Deadly Science In the Name of Medicine (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | Documentary

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Deadly Science

In the Name of Medicine (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | Documentary

Although modern medicine is capable of incredible feats, the ability to treat the human body follows hundreds of years of experimentation, at times with deadly results. When an epidemic of yellow fever strikes American soldiers in Cuba, ...See moreAlthough modern medicine is capable of incredible feats, the ability to treat the human body follows hundreds of years of experimentation, at times with deadly results. When an epidemic of yellow fever strikes American soldiers in Cuba, Jesse Lazear journeys to the front. In a race against time, he puts himself in harm's way to uncover the source of the epidemic and prevent its spread. When a revolutionary science fiction writer anticipates modern blood transfusions, does anyone take him seriously? As Alexander Bodanov turns metaphor into medicine, he puts his own body on the line. And before much is known about the body's internal systems, a God-fearing scholar named Michael Servetus makes an incredible observation about human circulation. How do his religious beliefs bury the discovery until almost 100 years later? Written by Go Button Media See less

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14 cast members

Name	Known for
Tim White Self - Narrator Self - Narrator See fewer	Deadly Science (2022)
Tony McMahon Self - Historian & Biographer Self - Historian & Biographer See fewer	The UnXplained (2019)
Sean Graham Self - Historian (as Dr. Sean Graham) Self - Historian (as Dr. Sean Graham) See fewer	Mysteries of the Ancient Dead (2022)
Brian Baigrie Self - Historian of Science & Tech (as Dr. Brian Baigrie) Self - Historian of Science & Tech (as Dr. Brian Baigrie) See fewer	Deadly Science (2022)
Mazyar Fallah Self - Psychologist & Neuroscientist (as Dr. Mazyar Fallah) Self - Psychologist & Neuroscientist (as Dr. Mazyar Fallah) See fewer	Phantom Signals (2020)
Karen Bellinger Self - Anthropologist & Historical Archaeologist (as Dr. Karen Bellinger) Self - Anthropologist & Historical Archaeologist (as Dr. Karen Bellinger) See fewer	What on Earth? (2015)
Elizabeth Koester Self - Professor of History & Science (as Dr. Elizabeth Koester) Self - Professor of History & Science (as Dr. Elizabeth Koester) See fewer	Deadly Science (2022)
Carlos Finlay Self - Physician & Scientific Investigator (credit only) Self - Physician & Scientific Investigator (credit only) See fewer
George M. Sternberg Self - Physician Self - Physician See fewer	Deadly Science (2022)
Walter Myers Self - Physician Self - Physician See fewer	Deadly Science (2022)
Richard Ascough Self - Historian of Religios (as Dr. Richard Ascough) Self - Historian of Religios (as Dr. Richard Ascough) See fewer	Secret Nazi Expeditions (2022)
Nick Bright Michael Sevetus Michael Sevetus See fewer	My Lover, My Grave (2024)
Eric Droski Alexander Bogdanov Alexander Bogdanov See fewer	Strange Tales of the South Shore (2025)
Omar Tucci John Calvin (credit only) John Calvin (credit only) See fewer	Twisted Metal (2023)