Adam Rutherford meets the spider-goat, created by scientists and the product of a new field of research - synthetic biology.
Adam Rutherford meets a new creature created by American scientists - the spider-goat. It is part goat, part spider, and its milk can be used to create an artificial spider's web.
It is part of a new field of research, synthetic biology, with a radical aim - to break down nature into spare parts so that we can rebuild it however we please.
This technology is already being used to make bio-diesel to power cars. Other researchers are looking at how we might, one day, control human emotions by sending 'biological machines' into our brains.
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Adam Rutherford |
| Director | Matthew Dyas |
| Executive Producer | Aidan Laverty |
| Writer | Matthew Dyas |
Broadcasts
Tue 17 Jan 2012 21:30麻豆官网首页入口 HD & 麻豆官网首页入口 Two- Fri 20 Jan 2012 23:30麻豆官网首页入口 HD
Wed 22 Feb 2012 02:30麻豆官网首页入口 One except Scotland- Wed 29 Feb 2012 00:00麻豆官网首页入口 HD
- Tue 20 Jan 2015 00:20
- Sun 30 Aug 2015 20:00
- Wed 2 Sep 2015 00:20
- Mon 29 Aug 2016 01:05
