Monday night's program centres on a remarkable friendship between a top scientist and a coach driver and a crazy brave dream to do something about childhood cancer.
Their unlikely alliance has forged a breakthrough that's creating excitement around the world.
Col Reynolds started raising funds to help children with cancer after a chance encounter at a hospital.
He was introduced to cancer researcher Professor Peter Gunning who desperately needed funds to explore a radical new way of forcing cancer cells to collapse by 'killing' a single component.
By 2009 Professor Gunning and his associates had developed a drug and began lab tests.
Last year their beakthrough findings were published in the prestigious Cancer Research Journal with human trials now not too far off...
Title | Australian Story - Season 19 Episode 5 His Driving Force |
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Year | 2024 |
Genre | Documentary, News |
Country | |
Studio | ABC TV |
Cast | Leigh Sales |
Crew | |
Alternative Titles | |
Keyword | australia |
First Air Date | May 29, 1996 |
Last Air date | Nov 04, 2024 |
Season | 29 Season |
Episode | 1065 Episode |
Runtime | 30:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 4.80/ 10 by 5.00 users |
Popularity | 169.029 |
Language | English |