Curing Cancer • 2017 • episode "S2E3" • Breakthrough National Geographic

Category: Health

Maverick doctors supercharge killer T cells, creating a breakthrough treatment for cancer.

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Breakthrough National Geographic • 2015 - 2017 • 6 episodes •

Addiction A Psychedelic Cure
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Cyber Terror
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Cyber Terror

A look inside the shadowy world of hackers, where good battles evil. "White-hat" hackers stage a risky raid on a bank; a "black-hat" ISIS recruiter organizes a terrorist attack.

2017 • Technology

Curing Cancer
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Curing Cancer

Maverick doctors supercharge killer T cells, creating a breakthrough treatment for cancer.

2017 • Health

Game of Drones
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Game of Drones

The military and defence industry are looking for ways to defend against a mass drone attack, and they'll learn how at the Game of Drones competition.

2017 • Technology

Predicting the Future
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Predicting the Future

By finding hidden patterns in big data, computers powered by a new form of artificial intelligence can predict the future with amazing accuracy.

2017 • Technology

Power to the People
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Power to the People

The world's electric grids are aging and vulnerable. Now, engineers are making a dangerous trek to prove there is a better way to bring power to the people. Engineers make a dangerous trek across the Himalayas to bring power to a remote monastery.

2017 • Technology

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