Pain, Pus and Poison
What doesn't kill you, can make you stronger. Michael Mosley tells the extraordinary story of how the world's most useful and valuable drugs were created. Science has unlocked the human body, enabling us to survive diseases and infections. We've gone from finding antidotes to using the poisons themselves as a cure; the most poisonous toxin known to man - Botulinum - is now used as an anti-wrinkle drug called Botox. Scorpion venom is even being tested for the treatment of life-threatening diseases. Yet it's a myth that most of our drugs come from nature. Modern drugs are man-made, designed in some of the world's most high tech labs. 3 episodes.
Year: 2013
Genre: Documentaries, General Docos
Country: UK
Director: Ben Crichton
Starring: Michael Mosley
Duration: 156 Minutes
Rating: M - Content may disturb
Location in store: Documentary (General)
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