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202680 minPGdocumentary

The Endless Frontier

202680 minPGdocumentary

Three scientists confront critical issues like disease and climate change while highlighting the risks to American research institutions and their future impact.

“What if the next breakthrough never comes?”

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Three scientists confront critical issues like disease and climate change while highlighting the risks to American research institutions and their future impact.

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Marilyn Nessdirector

Andrea Grahamcast

Jacob Georgecast

Paul Barber

Paul Barbercast

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An urgent portrait of three scientists working to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time, from disease to climate change, while revealing the growing threat to the American research engine and what is at stake for us all if it falters.

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