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Science seems to have turned into science fiction – cloned animals, male pregnancies and genetically modified food. But who is safeguarding mankind from the possible dangers of this brave new world? Professor Robert White is the only man known to have successfully performed a head transplant. He is also medical advisor to the Pope. With such powerful support behind scientists like Dr White, ‘weird science’ now seems unstoppable. But a liberal alliance of film-makers, novelists and journalists, including director Terry Gilliam, is now questioning the ethics of tampering with nature. Equinox looks at the arguments of these anti-science pressure groups – could these campaigning groups be keeping life-saving techniques and drugs from the rest of the world?

Science seems to have turned into science fiction – cloned animals, male pregnancies and genetically modified food. But who is safeguarding mankind from the possible dangers of this brave new world? Professor Robert White is the only man known to have successfully performed a head transplant. He is also medical advisor to the Pope. With such powerful support behind scientists like Dr White, ‘weird science’ now seems unstoppable. But a liberal alliance of film-makers, novelists and journalists, including director Terry Gilliam, is now questioning the ethics of tampering with nature. Equinox looks at the arguments of these anti-science pressure groups – could these campaigning groups be keeping life-saving techniques and drugs from the rest of the world?

Programme Information

  • Genre: Factual

  • Subgenre: Science

  • Producers: RDF Productions

  • Broadcaster: n/a

  • Duration: 1 x 52'

  • Tags: Science clone GM Transplant

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