn See less
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Directors
Michael Bicks (segments: Lice and Human Evolution) | Mark Marabella (segments: Origins of the Solar System) | Joshua Seftel (segments: Profile: Andre Fenton)
Writers
Michael Bicks (segments: Lice and Human Evolution) | Julia Cort (segments: Revealing the Origins of Life) | Alex Liu (contributing writer) | Mark Marabella (segments: Origins of the Solar System) | Joshua Seftel (segments: Profile: Andre Fenton)
Producers
Michael Bicks (segments: Lice and Human Evolution) | Julia Cort | Vincent Liota (segments: Revealing the Origins of Life) | Mark Marabella (segments: Origins of the Solar System) & 3 more
Composer
Rob Morsberger
Editors
Julie Chabot (segments: Origins of the Solar System) | Lauren Feinberg | George Kachadorian (segments: Lice and Human Evolution) | Sonja Latimore & 2 more
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Status
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Updated Feb 16, 2011
Release date
Feb 16, 2011 (United States)
Awards
Series awards
3 wins & 4 nominations

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