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AS LIGHT AS ALUMINUM, AS TOUGH AS STEEL, AND STRONGER THAN CONCRETE - BE AWED BY THE AMAZING MACHINE THAT IS THE HUMAN BODY
- Two-part series THE BODY MACHINE reveals our human form and function, and exactly what keeps us ticking -

Did you know that in one day, our blood travels an astounding 19,000 km - equivalent to a roundtrip from Canada to Buenos Aires? Or that we draw 23,000 breaths - enough air to fill 7,714 helium balloons? Every second, every moment, our bodies are hard at work simultaneously performing a multitude of functions to keep us alive. This month, Discovery Science's 2-part special THE BODY MACHINE goes beneath the surface and gets to the core of an unbelievably complex piece of machinery - the human body. 

Man has an insatiable appetite for the ultimate performance machine - we are constantly in a race to be bigger, stronger, faster, better. We build machines to work for us, to transport us, to give us pleasure and every generation they get faster, smarter and more complex. Ironically, we are overlooking the most sophisticated machine of all - the one that lives under our skin. Most of the time, we don't even realize what's going on because all our parts come together in perfect synchrony. Discovery Science's THE BODY MACHINE is a landmark special that showcases just how remarkable the human body really is. With incredible real-life stunts and CGI, THE BODY MACHINE tracks and maps the inner workings of our body. Hear from medical experts as they dissect the marvels of our human form and magnify the microscopic elements that make us who we are.

Meet Scott - an average Joe out and about on his average day - going to the gym, talking on the phone, riding a bike. THE BODY MACHINE will take you on a journey to discover the wonders of the human body in awesome detail through everything that Scott sees, does, tastes, or experiences. Learn how our heart forms from a simple hollow tube to a four-chambered pump that we depend on for life; how our brain - the most efficient multi-tasker - processes smells; how our body repairs itself and recovers from injury. From the tiniest cells and most delicate fibres to the largest bones and strongest muscles, find out how THE BODY MACHINE works to make us who we are.

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