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Diamond Factory: NOVA scienceNOW 2009, Episode 1

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Catalogue Number:  041399
Producer:  PBS Video
Subject:  Science
Language:  English
Grade Level:  9 - 12, Post Secondary
Country Of Origin:  United States
Copyright Year:  2009
Running Time:  56
Closed Captions:  Yes


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This episode of NOVA scienceNOW travels to a top-secret "diamond farm" to investigate breakthroughs in engineering artificial diamonds; looks at pitch correction software that turns sour notes sweet; highlights a technique that could use genetic "fingerprinting" to trace the microbial source of anything from food poisoning to deadly epidemics; and profiles Luis von Ahn, a Carnegie Mellon University professor and human computation expert.


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