The Beginning of Life: The Series
TV-G 2016 · 1 season · 6 eps · ★ 6.1 · Documentary, Family
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Using breakthroughs in technology and neuroscience, this series examines how environment affects infants - and how infants can affect our future.
Created by Estela Renner
Network: Netflix
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