Nova: Algae Fuel

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This episode of NOVA scienceNOW weighs the risks against the benefits of getting a personal genetic profile; takes a closer look at algae, and asks if it may be the biofuel of the future; explores the undersea Gakkel Ridge, deep in the Arctic Ocean, for clues that one of Jupiter's moons may host life; and profiles Yoky Matsuoka, a leader in the emerging field of neurobotics - the fusion of neuroscience and robotics
Personal DNA Profile (2:02)
Sponsors: Algae Fuel (0:47)
Personal DNA Test (2:43)
DNA as Disease Predictor? (2:24)
DNA Chemicals and Proteins (2:01)
Personal Genome Project (2:02)
Genomes Online (1:34)
Genetic Engineering (2:30)
Algae: Solar Energy Converters (2:55)
Algae Fuel (1:57)
Dark Side of Biofuels (1:31)
Indoor Algae Production (2:04)
Cautions About Algae (2:31)
Black Holes (2:51)
Undersea Search for Life (2:47)
Space Scientists and Oceanographers (1:52)
Microbes (3:25)
Neurobotics (3:06)
Conformity: A Teen's Struggle (1:50)
Tennis and Robotics (3:50)
Robotic Hand (3:14)
Sixteenth-Century Prosthetic Designs (0:34)
Fear of Bad News (2:08)
Sponsors & Credits: Algae Fuel (1:32)

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