Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

20151h

100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.

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Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You

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Colour blind island - Countdown To Life: The Extraordinary Making Of You - Episode 3 - BBC Two

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How are human faces formed? - Countdown To Life: The Extraordinary Story Of You - Episode 2 - BBC

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Secret to a long life - Countdown To Life: The Extraordinary Making Of You: Episode 1 - BBC

Seasons

3 Episodes • Premiered 2015

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1. The First 8 Weeks

How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.

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2. Against the Odds

The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.

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3. The Final Push

The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.

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