A graphic account of science’s determined search for a chemical cure for cancer, outlining the promising work being done in the field of antibiotics. Includes interviews with scientists and visits to scientific laboratories and hospitals where tests and experiments are being carried out to produce a cancer-killing compound without harming healthy tissues.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321470
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Antibiotics
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Cancer - Research
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Medical sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Medical sciences
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)