Vavilov Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey : Season 2 Episode 4
TV-PG National Geographic 45m int(0)
Aired: March 16th, 2020 @ 7:00 PM EST on National Geographic
In the first half of the 20th century pioneering geneticist Nikolai Vavilov traveled 5 continents assembling a treasury of the worlds seeds. He dreamed that science could be the means to end hunger. His refusal to tell a scientific lie cost him his life. The heroism of his colleagues and its direct impact on your life is one of the most stirring stories in the history of science.