Glow-in-the-Dark Pigs and an Allotment of Growing Human Noses
Science is on the verge of a revolution. Over recent years, GM, cloning, and tissue engineering have been advancing and are poised to change how we live forever. It’s too late to turn back the clock, the future is here, if we choose to embrace it.Welcome to the Channel 4 Farm. From her cosy farmhouse Olivia Judson presides over a world where sheep have human hearts, pigs manufacture omega-3, goats produce spider’s silk and enormous cows double as drugs factories. Delving into the science behind the headlines, Judson tests the claims of technologies that promise to end global hunger and eliminate disease. Assisting Olivia is journalist Giles Coren, champion of all things organic. Will his journey into the world of biotechnology see him change his views?Everything on the Channel 4 Farm is real. You may have read about it, have dismissed it, or be terrified of it, but one thing’s for sure: this is not the future but reality right now. As Olivia Judson tends the glow-in-the-dark pigs and the allotment of growing human noses, she introduces a world within our grasp. Will this new technology finally allow humanity to manipulate nature to do exactly as we please? Down on the Farm, Olivia and Giles guide us through this strange new world. The question is can we live in it?