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NOVA

Decoding COVID-19

Season 47 Episode 10 | 53m 38s

The coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has upended life as we know it in a matter of months. But at the same time, an unprecedented global effort to understand and contain the virus—and find a treatment for the disease it causes—is underway. Join doctors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19 as they strategize to stop the spread, and meet the researchers racing to develop treatments and vaccines.

Aired: 05/12/20 | Expires: 05/12/23
National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.
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NOVA
Sea Change: Survival in the Gulf of Maine
Meet the people leading new efforts to shape the future of the Gulf of Maine and our oceans.
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NOVA
Sea Change: Peril in the Gulf of Maine
Explore Cashes Ledge - part of the Gulf of Maine that helps power the Gulf’s more than 3,000 species
Special:
Watch • 53:30
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Sea Change: Bounty in the Gulf of Maine
Discover the lasting impact of how international trade forever changed the Gulf of Maine’s bounty.
Special: 53:30
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