1. Grow - Over your lifetime you undergo an extraordinary change - no animal on earth goes through such a dramatic metamorphis. In this programme, Chris and Xand van Tullekan explore the latest understaning of how we all grow. They uncover the reason our childhood is longer than any other creature on Earth and reveal communities of microbes - our microbiome - that we cultivate throughout our lives. They uncover the mysterious trigger for our transformation from child to adult, and, for the first time, show the remarkable spark of life that is emitted when a sperm and egg first meet.
2. Survive - This episode explores the extraordiary length our bodies go to in order to keep our organs working at every moment of the day. We see how powerful reflexes keep us safe from danger and uncover the amazing mechanisms our bodies call on to repair damage. Plus for the first time ever, they see exactly how are immune system's killer cells go into battle against deadly infection.
3. Learn - This episode explores the way our experiences shape our minds and bodies as we make the journey from the most helpless to the most sophisticated organism on earth. Dr Chris and Dr Xand Tullekan uncover how we develop new skills - whether riding a bike or leaning to walk. They reveal the unexpected link between our heartbeat and our ability to talk. And they show, for the very first time, how memories are formed in our brains, and how experiences continue to change our bodies and even our genes themselves throughout our lives.

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