Latest 60 Minutes: Health & Science videos
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Growing Body Parts
December 13, 2009 | 12:25 PM PST
Morley Safer reports on the emerging technology of growing body parts from human cells taken directly from patients, providing new hope for amputees and patients on organ-transplant lists.
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The Great Explorer, Part 2
November 29, 2009 | 1:16 PM PST
Robert Ballard is not just a shipwreck explorer, he is also a scientist who has made some incredible discoveries thousands of feet below the surface.
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The Great Explorer, Part 1
November 29, 2009 | 1:16 PM PST
Robert Ballard discovered the Titanic, the Bismarck and the PT 109 and now 60 Minutes cameras are there for his latest discovery, 1,500 feet down in the Aegean Sea. Lara Logan reports.
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B-Rex
November 15, 2009 | 4:53 PM PST
Lesley Stahl meets the inspiration for the lead character in the classic film Jurassic Park and reports on how famed dinosaur hunter Jack Horner is shaking up the paleontology world.
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An Inside Look At H1N1 Vaccine Production
November 1, 2009 | 5:00 PM PST
In November 2009, "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley reported on the manufacture, distribution and safety of the H1N1 flu vaccine.
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Epilepsy: Fighting For A Cure
October 25, 2009 | 5:00 PM PDT
More Americans are suffering from epilepsy than Parkinson's, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. Katie Couric reports on a disease that may not be getting the attention it deserves.
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The Kanzius Machine
October 18, 2009 | 6:00 PM PDT
John Kanzius fought his leukemia head on, inventing a machine that may someday offer effective treatment for cancers without the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Lesley Stahl reports.
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Swine Flu: H1N1
October 18, 2009 | 6:00 PM PDT
Scott Pelley reports on the H1N1 flu - which is increasingly targeting young, healthy people - and how the government plans to fight the flu pandemic.
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The Great Migration
October 4, 2009 | 5:00 PM PDT
Scott Pelley visits Kenya, the site of the great wildebeest migration, and looks at the threats to this natural spectacle comprised of over a million animals.
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Coal Ash: 130M Tons of Waste
October 4, 2009 | 5:00 PM PDT
If coal ash is safe to spread under a golf course or be used in carpets, why are the residents a Tenn. town being told to stay out of a river where the material was spilled? Lesley Stahl reports.
