Nature Knows Best: Medical Science
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Host Danni Washington explores the latest advances in medicine that have been inspired by nature. She discovers a glue made from synthesized mussel adhesive, a prototype for an artificial heart that is part spinach leaf, and a new form of cardiogram based on an ivy plant. Part of the "Nature Knows Best" series.
Media Details
Runtime: 22 minutes 13 seconds
- Topic: Health and Safety, History, Science
- Subtopic: Health Care, Inventions, Science Experiments
- Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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- Release Year: 2017
- Producer/Distributor: Steve Rotfeld Productions
- Series: Nature Knows Best
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