Curated Video
USA: DOCTORS STILL RELYING ON LEECHES
English/Nat
Medicine has advanced in incremental leaps and bounds this century, but there are some ancient medicinal techniques that just can't be improved upon.
As we head into the 21st century, doctors have come to rely on leeches...
Curated Video
The folks in White Bear Lake, Minn. are sorting leeches and getting pulled pork ready for the Governor's Fishing Opener. Fishing is Minnesota's top tourism draw.
HEADLINE: First Person: Angling for the Start of Fishing
CAPTION: The folks in White Bear Lake, Minn. are sorting leeches and getting pulled pork ready for the Governor's Fishing Opener. Fishing is Minnesota's top tourism draw. (May 8)
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PBS
Pbs: Nova Science Now: Leeches
With this video resource, viewers follow a research biologist into the swamp to find out why leeches have such a bad reputation, and what role they play in today's environment and medical field. [11:01]
PBS
Pbs Nova: Nova Science Now: Leeches, the Search for Et, Stem Cells Breakthrough
Watch this video to learn PBS NOVA: how scientists calculate the probability of intelligent life forms on other planets. Listen to experts' opinions on this topic and learn what scientists are doing to search for extraterrestrials. [51:58]
Sea Studios Foundation
Shape of Life: Annelids: Leeches
A video where you will see a leech latch onto a person's ankle and suck blood until it is gorged and falls off. [3:16]