NOVA

tv show

poster for NOVA

1005 total episodes

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52 seasons

First Aired March 03, 1974

Overview

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor? poster unavailable

Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?

Season 1 - Episode 9 - 1h 55m

Air Date

April 28, 1974

Overview

The advance of medicine depends inevitably on the testing of experimental procedures on human volunteers from either the healthy or the sick. Yet such procedures are often dangerous, and may not be of direct benefit to the subject. NOVA examines how individuals' interests are safeguarded, and asks, under what circumstances experiments should be conducted on children.