NOVA - Season 1 - Eps 9: Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?
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.
About NOVA
Title: NOVA
First Air Date: 1974-03-03
Last Air Date: 2025-02-26
Status: Returning Series
Rating: 6.9/10 (from 120 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 53
Total Episodes: 1000
Network: PBS
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: GBH
Synopsis
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.
