Trailer | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
Preview: Season 21 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer.
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer, Jim Allison: Breakthrough is an homage to an unconventional superhero — a pioneering, harmonica-playing scientist from a small town in Texas who triumphed over a doubtful medical establishment to save innumerable lives around the world and win the Nobel Prize.
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Trailer | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
Preview: Season 21 Episode 15 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of one warmhearted, stubborn man’s visionary quest to find a cure for cancer, Jim Allison: Breakthrough is an homage to an unconventional superhero — a pioneering, harmonica-playing scientist from a small town in Texas who triumphed over a doubtful medical establishment to save innumerable lives around the world and win the Nobel Prize.
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The Wondrous T-Cell | Jim Allison: Breakthrough
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Clip: S21 Ep15 | 1m 44s | When young med student Jim Allison met his wife, he also met a new medical discovery. (1m 44s)
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