简介：Threeirrepressiblegraduatestudentsareinaracetobeatthecompetitiontodiscovertheswitchthatcontrolsappetiteinthehumanbody.Thepressureison,astheyeachhavetodealwiththeirownpersonalchallenges.Rob,aperennialdropout,dareshimselftostaythecourse.Kilpatrickhastochoosebetweentheeasylifeandacademicsuccess.Gabrielehoversbetweenhighaspirationsandself-doubt.Theirguideandmentor,Larry,isayoungprofessordeeplycommittedtopassingonthebatonofscience.Heurgeshisstudentstoapplytheircreativitytosolveproblems,whileencouragingthemtoembracetheemotionalrollercoasterofdoingscience.Overthreeyearsoffilming,scenesofintensehands-onresearchrevealtheupsanddownsofthementor-studentrelationship,thecollaborationthatsciencedependson,andtheself-knowledgethatsuccessrequires.GabrielefinallyadmitsthatshepreferstoworkinateamratherthanputherselfonthelineandquitsthePhDprogram.Kilpatrick,havingbattledLarrytogethimthroughthePhDquickly,takesajobinbusiness.Robcomesclosetodroppingout,butdrivenbyhispassiontomakeanimpactandsustainedbyLarry'sunreservedconfidenceinhim,scoresabreakthroughsuccessanddiscovershimselfasascientist.…