Humans are accident-prone and destructive, often resulting in devastating consequences including the loss of a limb. This episode explores ways in which we can interface with electronics to repair broken bodies and maybe even give us extra senses.
How have regular prosthetic devices advanced to have minds of their own? How can brainwaves be used to operate a remote-controlled car? What does the future hold when electronic devices actually become integrated into our bodies?
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Series 1 Episode 1 Bionics
Humans are accident-prone and destructive, often resulting in devastating consequences including the loss of a limb…
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Series 1 Episode 2 Selective Breeding and Transgenics
This episode explores selective breeding, a technique that dates back 11,000 years. It looks at the mechanisms by which…
- Contains footage of experiments and surgical operations on animals
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Series 1 Episode 3 Tissue Engineering
Stem cells have the power to become numerous cell types when given the correct instructions.
- Contains footage of experiments and surgical operations on animals
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Series 1 Episode 4 Cloning
Ever since the birth of Dolly the sheep, cloning has been a topic at the forefront of our consciousness.
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Series 1 Episode 5 Genetic Fingerprinting and Profiling
Since the completion of the human genome project, we have had power like never before to unravel the mysteries behind…
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