In vitro fertilisation has made it possible for infertile couples to conceive, even those in their 50’s. Eggs can be harvested from a healthy young donar, fertilised in vitro, and then implanted into the recipients (...) +
Imagine a miracle cell that can cure diseases, heal injuries and reverse aging. The stem cell can, or has the potential, to do all of these things. Contained in this cell is the secret to life itself.
But are we (...) +
The Concordia research station in the South Pole is one of the most hostile places on Earth. Outside, the temperature is minus 70° C. The station - a joint French and Italian project launched a decade ago - is used (...) +
Five hundred new molecules that could be used to fight cancer are currently being tested in hospitals all over the world. Oncologists are talking about a revolution in cancer treatment, though nobody knows how many (...) +
Treating a foetus in the womb is no longer science fiction. Advances in prenatal medicine now make it possible to treat these tiny patients before birth. For the moment, this area of medicine is used only for very (...) +
Thousands of facial reconstruction operations are carried out every year on patients whose faces have been disfigured by disease or accidents. These people are not trying to achieve perfect beauty: they just want to (...) +
For food producers, trans fatty acids are a commercial dream. Easy and cheap to produce, they make chips crunchier, cakes more luxurious and pasta more tender. But all over the world, scientists are ringing alarm (...) +
They call it the ‘Elephant Man’ disease. Sufferers of neurofibromatosis are deformed beyond all recognition, doomed to a life full of misery, pain and isolation. But in a world first, a surgical team from Paris plans (...) +
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JAVA Films | 4-6 Villa Thoreton 75015 Paris - France | Tel: 33 1 40 60 26 24 | Fax: 33 1 40 60 26 49 | Website by Capital Vision