Immortality - So You Want To Live Forever
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Synopsis
This Equinox special looks at an impending revolution in medicine.

A revolution which will bring cures for some of the most unpleasant degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and epilepsy, for some forms of blindness and deafness, and cures for diabetes and chronic liver damage – and even for some kinds of heart disease. Stem cells are the keys to this revolution which is being engineered in academic and commercial labs in America and the UK. Stem cells are the kinds of cells that created our bodies during their embryological development from a single fertilised egg cell. It’s now believed that if stem cells can be grown en masse and transplanted into diseased bodies, they will integrate fully into their host and regenerate the tissue lost through the disease. This film follows the world’s first clinical trail in which researchers artificially grow cells to try to reverse the brain damage done by strokes. It also examines the potential benefits that will accrue if stem cell therapy realises its promise.

Duration
1 x 50'
Definition
SD
Genre
Factual
Subgenre
Science
Producer
BOA PICTURE COMPANY LTD