Race against resistance Dr. Deborah Hung, an infectious disease specialist at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, will talk about the promise of genomic technologies in the fight against drug-resistant bacteria. At 6 p.m., in the Broad Institute auditorium, 7 Cambridge Center. Go to broad.mit.edu/outreach/midsummer. Science on TV The next edition of "NOVA scienceNow" looks at the Phoenix Mars mission, the hidden toll of common brain injuries like concussions, and the legacy of Children's Hospital Boston cancer researcher, Judah Folkman. At 9 p.m., on Channel 2. Go to pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow.
THURSDAY, JULY 31
Save the tigers The Harvard Museum of Natural History will open its doors for half-price after 5 p.m., followed by a 7 p.m. screening of the 48-minute BBC2 film on the Bengal tiger's fight back from the brink of extinction. A discussion will follow with John Linehan, executive director of Zoo New England, on zoos' efforts to combat animal exploitation and the illegal pet trade. At the museum, 26 Oxford St. Cost: Adult $4.50. Call 617-495-3045 or go to hmnh.harvard.edu.
FRIDAY, AUG. 1
The incredible cell Sir Paul M. Nurse, president of Rockefeller University and winner of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Medicine, will talk about the cell as the fundamental unit for all life. At 8 p.m. in the Lillie Auditorium, 7 MBL St., Woods Hole. Go to mbl.edu. Breastfeeding week The Breastfeeding Task Force of Cambridge Health Alliance will offer breastfeeding advice and answer questions. At 1 p.m. at Cambridge Hospital, 1493 Cambridge St. Call 617-665-3750. Wild ocean A new film, "Wild Ocean," opens at the Museum of Science's Mugar Omni theater. Wild Ocean addresses the interconnectedness between the ocean and the people who live along the coast. Go to mos.org.
SUNDAY, AUG. 3
Alzheimer's future Alzheimer's researcher Rudolph E. Tanzi, of Massachusetts General Hospital, will be featured in a new PBS program, The Future of Alzheimer's, airing at 10:30 p.m. The 2004 Alzheimer's documentary "The Forgetting," featuring the Noonan family of Boston, will air at 9 p.m.
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