- FRANCE 24

23/07/2011 - ENVIRONMENT

Future farming

Droughts, floods and the cost of energy are all factors which are making agriculture an increasingly difficult trade.

13/02/2011 - THE INTERVIEW

René Frydman, Head of Gynecology-obstetrics at Antoine Beclère Hospital, France

Douglas Herbert talks to René Frydman, Head of Gynecology-obstetrics reproduction at Antoine Beclère Hospital near Paris. Professor Frydman made headlines when he announced the birth of the first French "double hope" baby, whose umbilical chord could be used to cure his siblings. The birth created yet another debate over genetics in France.

30/01/2011 - HEALTH

Delving into DNA

Genes make the man, so this week let’s see how our DNA determines our future. First, we will meet fishermen whose genetic make-up changed after helping clean up an oil spill. Next we will consider the questions raised by knowing the truth about your genetic lineage. Finally, discover the growing business of take-home genetic tests.

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23/07/2010 - SCIENCE

Our Neanderthal ancestors

You've probably heard of the Neanderthals, the pre-human species that walked the earth until around 30,000 years ago. For a long time, they've been portrayed as grunting beasts. And the belief has been that we humans developed separately from the Neanderthals. But now, there's new research to suggest that there's a little bit of Neanderthal in all of us.

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30/05/2010 - HEALTH

Cell solutions

This week HEALTH looks at how stem cell therapy can make multiple sclerosis easier to live with and why a gene therapy that is used to treat cancer in China is not available elsewhere.

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