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FRONTLINE and ITVS explore the scientific, ethical and political debate that surrounds Parkinson’s disease: a chronic, degenerative neurological disorder that affects about one million Americans.  Beginning with the story of his own Parkinson’s diagnosis several years ago, correspondent Dave Iverson sets out on a personal journey to understand a disease that scientists believe could hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the rest of the major brain diseases that afflict many millions each year.  Along the way, Iverson talks to the scientists on the cutting edge of research and sheds new light on the controversy over embryonic stem cell research.  He also has intimate conversations with fellow travelers like actor Michael J. Fox and writer Michael Kinsley about the politics of Parkinson’s research and explores the private worlds of those who gradually slip into still life.