Edinburgh Science Festival: Mini-Medics: The Body Show
In this fast-paced and interactive family show, help Edinburgh Science Festival's medics diagnose and treat their patients while they explore the human body!
About Edinburgh Science Festival: Mini-Medics: The Body Show
Welcome to our Teaching Hospital - don your mask and join Doctor Watson and Nurse It-Better on their rounds to discover how your body works and how to keep it healthy.
In this fast-paced and interactive family show, help our medics diagnose and treat their patients while they explore the human body. It’s time to scrub up and become a Mini-Medic!
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