| Audio | Dolby Digital Stereo |
| Subtitles | English (Closed Captions) |
| Languages | English |
| Aspect Ratio | 4:3 |
| Color | Color |
| Video Standard | NTSC |
| Packaging | Keep case |
| Classification | Not Rated |
| ISBN | 1-59375-598-8 |
| UPC-A | 7 83421 40999 6 |
| Brand | Merck |
| Front | WGBH Educational Foundation (2005), Vulcan Productions Inc. (2006) |
| Production Company | Vulcan Productions, WGBH/NOVA Science Unit, Dangerous Films, Ltd., Edgeworx |
| Program, all other additional DVD material and packaging | WGBH Educational Foundation (2005,2006), Vulcan Productions Inc. (2005,2006) |
| funding | Bill & Linda Gates Foundation*, The Merck Company Foundation |