Can Science Make Me Perfect? with Alice Roberts

Selective breeding | Countryfile

For thousands of years we have been selectively breeding farm animals to make them more and more productive. But in recent years there has b...

Genetically Modified Papaya | Bang Goes the Theory

An examination of the need for, and the potential issues with, the genetic modification of papayas in Hawaii.

The genetic modification debate | Science Britannica - Learning Zone

Brian Cox explores the science behind the genetic modification of plants, and the ongoing debate around ...

2010-2011: 07: Panda Makers | Natural World

Wildlife film following The Chengdu Research Base project in China, which aims to breed 300 pandas and then start introducing the...

Engineering the genome | Storyville

Gene therapy, is contoversial, complex, yet valuable science.

IVF | How Science Changed Our World

Professor Robert Winston meets families who benefitted from breakthrough's in research which lead to IVF treatments.

Selective breeding and the 'Green Revolution' | Botany: A Blooming History

Norman Borlaug used selective breeding techniques to improve wheat production in Mexico. He produc...

The perfect human? | Can Science Make Me Perfect? with Alice Roberts

What evolution has provided us with is a human body that works as a whole package: you can't replace ind...

Variation, inheritance and the work of Mendel | Botany: A Blooming History

How pioneer botanists opened the door to a new branch of science - plant genetics.

What is a gene? | The Gene Code

In the 1980s in Britain, the search to link diseases to specific genes began by focusing on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.

02: Predictor | How to Build a Human

A look at the veracity of scientists' claims that they are on the verge of being able to predict our futures by analysing our genes and ...

03: Hidden World | Botany: A Blooming History

Timothy Walker looks at how pioneer botanists unlocked the patterns found in different types of plants and opened the door to a...

Artificial selection | Short Circuit

The breeding of racehorses with desirable characteristics is an example of artificial selection.

Brave New World | Storyville

There are many moral and ethical concerns about the extent to which science should utilise our knowledge of genetic engineering.

Consultation announced on gene editing | Farming Today

The government are going to hold a consultation in the autumn on whether to allow gene editing. Charlotte Smith hears ...

Discovering the holy grail | Storyville

A yoghurt company discovered their holy grail, which just happened to be CRISPR: a microbial immune system.

Dolly: The Sheep That Changed the World

Documentary telling the story of the scientists who created Dolly, the sheep that changed the world.

Embryonic stem cells | i-Science

Stem cell research raises ethical issues, which makes some people uncomfortable about it, in spite of the potential benefits.

Programmable protein | Storyville

CRISPR could potentially help people with inherited diseases, such as sickle cell disease, in the future.

Robert Bakewell | Countryfile

Adam finds out about his farming hero, Robert Bakewell. Back in the 18th century, Bakewell introduced the concept of selective breeding into fa...