Cosmos - Season 2 Episode 4 Vavilov
In the first half of the 20th century pioneering geneticist Nikolai Vavilov traveled 5 continents assembling a treasury of the worlds seeds. He dreamed that science could be the means to end hunger. His refusal to tell a scientific lie cost him his life. The heroism of his colleagues and its direct impact on your life is one of the most stirring stories in the history of science.
- Genre: Documentary
- Studio: FOX, National Geographic
- Keyword: biology, space, cosmology, astronomy, astrophysics, astrobiology, spacetime, cosmos
- Cast: Neil deGrasse Tyson