Channel 4 Mondays at 9pm from 19 March
Over recent years, GM, cloning and tissue engineering have been advancing and are poised to change how we live forever.
Animal Farm is a new three-part series that brings together many of these experiments under one genetically modified roof. Presented by Olivia Judson and Giles Coren, the series delves behind the headlines to offer viewers a unique look at the science fiction that is fast becoming science fact.
The first programme in the series investigates the extraordinary creatures that can be produced using sex alone. From the cows with double the muscle mass of the ordinary bovine counterparts, to the chickens completely devoid of feathers, this is breeding on a whole new level. The programme also looks at claims that GM food could help save our dwindling fish stocks with the revolutionary ‘Super Salmon’ and checks out ‘golden rice’, a genetically modified rice that has been fortified with beta-carotene that, its creators believe, has the potential to end blindness in the developing world........................................
For more info
http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites...farm/index.html
Over recent years, GM, cloning and tissue engineering have been advancing and are poised to change how we live forever.
Animal Farm is a new three-part series that brings together many of these experiments under one genetically modified roof. Presented by Olivia Judson and Giles Coren, the series delves behind the headlines to offer viewers a unique look at the science fiction that is fast becoming science fact.
The first programme in the series investigates the extraordinary creatures that can be produced using sex alone. From the cows with double the muscle mass of the ordinary bovine counterparts, to the chickens completely devoid of feathers, this is breeding on a whole new level. The programme also looks at claims that GM food could help save our dwindling fish stocks with the revolutionary ‘Super Salmon’ and checks out ‘golden rice’, a genetically modified rice that has been fortified with beta-carotene that, its creators believe, has the potential to end blindness in the developing world........................................
For more info
http://www.channel4.com/science/microsites...farm/index.html