共三集：1.隐匿的王道2.生命中的化合3.生命的火花
TheCellInathree-partseries,DrAdamRutherfordtellstheextraordinarystoryofthescientificquesttodiscoverthesecretsofthecellandoflifeitself.Everylivingthingismadeofcells,microscopicbuildingblocksofalmostunimaginablepowerandcomplexity.“Iamnormallynotaloverofscientificdocu’sbutthisoneIfoundIhadtowatchall3partsbacktoback”.
TheHiddenKingdom
Thefirstpartexploreshowcenturiesofscientificandreligiousdogmawereoverturnedbytheearliestdiscoveriesoftheexistenceofcells,andhowscientistscametorealizethattherewas,literally,moretolifethanmeetstheeye.
TheChemistryofLife
Thisepisodeexploreshowscientistsdelvedeverdeeperintotheworldofthecell,seekingtorevealthemagicingredientthatcansparkabundleofchemicalsintolife.Theirdiscoverieshavebroughtustothebrinkofbeingabletocreatelifeforourselves.
TheSparkofLife
Thefinalpartrevealshowourknowledgeofcellshasbroughtustothebrinkofoneofthemostimportantmomentsinhistory.Scientistsareclosetorepeatingwhathashappenedonlyonceinfourbillionyears-thecreationofanewlifeform.