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Season 1, Episode 11: The Case of the Midwife Toad
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When Paul Kammerer committed suicide in 1926, it was taken by most of his fellow biologists as a tacit admission of guilt that he had faked his experiments purporting to show the inheritance of acquired characteristics. Arthur Koestler joins NOVA in an in-depth examination of Kammerer's infamous experiment.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
The Making Of A Natural History Film
Episode 2
Where Did the Colorado Go?
Episode 3
Whales, Dolphins, and Men
Episode 4
The Search For Life
Episode 5
Last of the Cuiva
Episode 6
Strange Sleep
Episode 7
The Crab Nebula
Episode 8
Bird Brain: The Mystery of Bird Navigation
Episode 9
Are You Doing This for Me, Doctor?
Episode 10
The First Signs Of Washoe
Episode 11
The Case of the Midwife Toad
Episode 12
Fusion: The Energy of Promise
Episode 13
The Mystery Of The Anasazi