Cerebellum Corporation

MEDICINE

Inventions that preserve life are the most vital of all! Medicine presents an astonishing review of man's struggles against simple infections and deadly diseases until miracle medical inventions were discovered to fight back.

Medicine views historic films and actual video of medical procedures from childbirth to major surgery. Modern technological advances such as ultrasound, x-rays and plastic surgery are highlighted. Medicine contrasts yesterday's wooden legs with today's robotic limbs, and you'll be amazed at how science has progressed to improve the quality of life.

Medicine shows how inventions have dramatically changed our society, such as the invention of the birth control pill, which unleashed the sexual revolution. Inventions in medicine and science are on the threshold of a brave new world in this "Age of the Gene.” Will cloning become a parent's choice for perfection? Join narrator Tom Baker for a fantastic journey into the wonders of Medicine!