Watch Cosmos – Season 2 Episode 4: Vavilov
Cast: Neil deGrasse Tyson , Ann Druyan
Directors: Ann Druyan , Steven Soter
Watch Cosmos – S2E4
Episode Overview
In the first half of the 20th century pioneering geneticist Nikolai Vavilov traveled 5 continents assembling a treasury of the worlds seeds. He dreamed that science could be the means to end hunger. His refusal to tell a scientific lie cost him his life. The heroism of his colleagues and its direct impact on your life is one of the most stirring stories in the history of science.
