100 trillion cells. 280 days. One human life. A BBC Science series, produced in partnership with The Open University, exploring the making of you.
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Countdown to Life: The Extraordinary Making of You
(1h 0min) How a single cell transforms in the first eight weeks after conception.
(1h 0min) The story of our middle weeks in the womb - when we become an individual.
(1h 0min) The final months of life in the womb, when cartilage hardens to form the skeleton.